Curtin Mauritius Explained

Curtin Mauritius
Motto:Look ever forward[1]
Motto Lang:eng
Affiliation:Australian Technology Network (ATN)
Chancellor:Andrew Crane
Head Label:Pro Vice-Chancellor and President
Head:Lina Pelliccione
Students:1,644 (2022)[2]
Campus Type:Urban park
Free Label:Named after
Colors:Gold Black
Logo Alt:White hexagon over shield of horizontal stripes to the left of the words "Curtin Mauritius".
Sports Nickname:Carnabys[3]
Mascot:Carl the Carnaby[4]

Curtin Mauritius is the Mauritian campus of Curtin University, a public university in Australia.[5] It offers undergraduate and postgraduate degree programs in healthcare, information technology, commerce, design and communications.[6] [7] Curtin University is named after John Curtin, a prominent Prime Minister of Australia during World War II from 1941 to 1945, and is the largest university in the state of Western Australia with 58,607 students globally in 2022.[8] [9] It is the only Australian university campus in Africa and was formally opened on 3 May 2018 by Pravind Jugnauth, the prime minister of Mauritius.[10] [11]

Curtin has a partnership with the Toulouse Business School with which it offers dual degree programs with integrated overseas study at Toulouse (France) or Barcelona (Spain).[12] It also offers foundational programs that provide entry into degree programs with credit.[13] Curtin Mauritius is operated in partnership with Charles Telfair Education, which also offers vocational education programs through TAFE Western Australia that can also be used as a pathway into the undergraduate studies.[14]

In Australia, the university is known for having high employer satisfaction rates.[15] [16] [17] According to the 2022 Employer Satisfaction Survey published by the Australian Government's QILT, the university received the highest overall employer satisfaction (89.7%) among all universities in Australia.[18] The university also ranks within the top 200 universities according to the Quacquarelli Symonds and U.S. News university ranking publications,[19] [20] while ranking somewhat lower on others.[21] [22] [23]

History

Curtin University is the modern descendant of the Perth Technical School, established in 1900, which later became the Western Australia Institute of Technology in 1966.[8] The institution received university status in 1986 to form the Curtin University of Technology, named after paramount World War II Prime Minister of Australia John Curtin.[24] In 2010, it removed the suffix from its name and became simply Curtin University.[25] As of 2022, it is the largest university in the state of Western Australia with 58,607 students enrolled across its domestic and overseas campuses.[26]

Curtin University has been present in Mauritius since 2004 through the Charles Telfair Institute that provided study programs for the university. Curtin Mauritius was later established with an initial enrolment of 2,457 students in 2018.[27] [28] The campus was formally opened by Pravind Jugnauth, the prime minister of Mauritius, on 3 May 2018 and is the university's fourth overseas campus.

Rankings and reputation

Curtin University is a Western Australian university and public perception of the university will differ across the different countries where it has campuses. According to an independent survey by Australian Government's QILT in 2022, employers in Australia were more satisfied with Curtin graduates than any other Australian university.[29] Different university ranking publications use varying methodologies to rank universities[30] [31] [32] [33] [34] [35] and cannot accurately calculate teaching performance, research quality and other abstract functions into a singular numerical composite.[36] University ranking methodologies have also been subject to scrutiny[37] [38] [39] for their subjectivity, bias and lack of consideration for institutional specialisations.[40] [41] [42]

Uniname:Curtin University
Qs W:183
Thes W:201–250
Arwu W:201–300
Usnwr W:160
Leiden W:293
Qs Aus:13
Thes Aus:=11
Arwu Aus:=9
Usnwr Aus:10
Leiden Aus:10

On university ranking publications, Curtin University usually ranks higher than most universities globally and is in the top 1% of universities ranked,[43] Curtin University also specialises in a number of fields, mostly related to engineering, where it ranks high on a number of university subject rankings.

The university also ranks within the top 100 for physical chemistry, public health, energy and fuels, engineering,[52] architecture, business administration, hospitality and tourism management, psychology,[53] nursing, sports science, architecture, pharmacy and pharmacology.[54]

Although the university ranks high in these subjects, the available fields of study at Curtin Mauritius are more limited than at Curtin's main campus in Australia and doesn't include research programs. Curtin University uses the same course unit curriculum across all of its global campuses.[55] [56]

Location and facilities

Curtin Mauritius' campus include a film studio, student lounge, library, bookshop, student accommodation, canteen and various sports facilities. There is also a Synergy Gym near the campus.[57]

Notable people

Notable alumni of Curtin University's Mauritius campus include:

The Pro Vice-Chancellor and President of Curtin Mauritius is currently Professor Lina Pelliccione.[58]

Notes and References

  1. https://international.curtin.edu.my/about-us/our-history/
  2. https://www.curtin.edu.au/about/history-facts/facts-figures/student-statistics-headcount/
  3. https://www.curtin.edu.au/sport/about/
  4. https://www.curtin.edu.au/sport/about/
  5. Web site: Anonymous . 2020-01-30 . Campus locations, where is Curtin located? - About Curtin University . 2024-02-03 . en.
  6. Web site: kevind . 2022-09-27 . Postgraduate programs Curtin Mauritius . 2024-05-08 . curtinmauritius.ac.mu . en.
  7. Web site: kevind . 2022-01-16 . Undergraduate and Postgarduate programs Curtin Mauritius . 2024-05-08 . curtinmauritius.ac.mu . en.
  8. Web site: Anonymous . 2020-02-05 . History, historical timeline, when was Curtin University established? - About Curtin University . 2024-02-03 . en.
  9. Web site: Annual Report 2022 . Curtin University.
  10. Web site: Phillips . Yasmine . 2018-07-27 . Curtin Mauritius campus opening celebrated in Perth News at Curtin . 2024-05-08 . en.
  11. Web site: Curtin in Africa – Engage . 2024-05-08 . en.
  12. Web site: kevind . 2022-04-26 . Partner Programs at Curtin Mauritius . 2024-05-08 . curtinmauritius.ac.mu . en.
  13. Web site: kevind . 2021-12-24 . Foundation program Curtin Mauritius . 2024-05-08 . curtinmauritius.ac.mu . en.
  14. Web site: North and South Metropolitan TAFE Charles Telfair Education . 2024-05-08 . cte.ac.mu.
  15. Web site: 2023-04-04 . Curtin Uni grads win top ranking for employer satisfaction . 2024-02-03 . The West Australian . en.
  16. Web site: Curtin grads rated best by employers . 3 February 2024 . The Australian.
  17. Web site: 2023-05-10 . Satisfying result for Curtin . 2024-02-03 . Business News . en.
  18. Web site: April 2023 . 2022 Employer Satisfaction Survey . 3 February 2024 . Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT) . Australian Government.
  19. Web site: Curtin University . 2024-02-03 . Top Universities . en.
  20. Web site: Curtin University in Australia - US News Best Global Universities . 3 February 2024 . U.S. News & World Report.
  21. Web site: Shanghai Ranking Universities . 2024-02-03 . www.shanghairanking.com.
  22. Web site: 2023-06-21 . Curtin University . 2024-02-03 . Times Higher Education (THE) . en.
  23. Web site: Studies (CWTS) . Centre for Science and Technology . CWTS Leiden Ranking . 2024-02-03 . CWTS Leiden Ranking . en.
  24. Web site: Strangio . Paul . 2021-08-01 . Who were Australia’s best prime ministers? We asked the experts . 2024-02-03 . The Conversation . en-US.
  25. Web site: Anonymous . 2020-02-05 . Curtin University, recent projects, future focus - About Curtin University . 2024-02-03 . en.
  26. Web site: Annual Report 2022 . 4 February 2024 . Curtin University.
  27. Web site: Student statistics - Enrolled by headcount . live . http://web.archive.org/web/20240306231810/https://www.curtin.edu.au/about/history-facts/facts-figures/student-statistics-headcount/ . 6 March 2024 . 4 February 2024 . Curtin University . en-AU.
  28. Web site: Annual Report 2022 . 4 February 2024 . Curtin University.
  29. Web site: 2022 Employer Satisfaction Survey . 3 February 2024 . Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT) . Australian Government.
  30. Safón . Vicente . 2013-11-01 . What do global university rankings really measure? The search for the X factor and the X entity . Scientometrics . en . 97 . 2 . 223–244 . 10.1007/s11192-013-0986-8 . 255012877 . 1588-2861.
  31. Web site: 2023 . CWTS Leiden Ranking . 2024-02-05 . CWTS Leiden Ranking . Leiden University Centre for Science and Technology Studies . en.
  32. Web site: 2021-06-08 . Understanding the Methodology: QS World University Rankings . 2024-02-05 . Top Universities . Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) . en.
  33. Web site: September 2023 . METHODOLOGY FOR OVERALL AND SUBJECT RANKINGS FOR THE TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKINGS 2024 . 6 February 2024 . Times Higher Education (THE) . PDF.
  34. Web site: Morse . Robert . Wellington . Sam . 2022-10-24 . How U.S. News Calculated the 2022-2023 Best Global Universities Rankings . 6 February 2024 . U.S. News & World Report.
  35. Web site: ShanghaiRanking's Academic Ranking of World Universities Methodology 2020 . 2024-02-05 . ShanghaiRanking.
  36. Statement on Global University Rankings . Independent Expert Group (IEG) . 2023 . United Nations University - International Institute for Global Health . 10.37941/pb/2023/2.
  37. Muller . Seán M . 2017-01-01 . Academics as rent seekers: distorted incentives in higher education, with reference to the South African case . International Journal of Educational Development . 52 . 58–67 . 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2016.11.004 . 0738-0593.
  38. Bautista-Puig . Núria . Orduña-Malea . Enrique . Perez-Esparrells . Carmen . 2022-01-01 . Enhancing sustainable development goals or promoting universities? An analysis of the times higher education impact rankings . International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education . 23 . 8 . 211–231 . 10.1108/IJSHE-07-2021-0309 . 2022IJSHE..23..211B . 1467-6370. 10251/190204 . free .
  39. Soudien . Crain . 2014-05-05 . The Influence of Rankings and Incentive Systems on Academic Publishing in South African Universities . Education Policy Analysis Archives . en . 22 . 33 . 10.14507/epaa.v22n33.2014 . 1068-2341.
  40. Jacqmin . Julien . 2021-09-03 . Do ads influence rankings? Evidence from the higher education sector . Education Economics . en . 29 . 5 . 509–526 . 10.1080/09645292.2021.1918642 . 235537489 . 0964-5292.
  41. Chirikov . Igor . 2023-10-01 . Does conflict of interest distort global university rankings? . Higher Education . en . 86 . 4 . 791–808 . 10.1007/s10734-022-00942-5 . 1573-174X. free .
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  43. Web site: Gower . Hayley . 2020-07-14 . Reputations and rankings - About Curtin University . 2024-02-03 . en.
  44. Web site: QS World University Rankings for Mineral & Mining Engineering 2023 . 2024-02-03 . Top Universities . en.
  45. Web site: QS World University Rankings for Geology 2023 . 2024-02-03 . Top Universities . en.
  46. Web site: QS World University Rankings for Geophysics 2023 . 2024-02-03 . Top Universities . en.
  47. Web site: Shanghai Ranking Universities . 2024-02-03 . www.shanghairanking.com.
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  49. Web site: QS World University Rankings for Engineering - Petroleum 2023 . 2024-02-03 . Top Universities . en.
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  52. Web site: Curtin University in Australia - US News Best Global Universities . 3 February 2024 . U.S. News & World Report.
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  54. Web site: QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023 . 2024-02-03 . Top Universities . en.
  55. Web site: Handbook Curtin University . 2024-05-08 . handbook.curtin.edu.au.
  56. Web site: 2023-04-18 . Welcome - Curtin Malaysia . 2024-05-08 . en.
  57. Web site: Curtin Mauritius Student Guide 2023 PDF Academic Degree Bachelor's Degree . 2024-05-08 . Scribd . en.
  58. Web site: Senior Executive Team – About Curtin . 2024-05-08 . en.

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