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Curtin University

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Former names	Western Australian Institute of Technology (1966–1986) Curtin University of Technology (1986–2010)
Motto	Make Tomorrow Better
Type	Public
Established	1966
Chancellor	Colin Beckett
Vice-Chancellor	Deborah Terry
Academic staff	2,975 (2015)
Undergraduates	48,536 (2016)
Postgraduates	9,680 (2016)
Location	Bentley, Western Australia, Australia 30°00′22″S 115°53′36″E / 30.00611°S 115.89333°E / -30.00611; 115.89333
Campus	Urban; 116 hectares
Affiliations	ATN, ASAIHL, OUA
Website	Curtin.edu.au

Curtin University (a trademark of Curtin University of Technology) is an Australian public research university based in Bentley, Perth, Western Australia. The university is named after the 14th Prime Minister of Australia, John Curtin, and is the largest university in Western Australia, with over 58,000 students (as of 2016).

Curtin was conferred university status after legislation was passed by the Parliament of Western Australia in 1986. Since then, the university has been expanding its presence and has campuses in Singapore and Sarawak. It has ties with 90 exchange universities in 20 countries. The University comprises five main faculties with over 95 specialists centres. The University formerly had a Sydney campus between 2005 & 2016. On 17 September 2015, Curtin University Council made a decision to close its Sydney campus by early 2017.

Curtin University is a member of Australian Technology Network (ATN), and is active in research in a range of academic and practical fields, including Resources and Energy (e.g., petroleum gas), Information and Communication, Health, Ageing and Well-being (Public Health), Communities and Changing Environments, Growth and Prosperity and Creative Writing.

It is the only Western Australian university to produce a PhD recipient of the AINSE gold medal, which is the highest recognition for PhD-level research excellence in Australia and New Zealand.

Curtin has become active in research and partnerships overseas, particularly in mainland China. It is involved in a number of business, management, and research projects, particularly in supercomputing, where the university participates in a tri-continental array with nodes in Perth, Beijing, and Edinburgh. Western Australia has become an important exporter of minerals, petroleum and natural gas. The Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao visited the Woodside-funded hydrocarbon research facility during his visit to Australia in 2005.