Cementing a place among top varsities
CURTIN University has again been awarded multiple five-star ratings in the recently released 2021 Good Universities Guide rankings. It is now ranked first among Western Australian universities for graduate outcomes (including full-time employment and starting salary), staff qualifications, learner engagement and learning resources.
Curtin was also ranked in the top band of Australian universities for undergraduate teaching quality, overall experience, learning resources, learner engagement, starting salary and skills development.
Curtin vice-chancellor Prof John Cordery says the latest results reaffirm Curtin’s excellent reputation in teaching, learning and graduate outcomes.
“Curtin continues to outrank all other Western Australia universities in several important categories including the full-time employment rate, confirming our commitment to producing job-ready graduates.
“It’s particularly satisfying to see Curtin achieving high rankings across Western Australia and nationally in the undergraduate educational experience measures for many fields of study including medicine, architecture, business management, psychology and social work.”
Meanwhile, pro-vice-chancellor, president and chief executive Prof Simon Leunig of Curtin University
Malaysia (Curtin Malaysia) – Curtin’s largest international campus located in Miri – says these are fabulous results reflecting the skill and dedication of the university’s academic and professional staff not only in Western Australia, but also across all its global campuses in Malaysia, Singapore, Dubai and Mauritius.
Prof Leunig also highlights Curtin’s outstanding results in the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) 2020 where it maintained its ranking in the 201300 band worldwide – well within the top 1% of universities worldwide – and is placed ninth in Australia.
He says it is a great result that reflects the university’s strengthening profile and reputation in a number of key areas, led by nationally and internationally renowned researchers.
Prof Leunig adds that, as Curtin’s largest international campus, Curtin Malaysia prides itself on offering identical academic programmes, an undifferentiated student learning experience, and a shared commitment to excellence in education and research as the main campus in Western Australia.
“The international recognition Curtin has received through the various global university ranking systems in many respects also applies to Curtin Malaysia. It is a testimony of the quality of not only our research, but also our academic programmes, teaching, graduate employability, internationalisation, facilities and management systems,” he remarks.
He says, like its Australian parent, Curtin Malaysia is also widely recognised for its practical research that is focused on solving timely, real-world problems. In recent years, its research activity has grown significantly, helping to drive Curtin’s rapid rise up the global university rankings.
Prof Leunig also says Curtin Malaysia continues to rapidly ramp up its already strong research capacities in its faculties, Curtin Malaysia Graduate School and the multi-disciplinary Curtin Malaysia Research Institute.
This includes the development of the Sarawak Biovalley Pilot Plant at the campus in collaboration with the Sarawak state government, a new Faculty of Engineering and Science building and Engineering Research Laboratory with facilities for teaching, research and postgraduate work to meet the needs of government and industry. For more information on Curtin Malaysia, visit curtin.edu.my or contact Curtin Malaysia on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube or Linkedin.