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'''Individualist feminism''' (also known as '''[[libertarianism|libertarian]] feminism''' or '''ifeminism''') is a term for [[feminism|feminist]] ideas which seek to celebrate or protect the [[individualism|individual]] [[woman]].{{Fact|date=July 2008}}
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[[Image:Curtin U 01.jpg|thumb|300px|Curtin University of Technology - Building 408, with adjacent 3.8 megalitre thermal energy storage tank''']]
'''Curtin University of Technology''' is a [[university]] with its main campus at [[Bentley, Western Australia|Bentley]], {{convert|6|km|mi|0|lk=on}} southeast of [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]], the capital of [[Western Australia]]. It commenced operations with its current name in 1986, and was previously known as the Western Australian Institute of Technology (WAIT). Its current name is taken from the former [[Prime Minister of Australia]], [[John Curtin]].<ref name="history">[http://official.curtin.edu.au/history.html History: WAIT to Curtin]</ref>
Curtin University of Technology is Western Australia's largest university <ref>[http://about.curtin.edu.au/ About Curtin University of Technology]</ref> with over 40,000 students, of which over 17,000 study offshore.<ref>[http://planning.curtin.edu.au/stats/overview.html Curtin University Overview Statistics 2006] Accessed: 25 October 2007</ref>
From 2007, the university's teaching and research is divided into five ''faculties'' (previously known as ''divisions''). These are: Centre for Aboriginal Studies; Curtin Business School; Health Sciences; Humanities; and Science & Engineering.<ref>[http://futurestudents.curtin.edu.au/leavers/global/glossary.cfm#F Future Students Website - University Glossary] Accessed: 5 Dec 2007</ref>


== Overview ==
Individualist feminism is defined in opposition to, what writers such as Wendy McElroy and Christina Hoff Sommers term, ''political'' or ''[[gender feminism]]''.<ref name=mcelroy1>{{cite book |author=McElroy, Wendy |title=Liberty for Women: Freedom and Feminism in the 21st century |date=2002 |publisher=Ivan R. Dee, Publisher |isbn=978-1-56663-435-9}}</ref><ref name=Hoff_Sommers>{{cite book |author=Sommers, Christina Hoff |authorlink=Christina Hoff Sommers |title=Who stole feminism?: how women have betrayed women |date=1995 |publisher=Simon & Schuster |location=New York |isbn=0-684-80156-6 |pages=320}}</ref> Some individualist feminists trace the movement's roots to the classical liberal tradition.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fff.org/freedom/fd0602f.asp|title=Mary Wollstonecraft by Wendy McElroy}}</ref> It is closely linked to the [[libertarian]] ideas of individuality and personal responsibility for both women and men. Some other feminists believe that it reinforces patriarchal systems because it does not view the rights or political interests of men and women as being in conflict nor does it rest upon class or gender analysis.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ncc-1776.org/tle2001/libe153-20011224-02.html|title=Good Will Toward Men by Wendy McElroy}}</ref> Individualist feminists attempt to change legal systems in order to eliminate class privileges and gender privileges and to ensure that individuals have equal rights, including an equal claim under the law to their own persons and property. Individualist feminism encourages women to take full responsibility for their own lives. It also opposes any government interference into the choices adults make with their own bodies, because it contends such interference creates a coercive hierarchy (such as patriarchy).<ref name=wwwifeministsnet>{{cite web |title=ifeminists.net|url=http://www.ifeminists.net/introduction/|accessdate=2007-08-22}}</ref><ref name=mcelroy2>{{cite book |editor=McElroy, Wendy |authorlink=Wendy McElroy |title=Liberty for Women: Freedom and Feminism in the 21st century |date=2002 |publisher=Ivan R. Dee, Publisher |location= |isbn=978-1-56663-435-9}}</ref>
Curtin has a growing reputation for research success in a number of areas<ref>[http://research.curtin.edu.au/about/expertise.cfm Research & Development at Curtin<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> including (but not limited to) Resources and Energy (e.g. petroleum gas), Information and Communication, Health, Ageing and Well-being (Public Health), Communities and Changing Environments, and Growth and Prosperity. It is the only Western Australian university to produce PhD recipients of the AINSE gold medal, the highest possible recognition for PhD level research excellence in Australia and New Zealand.<ref>[http://www.ansto.gov.au/ainse/about_ainse/gold_medals.html Gold Medals<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


Curtin has an increased profile in mainland China in recent years, with the Chinese government and industry involved in a number of business, management and research projects, particularly in supercomputing<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/next/curtin-reaches-out-to-break-chinese-gridlock/2005/08/15/1123957995098.html|title=China signs WA gas deal|date=2005-05-20|accessdate=2007-10-25|publisher=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]}}</ref> and minerals and petroleum<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2005/05/20/1373285.htm|title=Curtin reaches out to break Chinese gridlock|date=2005-08-16|accessdate=2007-10-25|author=Beverley Head|publisher=[[ABC News (Australia)]]}}</ref>. This has coincided with the increasing economic success of China's industry and the Chinese economy and the growing role of [[Western Australia]] as an important exporter of minerals and energy<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22342007-643,00.html|title=China overtakes Japan in WA trade|date=2007-09-01|accessdate=2007-10-25|author=Amanda O'Brien|publisher=[[The Australian]]}}</ref> to China (notably iron ore, and petroleum gas exported as LNG - amongst the more significant mineral exports to China<ref>[http://www.dfat.gov.au/publications/stats-pubs/trade_topics_septqtr_06_china.pdf Australia’s resources exports to China and India]</ref>).
A core principle of individualist feminism is that all human beings have a [[moral]] and/or [[legal]] claim to their own persons and property, not to any sort of [[affirmative action]] policies or privileges.<ref>{{cite web |last=McElroy |first=Wendy |title=Affirmative Action Insults Immigrant Contributions |url=http://www.ifeminists.com/introduction/editorials/2002/1210.html |accessdate=2007-01-16 }}</ref> In most parts of [[Europe]] it is viewed as [[postmodern feminism]] because of its pluralistic view of female nature.{{Fact|date=February 2007}} While other schools often stress that women in general are living under similar circumstances, individualist feminists stress that all women are unique and have unique goals.{{Fact|date=February 2007}}
Enrolments of Chinese nationals in undergraduate and postgraduate and numbers of researchers originally from China working as Curtin staff have also increased.
The Chinese Premier [[Wen Jiabao]] chose to visit the [[Woodside Petroleum|Woodside]]-funded hydrocarbon research facility on its campus during his visit to Australia in 2005.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://announce.curtin.edu.au/release2005/c05706.html|title=Chinese Premier visits Curtin to view innovative technology|date=2006-04-03|accessdate=2007-10-25|publisher=Curtin University Media Releases}}</ref>


Curtin is also a partner<ref>[http://lsn.curtin.edu.au/avup/ Curtin University of Technology and the African Virtual University (AVU) Project]</ref> in the [[African Virtual University]], a [[World Bank]] project. Curtin offers a three-year Bachelor of Business Administration, and a one-year Diploma of Business Studies via Curtin Business School (delivering BBA) and Kalgoorlie VTEC (delivering Dip Bus St) with the Faculty of Education providing scholarships for online learning skills development. The project is delivered via four partner institutions:
==See also==
[[Addis Ababa University]] ([[Ethiopia]])
*[[Methodological individualism]]
[[Kigali Institute of Science & Technology]] ([[Rwanda]])
*[[Ezra Heywood]]
[[Kenyatta University]] ([[Kenya]])
*[[Dora Marsden]]
[[University of Dar es Salaam]] ([[Tanzania]]).
*[[Wendy McElroy]]
*[[Tiffany Million]]
*[[Carol Moore]]
*[[Sharon Presley]]
*[[Sarojini Sahoo]]
*[[Stephanie Sailor]]
*[[Heidi Wyss]]
*[[Cathy Young]]
*[[Libertarian perspectives on abortion‎]]


Curtin has over 90 exchange partnerships with universities in more than 20 countries<ref>[http://outboundstudy.curtin.edu.au/dest/ Curtin Outbound Studies - Destinations]</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}


==Further reading==
== History ==
Prior to 1985, Curtin University was called the Western Australian Institute of Technology (WAIT). WAIT was formed in 1966. Its nucleus comprised the tertiary programs formerly conducted in the [[Old Perth Technical School|Perth Technical College]] which opened in 1900. In 1969, three more institutions were merged with WAIT: The [[Western Australian School of Mines]] (originally opened in 1902), the Muresk Agricultural College (dating from 1926) and schools of physiotherapy and occupational therapy in operation since the 1950s at [[Shenton Park, Western Australia|Shenton Park]].<ref name="history"/>
*[http://tmh.floonet.net/articles/heywood.html ''Uncivil Liberty: An Essay to Show the Injustice and Impolicy of Ruling Woman Without Her Consent (1873)'' by Ezra Heywood] one of first individualist feminist essays, by [[Ezra Heywood]]
*[http://www.voltairine.org Voltairine de Cleyre: The Exquisite Rebel]
*[http://charleswjohnson.name/essays/libertarian-feminism/ ''Libertarian Feminism: Can This Marriage Be Saved?'']
*[http://tmh.floonet.net/articles/femme.html "Feminism in ''Liberty''"] by Sharon Presley.
*[http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/feminism-liberal/ ''Liberal Feminism'', essay including discussion of libertarian feminism]


In June 2005, Curtin University of Technology and [[Murdoch University]] were engaged in a feasibility study into the possibility of a merger.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://announce.curtin.edu.au/release2005/c13605.html|title=Curtin agrees to discuss merger|date=2007-06-23|accessdate=2007-10-25|publisher=Curtin University Media Releases}}</ref> However, on [[7 November]] [[2005]], both institutions issued a press release that such a merger will not be undertaken.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://announce.curtin.edu.au/release2005/c24405.html|title=Curtin Murdoch merger proposal not to proceed|date=2007-11-02|accessdate=2007-10-25|publisher=Curtin University Media Releases}}</ref>
==External links==
*[http://alf.org Association of Libertarian Feminists]
*[http://www.ifeminists.com iFeminists]
*[http://www.pro-choicelibertarians.net Pro Choice Libertarians]
*[http://www.womensfreedom.org Women's Freedom Network]
*[http://chelm.freeyellow.com/women_index.html Libertarianism: To Women]


[[Image:Curtin T.L. Robertson Library.jpg|thumb|left|Robertson Library in Bentley campus.]]
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== Student Guild ==
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The [[Curtin Student Guild]] is the guild representing students at Curtin University. The Guild started as the WAIT Student Guild in November 1968.
In addition to student representation the Guild manages most of the food outlets on campus, runs the Guild Tavern, the Guild Second Hand Bookshop, Guild Concept Store, Curtin Student Guild Childcare Centre and the Copy and Design Centre. The Guild funds many of the student clubs and societies on campus. The Guild also runs a number of events throughout the year, most notably are the Beach Bash held in semester one and Oktoberfest held in semester two. The Guild publishes ''Grok'', the campus magazine which has the largest distribution in the country. The Student Guild is governed by students through the Guild Council. Student representatives are elected to their positions by students in annual elections held in September and run by the Western Australian Electoral Commission. The official spokesperson of which is the Guild President. The 2008 Guild President is Collette Swindells.<ref>[http://guild.curtin.edu.au/go/about-your-guild/organisation-chart/guild-council Curtin Student Guild structure]</ref>

Postgraduate students are represented by [http://www.guild.curtin.edu.au/go/about-your-guild/organisation-chart/guild-departments/cupsa Curtin Student Guild Postgraduate Student Association]. CUPSA is a department of the Guild. Other departments include ISC (International Students Committee), Women’s, Queer, Indigenous, and Part Time and Mature Age.

Funding to the Curtin Student Guild has been greatly reduced when the [[Voluntary Student Unionism]] legislation came into force on 1 July 2006. The Curtin Student Guild has already experienced State imposed [[VSU]] from 1994-2002.

==Transport==
Curtin has its own Bus Port, connected to the [[Transperth]] Public Transport Network. Many routes terminate/start at and run through this Port. With the recent completion of the [[Mandurah railway line, Perth|Mandurah rail line]], it has become easier to get to Curtin. Students can get off at [[Canning Bridge railway station, Perth|Canning Bridge Station]], and then catch a bus, which goes directly to the university.

Parking at Curtin is fair, although somewhat limited, and the price of which is fought for by the Curtin Student Guild.

== Other Campuses ==

In addition to the main campus at Bentley, Curtin has two smaller campuses in the metropolitan area. The Graduate School of Business is located in the Central Business District at 78 Murray Street in the renovated former Government Printing Office - a listed building on the State Register of Heritage Places, and listed in the National Trust's List of Classified Places.
The other campus is the Shenton Park Heath Research campus hosting NDRI (National Drug Research Institute).

The University Departments of Exploration Geophysics and Petroleum Engineering are located at the co-location research facilities of the Australia Resources Research Centre ([[ARRC]]<ref>[http://www.csiro.au/places/ARRC.html#1 Perth: Australian Resources Research Centre (WA) - Participating Institutions]</ref>) which also incorporates [[CSIRO]], [[BHP Billiton]] and the [[Curtin University of Technology]] and researchers from [[UWA]] and WA State Centres of Excellence for
Petroleum Research, Petroleum Geology, Exploration and Production Geophysics. The [[ARRC]] is located in the Technology Precinct adjacent to the main campus of Curtin University of Technology in Bentley.
Some University staff, researchers and students on practicum work in other locations such as the Oral Health Centre of WA ([[OHCWA]]) in Nedlands <ref>[http://www.health.wa.gov.au/services/detail.cfm?Unit_ID=931 Oral Health Centre of Western Australia (OHCWA)]</ref> and at Royal Perth Hospital, amongst other organisations.

Curtin also has several campuses outside of Perth, notably those located in [[Kalgoorlie]] (Western Australia School of Mines), and [[Northam]] and [[Collie, Western Australia|Collie]] ([[Muresk Institute]]). The first two campuses reflect the university's traditional strength in mine engineering and agriculture and resources (Muresk). A number of micro-campuses exist in locations such as [[Esperance, Western Australia|Esperance]], [[Margaret River, Western Australia|Margaret River]] and [[Geraldton, Western Australia|Geraldton]]. Nursing is the only course offered in Geraldton.

The '''Sydney Campus''' of Curtin University of Technology was established on 20 June 2005. Initially, the campus was located in [[The Rocks]] area. It was later relocated to the suburb of [[Chippendale, New South Wales|Chippendale]] where it occupies the historic [[Berlei Building]]. The courses offered at this campus range from Pathway to Postgraduate Programs.

=== Sarawak Campus ===
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The [[Curtin University of Technology Sarawak Campus|campus]] in [[Miri]], [[Sarawak]], [[Malaysia]], is a significant development for the university. Curtin's operations in Miri began in February [[1999]]. In [[2002]], a purpose-built campus was opened as Curtin's first offshore campus and the first foreign university campus in East Malaysia. Curtin Sarawak is the only approved [[CISCO]] Networking University in Miri and [[Brunei]].<ref>[http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/netacad/index.html Academy Connection] - search for either Miri or Brunei</ref>

=== Singapore Campus ===

Curtin University will open a Singapore based [[Curtin University of Technology Singapore Campus|campus]] in [[December]] [[2008]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Nicol, Julia |title=Curtin announces new Singapore Campus |publisher=Curtin University of Technology |date=2008-03-26 |work=Curtin News |url=http://campusnews.curtin.edu.au/mediarelease/index2.cfm?release=4163 |accessdate=2008-03-30 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Yeen Nie, Hoe |title=Australia's Curtin University of Technology to open Singapore campus |publisher=[[Channel NewsAsia]] |date=2008-03-27 |work=Singapore News |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/337393/1/.html |accessdate=2008-03-27 }}</ref>

== Alumni ==

Past Curtin attendees include:
* [[Natalie Barr]], news presenter on [[Seven Network]]'s [[Seven Sunrise| Sunrise]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.celebrityspeakers.com.au/brspeaker_bio.asp?Speaker_Index_Text=608 |title=Celebrity Speakers Biography: Natalie Barr |accessdate=2008-02-15 |last= |first= |coauthors= |date= |work= |publisher=}}</ref>
* [[Carrie Bickmore]], newsreader on [[Nova 100]] and on [[Rove (TV series)|Rove Live]]<ref>{{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Carrie on laughing |url=http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,21768873-5006022,00.html |work= |publisher=Herald Sun |date=2007-05-23 |accessdate=2008-02-15}}</ref>
* [[John Butler (musician)|John Butler]], musician
* [[Natalia Cooper]], weatherwoman from ''[[National Nine News]]'' on [[STW-9|Nine Perth]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://humanities.curtin.edu.au/alumni.cfm?id=33 |title=Curtin Faculty of Humanities: Alumni |accessdate=2008-02-15 |last= |first= |coauthors= |date= |work= |publisher=}}</ref>
* [[Priya Cooper]], [[Gold medal]] [[swimming|swimmer]] at the [[Sydney]] [[Paralympic Games]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://alumni.curtin.edu.au/people/profiles/priya_cooper.html |title=Curtin Alumni: Priya Cooper |accessdate=2008-02-15 |last= |first= |coauthors= |date= |work= |publisher=}}</ref>
* Richard Curry, head of the Department of Indigenous Affairs<ref>{{cite web |url=http://alumni.curtin.edu.au/people/profiles/richard_curry.html |title=Curtin Alumni: Richard Curry |accessdate=2008-02-15 |last= |first= |coauthors= |date= |work= |publisher=}}</ref>
* [[Elissa Down]], film director<ref>{{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=WA's catwalk star Gemma shines in her feature film debut |url=http://www.thewest.com.au/default.aspx?MenuID=77&ContentID=54424 |work= |publisher=The West Australian |date=2008-01-15 |accessdate=2008-02-15}}</ref>
* [[Martin Dougiamas]], creator of [[moodle]]
* [[Amanda Higgs]], [[Television producer|producer]] of ''[[The Secret Life Of Us]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://alumni.curtin.edu.au/people/profiles/amanda_higgs.html |title=Curtin Alumni: Amanda Higgs |accessdate=2008-02-15 |last= |first= |coauthors= |date= |work= |publisher=}}</ref>
* [[Sheila McHale]], [[Cabinet]] [[political minister|minister]] in the [[Government of Western Australia]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://alumni.curtin.edu.au/people/profiles/sheila_mchale.html |title=Curtin Alumni: Sheila McHale |accessdate=2008-02-15 |last= |first= |coauthors= |date= |work= |publisher=}}</ref>
* [[Judith Lucy]], comedian<ref>{{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Funny girl |url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/07/11/1057783349263.html |work= |publisher=Sydney Morning Herald |date=2003-07-12 |accessdate=2008-02-15}}</ref>
* [[Frances O'Connor]], actress<ref name=humanities>{{cite web |url=http://humanities.curtin.edu.au/communication_and_cultural_studies_grad_achievements.cfm |title=Communication & Cultural Studies - Graduate Achievements |accessdate=2008-02-15 |last= |first= |coauthors= |date= |work= |publisher=}}</ref>
* [[Ljiljanna Ravlich]], [[Cabinet]] [[political minister|minister]] in the [[Government of Western Australia]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ministers.wa.gov.au/ravlich/index.cfm?fuseaction=biography.main |title=Ljiljanna Ravlich MLC Biography |accessdate=2008-02-15 |last= |first= |coauthors= |date= |work= |publisher=}}</ref>
* [[Tony Ronaldson]], basketball player for the [[Perth Wildcats]]
* [[Tim Winton]], author<ref name=humanities/>
* [[John Worsfold]], coach of the [[West Coast Eagles]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://alumni.curtin.edu.au/people/profiles/john_worsfold.html |title=Curtin Alumni: John Worsfold |accessdate=2008-02-15 |last= |first= |coauthors= |date= |work= |publisher=}}</ref>
* [[Ben Templesmith]], illustrator & author of [[30 Days of Night]].

== External links ==
{{commons}}
* [http://www.curtin.edu.au/ Curtin University Home Page]
** [http://sydney.curtin.edu.au/ Curtin University of Technology, Sydney Campus]
** [http://www.curtin.edu.my/ Curtin University of Technology, Sarawak Campus]
** [http://alumni.curtin.edu.au/ Curtin Alumni]

== References ==
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Curtin University of Technology
Curtin University Logo
Curtin University Logo
MottoLook Ever Forward
TypePublic
Established1986
ChancellorGordon Martin
Vice-ChancellorProfessor Jeanette Hacket
Academic staff
4 500
Undergraduates31 500
Postgraduates7 600
Location
Bentley
,
W.A
,
Australia
CampusUrban
OrganisationsAustralian Technology Network
AffiliationsASAIHL
Websitewww.curtin.edu.au
Curtin University of Technology - Building 408, with adjacent 3.8 megalitre thermal energy storage tank

Curtin University of Technology is a university with its main campus at Bentley, 6 kilometres (4 mi) southeast of Perth, the capital of Western Australia. It commenced operations with its current name in 1986, and was previously known as the Western Australian Institute of Technology (WAIT). Its current name is taken from the former Prime Minister of Australia, John Curtin.[1]

Curtin University of Technology is Western Australia's largest university [2] with over 40,000 students, of which over 17,000 study offshore.[3] From 2007, the university's teaching and research is divided into five faculties (previously known as divisions). These are: Centre for Aboriginal Studies; Curtin Business School; Health Sciences; Humanities; and Science & Engineering.[4]

Overview

Curtin has a growing reputation for research success in a number of areas[5] including (but not limited to) Resources and Energy (e.g. petroleum gas), Information and Communication, Health, Ageing and Well-being (Public Health), Communities and Changing Environments, and Growth and Prosperity. It is the only Western Australian university to produce PhD recipients of the AINSE gold medal, the highest possible recognition for PhD level research excellence in Australia and New Zealand.[6]

Curtin has an increased profile in mainland China in recent years, with the Chinese government and industry involved in a number of business, management and research projects, particularly in supercomputing[7] and minerals and petroleum[8]. This has coincided with the increasing economic success of China's industry and the Chinese economy and the growing role of Western Australia as an important exporter of minerals and energy[9] to China (notably iron ore, and petroleum gas exported as LNG - amongst the more significant mineral exports to China[10]). Enrolments of Chinese nationals in undergraduate and postgraduate and numbers of researchers originally from China working as Curtin staff have also increased. The Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao chose to visit the Woodside-funded hydrocarbon research facility on its campus during his visit to Australia in 2005.[11]

Curtin is also a partner[12] in the African Virtual University, a World Bank project. Curtin offers a three-year Bachelor of Business Administration, and a one-year Diploma of Business Studies via Curtin Business School (delivering BBA) and Kalgoorlie VTEC (delivering Dip Bus St) with the Faculty of Education providing scholarships for online learning skills development. The project is delivered via four partner institutions: Addis Ababa University (Ethiopia) Kigali Institute of Science & Technology (Rwanda) Kenyatta University (Kenya) University of Dar es Salaam (Tanzania).

Curtin has over 90 exchange partnerships with universities in more than 20 countries[13]

History

Prior to 1985, Curtin University was called the Western Australian Institute of Technology (WAIT). WAIT was formed in 1966. Its nucleus comprised the tertiary programs formerly conducted in the Perth Technical College which opened in 1900. In 1969, three more institutions were merged with WAIT: The Western Australian School of Mines (originally opened in 1902), the Muresk Agricultural College (dating from 1926) and schools of physiotherapy and occupational therapy in operation since the 1950s at Shenton Park.[1]

In June 2005, Curtin University of Technology and Murdoch University were engaged in a feasibility study into the possibility of a merger.[14] However, on 7 November 2005, both institutions issued a press release that such a merger will not be undertaken.[15]

Robertson Library in Bentley campus.


Student Guild

Curtin Student Guild Complex on the Market Day.

The Curtin Student Guild is the guild representing students at Curtin University. The Guild started as the WAIT Student Guild in November 1968.

In addition to student representation the Guild manages most of the food outlets on campus, runs the Guild Tavern, the Guild Second Hand Bookshop, Guild Concept Store, Curtin Student Guild Childcare Centre and the Copy and Design Centre. The Guild funds many of the student clubs and societies on campus. The Guild also runs a number of events throughout the year, most notably are the Beach Bash held in semester one and Oktoberfest held in semester two. The Guild publishes Grok, the campus magazine which has the largest distribution in the country. The Student Guild is governed by students through the Guild Council. Student representatives are elected to their positions by students in annual elections held in September and run by the Western Australian Electoral Commission. The official spokesperson of which is the Guild President. The 2008 Guild President is Collette Swindells.[16]

Postgraduate students are represented by Curtin Student Guild Postgraduate Student Association. CUPSA is a department of the Guild. Other departments include ISC (International Students Committee), Women’s, Queer, Indigenous, and Part Time and Mature Age.

Funding to the Curtin Student Guild has been greatly reduced when the Voluntary Student Unionism legislation came into force on 1 July 2006. The Curtin Student Guild has already experienced State imposed VSU from 1994-2002.

Transport

Curtin has its own Bus Port, connected to the Transperth Public Transport Network. Many routes terminate/start at and run through this Port. With the recent completion of the Mandurah rail line, it has become easier to get to Curtin. Students can get off at Canning Bridge Station, and then catch a bus, which goes directly to the university.

Parking at Curtin is fair, although somewhat limited, and the price of which is fought for by the Curtin Student Guild.

Other Campuses

In addition to the main campus at Bentley, Curtin has two smaller campuses in the metropolitan area. The Graduate School of Business is located in the Central Business District at 78 Murray Street in the renovated former Government Printing Office - a listed building on the State Register of Heritage Places, and listed in the National Trust's List of Classified Places. The other campus is the Shenton Park Heath Research campus hosting NDRI (National Drug Research Institute).

The University Departments of Exploration Geophysics and Petroleum Engineering are located at the co-location research facilities of the Australia Resources Research Centre (ARRC[17]) which also incorporates CSIRO, BHP Billiton and the Curtin University of Technology and researchers from UWA and WA State Centres of Excellence for Petroleum Research, Petroleum Geology, Exploration and Production Geophysics. The ARRC is located in the Technology Precinct adjacent to the main campus of Curtin University of Technology in Bentley. Some University staff, researchers and students on practicum work in other locations such as the Oral Health Centre of WA (OHCWA) in Nedlands [18] and at Royal Perth Hospital, amongst other organisations.

Curtin also has several campuses outside of Perth, notably those located in Kalgoorlie (Western Australia School of Mines), and Northam and Collie (Muresk Institute). The first two campuses reflect the university's traditional strength in mine engineering and agriculture and resources (Muresk). A number of micro-campuses exist in locations such as Esperance, Margaret River and Geraldton. Nursing is the only course offered in Geraldton.

The Sydney Campus of Curtin University of Technology was established on 20 June 2005. Initially, the campus was located in The Rocks area. It was later relocated to the suburb of Chippendale where it occupies the historic Berlei Building. The courses offered at this campus range from Pathway to Postgraduate Programs.

Sarawak Campus

The campus in Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia, is a significant development for the university. Curtin's operations in Miri began in February 1999. In 2002, a purpose-built campus was opened as Curtin's first offshore campus and the first foreign university campus in East Malaysia. Curtin Sarawak is the only approved CISCO Networking University in Miri and Brunei.[19]

Singapore Campus

Curtin University will open a Singapore based campus in December 2008.[20][21]

Alumni

Past Curtin attendees include:

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Curtin University.

References

  1. ^ a b History: WAIT to Curtin
  2. ^ About Curtin University of Technology
  3. ^ Curtin University Overview Statistics 2006 Accessed: 25 October 2007
  4. ^ Future Students Website - University Glossary Accessed: 5 Dec 2007
  5. ^ Research & Development at Curtin
  6. ^ Gold Medals
  7. ^ "China signs WA gas deal". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2005-05-20. Retrieved 2007-10-25.
  8. ^ Beverley Head (2005-08-16). "Curtin reaches out to break Chinese gridlock". ABC News (Australia). Retrieved 2007-10-25.
  9. ^ Amanda O'Brien (2007-09-01). "China overtakes Japan in WA trade". The Australian. Retrieved 2007-10-25.
  10. ^ Australia’s resources exports to China and India
  11. ^ "Chinese Premier visits Curtin to view innovative technology". Curtin University Media Releases. 2006-04-03. Retrieved 2007-10-25.
  12. ^ Curtin University of Technology and the African Virtual University (AVU) Project
  13. ^ Curtin Outbound Studies - Destinations
  14. ^ "Curtin agrees to discuss merger". Curtin University Media Releases. 2007-06-23. Retrieved 2007-10-25.
  15. ^ "Curtin Murdoch merger proposal not to proceed". Curtin University Media Releases. 2007-11-02. Retrieved 2007-10-25.
  16. ^ Curtin Student Guild structure
  17. ^ Perth: Australian Resources Research Centre (WA) - Participating Institutions
  18. ^ Oral Health Centre of Western Australia (OHCWA)
  19. ^ Academy Connection - search for either Miri or Brunei
  20. ^ Nicol, Julia (2008-03-26). "Curtin announces new Singapore Campus". Curtin News. Curtin University of Technology. Retrieved 2008-03-30.
  21. ^ Yeen Nie, Hoe (2008-03-27). "Australia's Curtin University of Technology to open Singapore campus". Singapore News. Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 2008-03-27.
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  27. ^ "WA's catwalk star Gemma shines in her feature film debut". The West Australian. 2008-01-15. Retrieved 2008-02-15. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
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  29. ^ "Curtin Alumni: Sheila McHale". Retrieved 2008-02-15. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
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  31. ^ a b "Communication & Cultural Studies - Graduate Achievements". Retrieved 2008-02-15. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  32. ^ "Ljiljanna Ravlich MLC Biography". Retrieved 2008-02-15. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  33. ^ "Curtin Alumni: John Worsfold". Retrieved 2008-02-15. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

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