Curtin University, Malaysia
Universiti Curtin Malaysia (Malay)
MottoMake Tomorrow Better
TypePrivate
Established1999 (1999)
PresidentProfessor Simon Leunig
Vice-ChancellorProfessor Simon Leunig[1]
Students4,000 (2018)
Location
Miri
,
Sarawak
,
Malaysia

4°30′42″N 114°01′00″E / 4.5117°N 114.0167°E / 4.5117; 114.0167 (Curtin University, Malaysia)
CampusUrban; 1,200 hectares[2]
Websitewww.curtin.edu.my

Curtin University Malaysia, previously known as Curtin University, Sarawak Malaysia is a private university in Miri, Sarawak and is the largest international campus of Curtin University, a university based in Perth, Western Australia. It has a 1,200-hectare (3,000-acre) campus comprising academic and residential blocks. The university provides local and international students with higher education in Sarawak, Malaysia.[3]

History

The Sarawak State Government invited Curtin to establish an international university in Sarawak. Curtin Malaysia's operations in Miri commenced in February 1999. Curtin Malaysia is Curtin University's first international campus, followed by Curtin Singapore that opened in 2008, Curtin Dubai that opened in 2017 and Curtin Mauritius that opened in 2018.

Located in Miri, Curtin Malaysia offers a cross-cultural learning experience with students from more than 50 different countries and teaching staff from more than 15 countries. Besides being the first offshore campus of Curtin University, it is also the first offshore campus set up in East Malaysia. In November 1999, Curtin Malaysia was awarded the Multimedia Super Corridor status which was renewed in 2006. In 2002, the new campus was built.

University rankings

University rankings
Curtin University
Global – Overall
ARWU World201-300[4]
CWTS World239[5]
QS Under 5017
THE World251-300
Global – Liberal arts
QS Arts & Humanities309=
QS Social Sciences and Management229=
Global – Science and engineering
QS Engineering & Tech.185=

Curtin University is ranked 201-300th and top two per cent of universities worldwide in the 2023 Academic Ranking of World Universities.[4] It is ranked 17th in the world for universities under the age of 50 in the 2021 QS World University Rankings and has received a five star overall excellence rating in the QS stars rating 2019.[6][7]

Curtin was ranked 193rd in the 2023 annual QS World University Rankings. The following subject areas that are available at Curtin University Malaysia Campus are strongly ranked and have received a five-star rating in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020:[6]

  • Accounting and Finance (top 100)
  • Chemical Engineering (top 100)
  • Civil and Structural Engineering (top 100)
  • Communication and Media Studies (top 100)
  • Computer Science and Information Systems (top 200)
  • Earth and Marine Sciences (top 100)
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering (top 200)
  • Environmental Studies (top 150).

Australian affiliation

Curtin Malaysia offers identical degrees to those at the Curtin University main campus in Western Australia. Examinations for the degree programs are set and moderated at Curtin's main campus in Perth to ensure that they meet and fulfill the same academic standards. Academics from Perth visit the Curtin Sarawak campus for quality audits and for consultations on issues ranging from assignments, projects, tasks and other assessments.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Pro Vice Chancellor of Curtin Malaysia". Archived from the original on 13 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  2. ↑ "Miri Campus". Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Curtin University, Malaysia (Previously Known As : Curtin University, Sarawak Malaysia)". www2.mqa.gov.my. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  4. 1 2 "ShanghaiRanking-Univiersities".
  5. ↑ "CWTS Leiden Ranking".
  6. 1 2 "Curtin University Rankings". About Curtin University. Curtin University. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  7. ↑ "Curtin Malaysia ranks 20th place in QS Top 50 Under 50". Borneo Post Online. 30 June 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  8. ↑ "What is the Curtin Malaysia Campus? | Curtin University, Perth, Australia".
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