Charles Darwin University

Charles Darwin University (CDU) is an Australian public university based in Darwin, the capital of the Northern Territory, with campuses spread across the Territory and in Sydney.查尔斯·达尔文大学（Charles Darwin University，简称 CDU）是一所澳大利亚公立大学，以北部地区首府达尔文为基地，其校区遍布北领地并在悉尼设有校园。

Established in 2003 through the merger of Northern Territory University, the Menzies School of Health Research and Centralian College, it is the largest tertiary education provider in the Northern Territory and Australia's first dual-sector university, a status that allows it to award both vocational and higher-education qualifications to students across the Territory.该校于 2003 年由北领地大学、孟席斯健康研究所与中部澳洲学院合并而成，是北领地最大的高等教育机构，也是澳大利亚第一所双轨制大学；这一地位使其能够向北领地各地学生同时授予职业教育资格与高等教育学位。

With about 28,535 enrolments in 2024, a strong focus on First Nations learning, and placed 551st in the QS World University Rankings 2027, CDU specialises in tropical savanna environments and desert knowledge.该校 2024 年注册学生约 28,535 人，重视原住民教育与研究，在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中位列世界第 551 位，并以热带稀树草原环境与荒漠知识为专长。

History

• Charles Darwin University evolved through the merger of several higher-education institutions based in the Northern Territory, tracing its oldest roots to Darwin Community College and to a network of Territory colleges and health bodies that grew up from the 1970s.查尔斯·达尔文大学由北领地多所高等院校合并演变而来，其最早的源头是达尔文社区学院，以及自 1970 年代起在北领地成长起来的一批学院与卫生机构。
• Darwin Community College, on the site that would become CDU's Casuarina campus, was founded in 1974 and evolved into the Darwin Institute of Technology in 1985. As a community college it offered mainly technical and adult courses to the growing city.达尔文社区学院创立于 1974 年，校址即后来 CDU 的卡苏阿里纳校区；1985 年它演变为达尔文理工学院。作为一所社区学院，它当时主要为这座成长中的城市提供技术与成人课程。
• In 1989 the institute became the Northern Territory University, offering degrees in Arts, Education, Business and Applied Science.1989 年，该学院成为北领地大学，开设文学、教育、商学与应用科学等学位课程。
• The Menzies School of Health Research was established in 1985 as a body corporate of the Northern Territory Government under the Menzies School of Health Research Act 1985, and over the following decades it became a national leader in Indigenous health research.孟席斯健康研究所依 1985 年《孟席斯健康研究所法》于 1985 年设立，是北领地政府下属的法定机构；在随后的几十年里，它成为原住民健康研究领域的全国领先机构。
• That act was amended in 2004 to formalise the school's relationship with CDU, and Menzies is now a school within the university on the Casuarina campus, offering postgraduate degrees and higher degrees by research.2004 年该法经修订，正式确立该所与 CDU 的关系；如今孟席斯研究所是这所大学在卡苏阿里纳校区内的一个学院，提供研究生学位与研究型高等学位。
• The University College of the Northern Territory was financed wholly by the Territory government over five years from 1987 to 1991, after the Commonwealth declined to fund a university for the small population.在联邦政府以人口过少为由拒绝出资后，北领地政府于 1987 至 1991 五年间自行全额资助，创办了北领地大学学院。
• The college was governed by a council chaired by the former Family Court chief justice Austin Asche and led by a warden, Professor Jim Thomson of the University of Queensland.该学院由一个理事会治理，主席为前家事法院首席法官奥斯汀·阿舍，并由来自昆士兰大学的吉姆·汤姆森教授担任院长。
• Because the University of Queensland allowed the college to award its degrees, the college could grant the first Doctor of Philosophy degrees in the Northern Territory.由于昆士兰大学允许该学院颁授其学位，该学院得以授予北领地最早的一批哲学博士学位。
• Staff were recruited in 1986, and before the first student intake in February 1987 the college moved to a converted building at the former Darwin Hospital at Myilly Point.教职工于 1986 年招聘到位；1987 年 2 月首批学生入学前，学院迁入位于米利角的旧达尔文医院改建楼内。
• A former nurses' hostel became a student residence named International House at the college.该学院还把一处旧护士宿舍改作名为「国际舍」的学生宿舍。
• Centralian College was founded in 1993 from the merger of Sadadeen Senior Secondary College and the Alice Springs College of TAFE.中部澳洲学院于 1993 年由萨达丁高中学院与爱丽丝泉技术与继续教育学院合并而成。
• During its life, Centralian College delivered senior secondary, TAFE and higher education through its main campus in Alice Springs.在存续期间，中部澳洲学院以爱丽丝泉的主校区为中点，提供高中、技术与继续教育以及高等教育课程。
• The Northern Territory University was founded in January 1989 by a merger between the Darwin Institute of Technology and the University College of the Northern Territory under the Dawkins reforms.北领地大学于 1989 年 1 月依道金斯改革，由达尔文理工学院与北领地大学学院合并成立。
• The new university opened its doors on 1 January 1989, initially awarding degrees from the University of Queensland, and its first vice-chancellor was Malcolm Nairn of Murdoch University.这所新大学于 1989 年 1 月 1 日开学，起初颁授昆士兰大学的学位，其首任校长为来自默多克大学的马尔科姆·奈恩。
• During Nairn's term study centres previously run by the Territory government were integrated with the university, and the Palmerston campus, once a TAFE college, was added.奈恩任内，此前由北领地政府运营的教学中心并入大学，位于大学大道的帕默斯顿校区（原为一所技术与继续教育学院）也被纳入。
• In 1996 Nairn was replaced by Professor Roger Holmes of Griffith University, who left after a single semester for the University of Newcastle.1996 年，奈恩由格里菲斯大学的罗杰·霍姆斯教授接任；霍姆斯任职一学期后转赴纽卡斯尔大学。
• Deputy Vice-Chancellor Ron McKay replaced Holmes as the university's third vice-chancellor, as financial constraints increased on an institution serving a small and widespread population.副校长罗恩·麦凯接替霍姆斯出任该校第三任校长；与此同时，这所服务地广人稀地区的高校面临日益加剧的财务压力。
• In January 2001 the Katherine Rural College, including Mataranka Station, became part of the university, and in 2002 McKay resigned due to ill health.2001 年 1 月，凯瑟琳农村学院（含马塔兰卡站）并入该校；2002 年麦凯因病辞职。
• After McKay's resignation an interim vice-chancellor, the former University of Wollongong vice-chancellor Professor Ken McKinnon, was appointed.麦凯辞职后，前卧龙岗大学校长肯·麦金农教授被任命为临时校长。
• On 21 August 2003 the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly passed the Charles Darwin University Act 2003, merging Centralian College and the Menzies School of Health Research with Northern Territory University to form Charles Darwin University from 1 January 2004.2003 年 8 月 21 日，北领地立法议会通过《2003 年查尔斯·达尔文大学法》，把中部澳洲学院与孟席斯健康研究所同北领地大学合并，自 2004 年 1 月 1 日起组成查尔斯·达尔文大学。
• The inaugural meeting of the new university's council was held on 26 November 2003, ahead of the formal establishment at the start of 2004.新大学理事会于 2003 年 11 月 26 日举行首次会议，先于 2004 年初的正式成立。
• The university opened its Danala campus in Darwin's Education and Community Precinct in 2024, adding a modern presence in the city centre.该校于 2024 年在达尔文教育与社区区的 Danala 校区落成启用，在市中心增添了现代化的办学空间。
• In December 2024, former Northern Territory Chief Justice Trevor Riley was named CDU's fifth Chancellor, taking office on 1 July 2025.2024 年 12 月，前北领地首席法官特雷弗·莱利被任命为 CDU 第五任校监，并于 2025 年 7 月 1 日就任。

Academics

• CDU comprises three faculties offering undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications, namely the Faculty of Arts and Society, the Faculty of Health and the Faculty of Science and Technology.CDU 下设三个授予本科与研究生学位的学院，分别是人文与社会学院、健康学院以及科学与技术学院。
• Alongside its university faculties, CDU TAFE delivers vocational education and training, a feature of its dual-sector structure, with courses designed together with industry partners to meet regional skills shortages.在大学各学院之外，CDU 技术与继续教育学院还提供职业教育与培训，这是其双轨制结构的一大特点；其课程与业界伙伴共同设计，以缓解区域技能短缺。
• As a dual-sector university CDU offers VET courses as well as undergraduate and postgraduate degrees across industry sectors including engineering and mining, agriculture and aquaculture, health care, trades and education.作为双轨制大学，CDU 在工程与采矿、农业与水产、医疗保健、技术工种与教育等行业领域同时开设职业教育课程与本科及研究生学位课程。
• Its research institutes and centres include the Menzies School of Health Research, the Research Institute for Environment and Livelihoods, which focuses on tropical savanna research, and the Northern Institute.其研究机构与中心包括孟席斯健康研究所、专注热带稀树草原研究的环境与生计研究所，以及北方研究所。
• Further research bodies are the Energy and Resources Institute, the Research Institute for Northern Agriculture and the Molly Wardaguga Institute for First Nations Birth Rights.其他研究机构还有能源与资源研究所、北澳农业研究所以及莫莉·瓦达古加原住民生育权研究所。
• Other named centres include the Centre for Creative Futures, the North Australia Centre for Autonomous Systems and the NT Academic Centre for Cybersecurity and Innovation.其他具名中心包括创意未来中心、北澳自主系统中心以及北领地网络安全与创新学术中心。
• The university also runs a student-run multidisciplinary Health Hub and a First Nations Sovereignty and Diplomacy Centre.该校还运营一个由学生主导的多学科「健康中心」以及一个原住民主权与外交中心。
• Charles Darwin University's 2024 annual report shows enrolments totalling 28,535, with 8,870 students enrolled in vocational and educational training courses and 12,846 in higher education.查尔斯·达尔文大学 2024 年年度报告显示，注册学生总数为 28,535 人，其中 8,870 人在职业教育与培训课程注册，12,846 人在高等教育课程注册。
• Menzies constitutes a school within the university and offers postgraduate degrees and higher degrees by research, strengthening CDU's health research capacity.孟席斯研究所是该校内的一个学院，提供研究生学位与研究型高等学位，增强了 CDU 的健康研究能力。
• CDU has close ties to First Nations learning and research, and it was recognised as the most equitable university in Australia in 2025.CDU 与原住民教育与研究联系紧密，并在 2025 年获评为澳大利亚最公平的大学。
• The university specialises in tropical savanna environments, desert knowledge and northern Australian development, drawing on its Northern Territory location.该校依托其北领地地理位置，专长于热带稀树草原环境、荒漠知识与北澳发展研究。
• Its teaching programmes are delivered across campuses, study centres and online, reflecting the Territory's small and widely dispersed population.其教学项目通过各校区、教学中心与线上方式开展，以适应北领地人口稀少且分布广袤的特点。
• Among its academic staff, 34 CDU and Menzies researchers were ranked among the top 2 per cent of researchers worldwide on the Stanford University-Elsevier global list.在该校学术人员中，有 34 位 CDU 与孟席斯的研究人员进入斯坦福大学与爱思唯尔全球榜单的全球前 2% 研究者之列。
• The university's academic profile is anchored in the health sciences, environmental sciences, Indigenous knowledge, education and engineering.该校的学术特色以健康科学、环境科学、原住民知识、教育学与工程学为支柱。
• Since 2009 CDU's Casuarina and Darwin campuses have concentrated on research excellence and postgraduate training in response to the region's development needs.自 2009 年起，CDU 的卡苏阿里纳与达尔文各校区围绕地区发展需求，聚焦科研卓越与研究生培养。
• The University of Queensland link in the college era allowed the Northern Territory's first doctoral degrees to be awarded, and Menzies continues to offer research higher degrees.大学学院时代与昆士兰大学的联系使北领地得以授予最早的博士学位；孟席斯研究所至今仍在提供研究型高等学位。

Campus

• The main campus is at Casuarina in Darwin's north, on Ellengowan Drive at Brinkin, on the traditional country of the Larrakia people.主校区位于达尔文北部的卡苏阿里纳，地处布林金的埃伦戈万道，位于拉拉基亚人的传统土地上。
• A second Darwin presence, the Danala Education and Community Precinct, opened at 54 Cavenagh Street in the city centre in 2024.该校在达尔文的第二处办学地——Danala 教育与社区区——于 2024 年在市中心卡文纳街 54 号落成启用。
• The Palmerston campus stands at 80 University Avenue in Palmerston, a city adjoining Darwin, on a site earmarked for a university as early as 1981.帕默斯顿校区位于毗邻达尔文的帕默斯顿市大学大道 80 号，这一地块早在 1981 年便规划用于建大学。
• CDU's Sydney campus occupies levels 8 to 11 at 815 George Street in Haymarket, on Gadigal country in New South Wales.CDU 悉尼校区位于新南威尔士州加迪加尔人土地上的海马凯特乔治街 815 号第 8 至 11 层。
• In the Territory the university also operates the Katherine Rural campus at Cossack and the Katherine Town Centre in Second Street.在北领地，该校还运营位于科萨克的凯瑟琳农村校区，以及位于第二街的凯瑟琳市中心教学点。
• The Alice Springs campus stands at 10 Grevillea Drive on Arrernte country, and the Nhulunbuy centre serves Yolngu country in north-east Arnhem Land.爱丽丝泉校区位于阿伦特人土地上的格雷维利亚道 10 号；纳鲁恩拜教学点则服务阿纳姆地东北部的云古族地区。
• Additional centres operate in Brisbane at Cathedral Square, at Darwin Waterfront and at Tennant Creek, extending the university's reach across northern and eastern Australia, with the Brisbane centre supporting international and postgraduate students studying in Queensland.该校还在布里斯班大教堂广场、达尔文海滨与坦南特克里克设有教学点，把办学触角延伸至澳大利亚北部与东部；布里斯班教学点则为在昆士兰就读的国际学生与研究生提供支持。
• The Casuarina campus is home to the university's main academic and research buildings, including Menzies and the research institutes, set among the tropical grounds of Darwin's northern suburbs.卡苏阿里纳校区集中了该校主要的教学与科研楼群，包括孟席斯研究所与各研究机构，坐落于达尔文北郊的热带园区之中。

Reputation

• CDU is placed 551st in the world in the QS World University Rankings 2027, one of a growing number of Australian universities in that global table.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，CDU 位列世界第 551 位，是跻身这份全球榜单的日益增多的澳大利亚大学之一。
• In the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027 the university is placed in the 451-500 band.在 2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名中，该校位列第 451 至 500 区间。
• In the U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities ranking for 2026-2027 the university is placed 751st in the world.在 2026 至 2027 年《美国新闻与世界报道》最佳全球大学排名中，该校位列世界第 751 位。
• The Academic Ranking of World Universities 2026 places CDU in the 601-700 band.2026 年软科世界大学学术排名将 CDU 列入第 601 至 700 区间。
• CDU is placed within the top 23 per cent of more than 2,000 universities worldwide in the 2026 Times Higher Education World University Rankings.在 2026 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名中，CDU 位列全球 2,000 多所大学的前 23% 之内。
• In the Australian Financial Review Best Universities Ranking 2025 the university was tied 34th nationally and was ranked first among Australian universities for equity.在《澳大利亚金融评论》2025 年最佳大学排名中，该校并列全国第 34 位，并在公平性指标上位列澳大利亚各大学之首。
• Earlier the university attained a tied 584th place, 29th nationally, in the 2026 QS World University Rankings and a position of 401-500 in the Times Higher Education 2026 ranking.此前该校在 2026 年 QS 世界大学排名中并列第 584 位、全国第 29 位，并在 2026 年泰晤士高等教育排名中处于第 401 至 500 区间。
• In the 2024 Graduate Outcomes Survey, CDU graduates had a full-time employment rate of 84.9 per cent for undergraduates and 89 per cent for postgraduates.在 2024 年毕业生就业调查中，CDU 本科毕业生全职就业率为 84.9%，研究生为 89%。
• The same survey put the initial full-time salary at 77,000 dollars for undergraduates and 107,200 dollars for postgraduates, among the better outcomes in Australia.同一调查显示，本科毕业生起薪为 77,000 澳元，研究生为 107,200 澳元，在澳大利亚属于较优水平。
• The 2025 QILT Graduate Outcomes Survey found CDU undergraduates 9 per cent more likely to secure full-time work, and graduates earning 4 per cent more, than the national average.2025 年 QILT 毕业生就业调查发现，CDU 本科生获得全职工作的可能性比全国平均高 9%，毕业生收入比全国平均高 4%。
• In the CWTS Leiden Ranking 2024 the university attained a position of 1248th, 33rd nationally, and OpenAlex records about 17,434 works and more than 866,000 citations.在 2024 年莱顿大学排名中，该校位列第 1248 位、全国第 33 位；OpenAlex 记录其学术成果约 17,434 项、引用逾 86.6 万次。

Student life

• The university has no formal Latin motto, and its brand promise is Change your world, reflecting its focus on transforming lives through education and research.该校没有正式的拉丁文校训，其品牌口号为「改变你的世界」，体现其以教育与研究改变人生的追求。
• The CDU Student Council represents undergraduates, while the CDU Postgraduate Student Association, a member of the Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations, represents postgraduates.CDU 学生理事会代表本科生；CDU 研究生协会作为澳大利亚研究生协会理事会的成员，代表研究生。
• Multiple student associations exist for individual schools, including the CDU Law Students' Society and the CDU Business Students' Association, which organise social and professional events.各学院还设有多个学生协会，包括 CDU 法律学生协会与 CDU 商科学生协会，它们组织社交与专业活动。
• 104.1 Territory FM is a community radio station broadcasting on an ACMA community radio licence held by CDU and based at the Danala campus.104.1 Territory FM 是一档社区电台，由 CDU 持有的 ACMA 社区广播牌照运营，台址设于 Danala 校区。
• The Vincent Lingiari Memorial Lectures, established in 1996 to commemorate the Wave Hill walk-off of August 1966, are held annually at the Casuarina campus amphitheatre and form part of the Gurindji Freedom Day Festival.为纪念 1966 年 8 月的瓦维山罢工而于 1996 年设立的文森特·林吉亚里纪念讲座，每年在卡苏阿里纳校区露天剧场举行，并成为古林吉人自由日庆典的一部分。
• Former Governors-General, Prime Ministers and Indigenous leaders, including William Deane, Gough Whitlam, Malcolm Fraser, Galarrwuy Yunupingu, Patrick Dodson and Marcia Langton, have delivered the lecture.历任总督、总理与原住民领袖，包括威廉·迪恩、高夫·惠特拉姆、马尔科姆·弗雷泽、加拉鲁伊·尤努平古、帕特里克·多德森与玛西娅·兰顿，都曾担任该讲座的主讲人。
• In 2022 the Torres Strait Islander human rights campaigner Thomas Mayo, a signatory of the Uluru Statement from the Heart, delivered the oration.2022 年，托雷斯海峡岛民人权活动家、《发自内心的乌鲁鲁宣言》签署者托马斯·梅奥发表了该讲座演讲。
• Because many students study online or from remote communities, the university provides extensive digital learning and distance support alongside its campus services and student associations, reflecting the dispersed population of the Northern Territory.由于不少学生以线上方式或在偏远社区就读，该校在校园服务与学生社团之外，还提供广泛的数字学习与远程支持，以应对北领地人口分散的现实；该校亦为偏远与原住民学生提供专门支持。
• The university's official enrolments of 28,535 in 2024 include a high proportion of students from regional, remote and First Nations communities, reflecting its inclusion mission, and The Australian Financial Review's 2025 ranking placed the university first in the country for equity and among the leaders for first-in-family support.该校 2024 年 28,535 名注册学生中，来自偏远地区与原住民社区的比例很高，体现了其包容使命；《澳大利亚金融评论》2025 年排名还将其列为全国公平性第一，并在「家中第一代大学生」支持方面位居前列。

Notable people

• Vincent Lingiari, the Gurindji Aboriginal rights activist who led the Wave Hill walk-off in August 1966, is honoured in the university's annual memorial lecture.1966 年 8 月领导瓦维山罢工的古林吉原住民权利活动家文森特·林吉亚里，在该校每年的纪念讲座中受到致敬。
• Malcolm Nairn, a professor from Murdoch University, served as the first vice-chancellor of Northern Territory University, the predecessor of CDU.来自默多克大学的马尔科姆·奈恩教授出任 CDU 前身北领地大学的首任校长。
• Professor Scott Bowman has served as Vice-Chancellor and President of Charles Darwin University since May 2021, guiding its growth and the opening of the Danala campus.斯科特·鲍曼教授自 2021 年 5 月起担任查尔斯·达尔文大学校长，引领其发展并促成 Danala 校区的启用。
• The Honourable Trevor Riley, a former Chief Justice of the Northern Territory, became the university's fifth Chancellor on 1 July 2025.前北领地首席法官特雷弗·莱利阁下于 2025 年 7 月 1 日成为该校第五任校监。
• Paul Henderson, a former Chief Minister of the Northern Territory, served as CDU Chancellor from February 2019 until March 2025.前北领地首席部长保罗·亨德森自 2019 年 2 月至 2025 年 3 月担任 CDU 校监。
• Lia Finocchiaro, the current Chief Minister of the Northern Territory, and Michael Gunner, a former Chief Minister, are both associated with the university's community.现任北领地首席部长莉亚·菲诺基亚罗与前首席部长迈克尔·冈纳都与该校所在社区密切相关。
• Chansey Paech and Lauren Moss, both Northern Territory politicians, are among the notable figures linked to the university.北领地政治人物钱西·佩奇与劳伦·莫斯都是与该校相关的知名人物。
• Austin Asche, a former Chief Justice of the Northern Territory and Chief Justice of the Family Court, chaired the council of the University College of the Northern Territory.前北领地首席法官、家事法院首席法官奥斯汀·阿舍曾主持北领地大学学院的理事会。
• Professor Jim Thomson of the University of Queensland served as the warden of the University College of the Northern Territory in its founding years.来自昆士兰大学的吉姆·汤姆森教授在创办初期担任北领地大学学院的院长。
• Galarrwuy Yunupingu, Patrick Dodson and Marcia Langton, prominent Indigenous leaders and scholars, have delivered the Vincent Lingiari Memorial Lecture at CDU.知名原住民领袖与学者加拉鲁伊·尤努平古、帕特里克·多德森与玛西娅·兰顿都曾在 CDU 发表文森特·林吉亚里纪念讲座。
• Thomas Mayo, a Torres Strait Islander campaigner and advocate for an Indigenous Voice to Parliament, delivered the 2022 Vincent Lingiari Memorial Lecture.托雷斯海峡岛民活动家、原住民议会之声倡导者托马斯·梅奥发表了 2022 年文森特·林吉亚里纪念讲座。
• Thirty-four CDU and Menzies researchers were named among the top 2 per cent of researchers worldwide on the Stanford University-Elsevier list, a mark of the university's scholarly strength.34 位 CDU 与孟席斯研究人员入选斯坦福大学与爱思唯尔全球榜单的全球前 2% 研究者，标志着该校的学术实力。