Charles Darwin University Welcomes International Students

Charles Darwin University Welcomes International Students

CDU is ranked 306 in the world and number 13 in Australia (Times Higher Education, 2011). CDU is one of seven members of the prestigious Australian Innovative Research Universities (IRU) network.

CDU is the only university in the Northern Territory, a vast region in northern Australia that makes up 17 per cent of the Australian landmass. Located just 12 degrees south of the equator, Darwin is a vibrant modern multicultural city with direct flights to many Asian cites. The city has vibrant cultural groups that routinely engage with CDU’s international students.

Darwin is the hub of business, industry, education and culture in Australia’s north; major industries are mining, oil and gas, agriculture, tourism and defence. Darwin plays a central role in Australia’s future economic growth and in the ongoing expansion of the entire Australian Asian region.

As a dual-sector public university, CDU teaches Higher Education and Vocational Education and Training (VET) courses to 22,000 students. The university employs 700 highly qualified academic staff, almost 40 per cent of whom hold PhDs. Its teaching facilities and resources, laboratories and are well equipped with modern technologies expected of a 21st century university. There are nine campuses; the main campus at Casuarina is set in 56ha of parkland close to the tidal beaches in Darwin’s northern suburbs.

CDU is renowned for its research expertise and leadership in tropical and desert knowledge of the Australian and Asia-Pacific regions. Annual research income is AUD$26 million. Research is interdisciplinary and applied in environment, health, education, engineering, information technology, renewable energy, social and economic policy and indigenous knowledge through CDU’s major research institutes.

More than 750 international students from 60 countries study at CDU, making it one of the most culturally diverse universities in Australia.

The university offers more than 80 nationally recognised and accredited programs for international students. Several masters and bachelor programs have industry internships that give students the experience to develop work ready skills in their professions, working with local employers.

The university’s Navitas English Darwin teaches English general and academic courses to prepare students for admission to degree programs, and the Essington International Senior College teaches Year 11 and Year 12 on campus, with pathways into CDU degrees.

The university’s low student to staff ratio provides a personalised and supportive teaching and learning environment. International students adjust more quickly to studying in a foreign country because the number of students in their classes is much fewer than in other universities in Australian capital cities. It is easy to approach their teachers and get the support they need to be successful.

Well paid part-time jobs are easy to find in the retail and hospitality sectors. International students are permitted to work 40 hours per fortnight during semester and full-time during university vacations.

A safe environment and social activities help international students develop friendships in the wider university community. The university offers high quality on-campus accommodation for about 300 students with free internet access, and resident tutors. Further, students are eligible for free bus transport in the Northern Territory.

In the 2011 global International Student Barometer survey, the university’s international students ranked CDU third in Australia for living experience, first for arrival experience, sixth for learning experience and fourth for support.

CDU graduates have the best career and employment prospects. Some choose to return home, confident that their CDU degree has prepared them for their future careers. Some choose to pursue their careers in the Northern Territory. They can take advantage of the unique relationship between CDU and the NT Government to develop their careers in the Northern Territory with the NT Government sponsorship.

The Northern Territory has one of the lowest unemployment rates in Australia and is one of the nation’s fastest growing economies due to its rich mineral resources, tourism, agriculture and pastoralism. There is a constant high demand for skilled and qualified workers in business, engineering, IT, tourism and hospitality, health, education, communications and the public services sector.

Graduates with good English language skills quickly find employment in their area of professional training.

Contact details:
Charles Darwin University
Darwin, NT 0909
Telephone: +61 8 8946 7215
Facsimile: +61 8 8946 6644
Email: international@cdu.edu.au
Web: www.cdu.edu.au/international
CRICOS Provider No. 00300K (NT)
CRICOS Provider No. 03286A (NSW)

“The university’s low student to staff ratio provides a personalised and supportive teaching and learning environment.”

“A safe environment and social activities help international students develop friendships in the wider university community.”

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