Curtin University

Curtin University, commonly Curtin, is a public research university based in Bentley, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, named after John Curtin, prime minister of Australia from 1941 to 1945 during the Second World War.科廷大学（Curtin University）是位于澳大利亚西澳大利亚州珀斯本特利区的公立研究型大学，校名取自 1941 至 1945 年第二次世界大战期间出任澳大利亚总理的约翰·科廷（John Curtin）。

Founded in 1966 as the Western Australian Institute of Technology, it is the largest university in Western Australia, a member of the Australian Technology Network, and is placed 189th in the 2027 QS World University Rankings.学校 1966 年创办时名为西澳工学院（Western Australian Institute of Technology），是西澳大利亚州规模最大的大学与澳大利亚科技大学联盟成员，在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中位列第 189。

History

• The university's nucleus was the Perth Technical School, opened in 1900 and renamed Perth Technical College in 1929, whose tertiary programmes were carried into the new institute.学校的源头是 1900 年开办的珀斯技术学校（Perth Technical School），该校 1929 年改名珀斯技术学院（Perth Technical College），其高等课程后来并入新校。

• Four people drove its establishment: Lesley Phillips, superintendent of technical education from 1943 to 1948, George Hayman, who held the same post from 1948 to 1962, T. L. Robertson, director of education, and Haydn Williams, director of technical education.推动建校的关键人物有四位：1943 至 1948 年任技术教育总监的 Lesley Phillips、1948 至 1962 年继任该职的 George Hayman、教育局长 T. L. Robertson 与技术教育局长 Haydn Williams。

• The Bentley campus was selected in 1962 on a former pine plantation laid out in the 1930s, and the Western Australian Institute of Technology was established in 1966 with the campus officially opened the same year.本特利校区 1962 年选定，校址原为 20 世纪 30 年代开辟的松林种植园，西澳工学院（Western Australian Institute of Technology）1966 年正式设立，校区同年启用。

• The first students enrolled in 1967, and Haydn Williams became the first director of the institute.学校 1967 年迎来首批学生，Haydn Williams 受任首任院长。

• In 1969 three further institutions were merged in: the Kalgoorlie School of Mines, opened in 1902, the Muresk Agricultural College, opened in 1926, and the physiotherapy and occupational therapy schools run at Shenton Park since the 1950s.1969 年又有三所院校并入：1902 年开办的卡尔古利矿业学校、1926 年开办的穆雷西克农业学院，以及 20 世纪 50 年代起设于谢顿公园的物理治疗与职业病治疗学校。

• Between 1966 and 1976 enrolment expanded from 2,000 to 10,000 students.1966 至 1976 年间，在校学生由 2000 人扩大到 10000 人。

• In December 1986 the Parliament of Western Australia passed the Western Australian Institute of Technology Amendment Act 1986, conferring university status on the institute.1986 年 12 月，西澳大利亚州议会通过《西澳工学院修正法 1986》，西澳工学院由此升格为大学。

• The new university took its name from John Curtin, and in 1987 Curtin University of Technology became both the third university in Western Australia and the first university of technology in Australia.新大学以约翰·科廷之名命名，1987 年科廷理工大学（Curtin University of Technology）成为西澳第三所大学，也是澳大利亚第一所理工大学。

• The upgrade sparked a debate over whether university status automatically brought federal university funding, which was resolved by the Dawkins reforms of Australian higher education.升格一度引发「取得大学地位是否自动获得联邦大学级拨款」之争，这一问题最终由道金斯主导的澳大利亚高等教育改革解决。

• By the mid-1990s enrolment had reached 20,000, making Curtin one of the largest universities in Australia.到 20 世纪 90 年代中期，在校学生达 20000 人，科廷跻身澳大利亚规模最大的大学之列。

• In 1993 Curtin founded a graduate business school on St Georges Terrace in the Perth central business district, moving it to Murray Street in 2002, building on its existing Master of Business Administration programme.1993 年科廷在珀斯市中心圣乔治台创办研究生商学院，2002 年迁至默里街，学院在既有工商管理硕士项目基础上发展而来。

• In 2005 Curtin and Murdoch University studied a possible merger, but on 7 November 2005 the two institutions announced that it would not go ahead.2005 年科廷与莫道克大学开展合并可行性研究，同年 11 月 7 日两校宣布合并事宜不成。

• Curtin opened its Singapore campus on 23 November 2008, its second offshore presence after Malaysia.科廷于 2008 年 11 月 23 日开设新加坡校区，这是其继马来西亚之后的第二个海外据点。

• In 2009 Curtin became the first university of the Australian Technology Network to be listed on the Academic Ranking of World Universities.2009 年科廷成为澳大利亚科技大学联盟中首个登上软科世界大学学术排名的高校。

• In 2010 the university dropped the suffix of Technology from its name and has operated as Curtin University since.2010 年学校去掉校名中的「of Technology」后缀，此后改称科廷大学（Curtin University）。

• Curtin Law School was established in 2012 and enrolled its first cohort of 120 students in the first semester of 2013.科廷法学院 2012 年设立，2013 年第一学期招收首届 120 名学生。

• The five-year medical programme of the Curtin Medical School won accreditation from the Australian Medical Council in 2016, and its first cohort began at Bentley in 2017.科廷医学院五年制医学课程 2016 年获澳大利亚医学委员会认证，首批学生 2017 年起在本特利校区就读。

• After the medical school admitted a full cohort in 2022, the federal government committed 20 million dollars in annual funding to it.2022 年医学院满额招生后，联邦政府承诺每年向其拨款 2000 万美元。

• The Midland Campus in the redeveloped Midland Workshops precinct was completed in 2019 and opened on 22 November 2019 as a clinical training base for medical sciences students.设于米德兰旧厂区再开发项目的米德兰校区 2019 年落成，同年 11 月 22 日启用，成为医学学生的临床训练基地。

• Curtin Business School received EQUIS accreditation in 2021 and also holds AACSB accreditation, although its AMBA accreditation was not renewed in 2014.科廷商学院 2021 年获 EQUIS 认证，并持有 AACSB 认证，其 AMBA 认证则于 2014 年未获续认。

• David Lock, a director in agribusiness and infrastructure, took office as chancellor on 1 April 2026, succeeding Vanessa Guthrie, while psychologist Harlene Hayne, appointed vice-chancellor in April 2021, was reappointed to serve through 2031.农商业与基础设施领域董事 David Lock 于 2026 年 4 月 1 日接任校监，前任为 Vanessa Guthrie，心理学家 Harlene Hayne 2021 年 4 月出任校长后再获续任至 2031 年。

• In October 2026 the state government announced it was developing a business case to merge Curtin University with Murdoch University and the University of Western Australia.2026 年 10 月，州政府宣布正研究将科廷大学与莫道克大学、西澳大学合并的论证方案。

Academics

• From 2007 the university's teaching and research were divided into five faculties, previously called divisions, each comprising a number of schools, and these schools were consolidated in 2020 during a period of staff cuts.自 2007 年起，学校的教学与研究分为五个学部（此前称「divisions」），学部下设若干学院，2020 年裁员期间各学院经过整合。

• The five faculties are Business and Law, Health Sciences, Humanities, Science and Engineering, and the Centre for Aboriginal Studies.五个学部分别为商学与法学部、健康科学部、人文学部、科学与工程学部，以及原住民研究中心。

• Business and Law brings together the Curtin Law School with schools of accounting, economics and finance, and of management and marketing.商学与法学部汇集科廷法学院与会计、经济与金融学院和管理与营销学院。

• Health Sciences includes the Curtin Medical School and the schools of allied health, nursing and population health.健康科学部设有科廷医学院及联合健康学院、护理学院与人口健康学院。

• Humanities includes the School of Design and the Built Environment, the School of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry and the School of Education.人文学部下设设计与建筑环境学院、媒体创意艺术与社会探究学院以及教育学院。

• Science and Engineering includes the Western Australian School of Mines, Minerals and Energy Engineering, and schools of civil and mechanical engineering, earth and planetary sciences, electrical engineering, computing and mathematical sciences, and molecular and life sciences.科学与工程学部下设西澳矿业学院（矿产与能源工程），以及土木与机械工程学院、地球与行星科学学院、电气工程与计算数学科学学院和分子与生命科学学院。

• The university runs more than 95 specialist centres across its faculties.学校各学部共设有 95 个以上专门研究中心。

• As of 2023 it enrolled 61,193 students, including 39,852 undergraduates, 9,617 coursework postgraduates and 1,897 research postgraduates.截至 2023 年，学校在读学生 61193 人，其中本科生 39852 人、课程型研究生 9617 人、研究型研究生 1897 人。

• In the same year the academic staff numbered 1,717 in full-time equivalent terms, supported by 2,103 administrative staff, for a workforce of 3,820.同年专任教师折合全时当量 1717 人，另有行政人员 2103 人，教职工合计 3820 人。

• Its operating budget was reported at 1.1 billion Australian dollars in 2023.学校 2023 年运营预算为 11 亿澳元。

• Curtin is a partner in the Western Australian Pregnancy Cohort, known as the Raine Study, one of the largest cohorts of pregnancy, childhood, adolescence and early adulthood anywhere in the world.科廷是西澳妊娠队列（Raine 研究）的合作方，该队列是全球规模最大的妊娠、童年、青少年与成年早期追踪研究之一。

• The Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre was established in 2012 with Bankwest, and its funding was renewed for a further three years in 2025.科廷与 Bankwest 银行 2012 年合作设立 Bankwest 科廷经济中心，2025 年该中心的资助安排再获三年续期。

• Curtin's creative writing staff and alumni have won the Miles Franklin Award seven times.科廷创意写作专业的教师与校友先后七次获得迈尔斯·富兰克林文学奖。

• Students take part in the satellite research of the Binar Space Programme, and in 2023 a final-year undergraduate in physics and engineering led the launch of a prototype satellite.学生参与 Binar 空间计划的卫星研究，2023 年一名物理与工程专业应届本科生主持发射了一颗原型卫星。

• Research income reached 87.5 million dollars in 2015, an increase on the previous year.2015 年学校科研收入达 8750 万美元，较上年增长。

• The university holds exchange agreements with 90 partner institutions in 20 countries.学校与 20 个国家的 90 所院校签有交流协议。

• In 2022 Curtin formed an international university alliance with the University of Aberdeen in Scotland and the University of Calgary in Canada.2022 年科廷与苏格兰阿伯丁大学、加拿大卡尔加里大学结成国际大学联盟。

Campus

• The main Bentley campus lies about six kilometres south-east of the Perth central business district, at Kent Street, Bentley, Western Australia 6102.主校区本特利校区位于珀斯市中心东南约 6 公里，地址为西澳大利亚州本特利肯特街（Kent Street），邮编 6102。

• The campus covers 116 hectares and was masterplanned in the 1960s by the public works architect Vin Davies, who laid out buildings and sports fields in a grid around the surviving plantation.校区占地 116 公顷，20 世纪 60 年代由公共工程建筑师 Vin Davies 主持规划，建筑与运动场围绕保留的种植园呈网格排布。

• The TL Robertson Library, the main library, opened in 1972, and its Brutalist building was redesigned by Hames Sharley with Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects in a refurbishment costing 60 million dollars from 2021.主图书馆 TL Robertson 图书馆 1972 年开馆，这座粗野主义风格的旧楼自 2021 年起由 Hames Sharley 与 Schmidt Hammer Lassen 建筑事务所主持耗资 6000 万美元的改建。

• The John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library holds a large collection of papers on John Curtin and further special collections, including the papers of John Dawkins, Geoff Gallop, Hazel Hawke and Carmen Lawrence.约翰·科廷总理图书馆藏有大量科廷相关文献，并收藏 John Dawkins、Geoff Gallop、Hazel Hawke 与 Carmen Lawrence 等人的专藏档案。

• The John Curtin Gallery, housed in building 200A, focuses on contemporary art, learning and research.约翰·科廷美术馆设于 200A 楼，以当代艺术、学习与研究为方向。

• The Hayman Theatre was established in 1973 as Hayman Hall for theatre arts students, was refurbished in 1977 with the Theatre Upstairs above the main stage, and moved to Building 302 in 2017.海曼剧院 1973 年以海曼礼堂之名创立，供戏剧艺术学生使用，1977 年改建并在主舞台上方增设「楼上剧院」，2017 年迁入 302 楼。

• Beyond Perth the university runs the Western Australian School of Mines at Kalgoorlie and micro-campuses at Esperance, Margaret River and Geraldton, where nursing is the only course offered.在珀斯以外，学校办有卡尔古利的西澳矿业学院，以及埃斯佩兰斯、玛格丽特河与杰拉尔顿的小型校区，其中杰拉尔顿仅开设护理课程。

• The campus has two bus stations connected to the Transperth network with a shuttle to Canning Bridge station on the Mandurah line, and the Curtin Central bus station opened in February 2019 with room for up to 80 bus services.校区设有两座巴士站接入 Transperth 公交网，并有接驳巴士通往曼杜拉线坎宁桥站，2019 年 2 月启用的科廷中央巴士站最多可停靠 80 条巴士线路。

• Construction of Curtin Exchange, the first phase of the 500 million dollar Greater Curtin master plan, began in September 2019 and provides housing for 900 students, a 60-room hotel, 38 apartments and 15 retail units.作为 5 亿澳元「大科廷」规划一期工程的科廷交流中心 2019 年 9 月开工，项目包括 900 名学生床位、一家 60 间客房的酒店、38 套公寓与 15 个零售单元。

Reputation

• Curtin University is placed 189th in the 2027 QS World University Rankings.科廷大学在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中位列第 189。

• It stands at 292nd, tied, in the 2027 Times Higher Education World University Rankings and in the 201 to 300 band of the 2026 Academic Ranking of World Universities.在 2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名中并列第 292，在 2026 年软科世界大学学术排名中处于 201 至 300 区间。

• In the 2025 to 2026 U. S. News and World Report Best Global Universities it placed 152nd, tenth in Australia, and the 2026 QS edition placed it 183rd, twelfth nationally.在 2025 至 2026 年《美国新闻与世界报道》全球最佳大学排名中位列第 152、澳大利亚第 10，2026 年 QS 排名则列第 183、国内第 12。

• The CWTS Leiden Ranking 2024 placed it 280th, twelfth nationally, while the Australian Financial Review Best Universities Ranking 2025 tied it at 22nd.2024 年 CWTS 莱顿排名列其第 280、国内第 12，2025 年《澳大利亚金融评论》最佳大学排名则并列第 22。

• OpenAlex records 95,706 works by the university that have drawn 5,686,479 citations.OpenAlex 收录学校论文 95706 篇，被引 5686479 次。

• Curtin counts no Nobel laureates among its staff or alumni, its highest-profile honours being the seven Miles Franklin Awards won by its creative writing community.科廷师生与校友中无人获得诺贝尔奖，学校最负盛名的荣誉是创意写作界先后七次获得的迈尔斯·富兰克林奖。

• As of 2020 it is the only university in Western Australia whose students have won the Postgraduate Student Gold Medal of the Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering.截至 2020 年，科廷是西澳唯一有学生获得澳大利亚核科学与工程研究所研究生金奖的高校。

• In the 2023 Employer Satisfaction Survey its graduates reached an overall employer satisfaction rate of 90.1 per cent.在 2023 年雇主满意度调查中，该校毕业生的总体雇主满意率达 90.1%。

• The 2023 Graduate Outcomes Survey recorded full-time employment of 80.9 per cent for undergraduates and 87.9 per cent for postgraduates, with initial salaries of 75,000 and 93,000 Australian dollars.2023 年毕业生就业调查显示，本科生与研究生全职就业率分别为 80.9% 与 87.9%，起薪分别为 75000 与 93000 澳元。

Student life

• The university's motto is Look ever forward.学校的校训为「Look ever forward」（永远向前）。

• Its colours are gold and black, its sports teams are known as the Carnabys, and its mascot is Carl the Carnaby.学校代表色为金色与黑色，校队名号为「Carnabys」，吉祥物为「Carl the Carnaby」。

• As of 2023 the Carnabys basketball teams play in the University Basketball League.截至 2023 年，Carnabys 篮球队参加大学篮球联赛（University Basketball League）。

• The Curtin Student Guild, founded in 1969 as the WAIT Student Guild, represents students through faculty, international, postgraduate and equity representatives and operates most campus food and beverage outlets.科廷学生公会 1969 年创立，时称西澳工学院学生公会，通过学部、国际、研究生与公平代表等渠道代表学生，并经营校内多数餐饮门店。

• The guild funds all student clubs and societies and runs the Toga Party in the first semester and the Grasslands Music Festival in the second.学生公会资助全部学生社团，并主办第一学期的「托加派对」（Toga Party）与第二学期的草原音乐节（Grasslands Music Festival）。

• The guild publishes Grok magazine, and its council is elected each September with the left-leaning ticket Illuminate currently holding a majority.学生公会出版《Grok》杂志，其理事会每年 9 月改选，目前左翼倾向的竞选团体 Illuminate 占多数席位。

• Curtin offers on-campus accommodation at five precincts managed by UniLodge: Kurrajong Village, Erica Underwood House, Guild House, Vickery House and St Catherine's College.科廷由 UniLodge 管理五处校内住宿区：Kurrajong Village、Erica Underwood House、Guild House、Vickery House 与 St Catherine's College。

• The men's football team competes in the Football West State League Division 2, while the women's team was one of the inaugural sides of the National Premier Leagues WA Women competition in 2020.科廷大学足球俱乐部男队参加西澳足球州级联赛乙组，女队则是 2020 年创立的西澳女子全国超级联赛的创始球队之一。

Notable people

• Haydn Williams, director of technical education before 1966, was the first director of the Western Australian Institute of Technology and a driving force behind its establishment.Haydn Williams 原任技术教育局长，是西澳工学院首任院长与建校核心推动者之一。

• George Hayman, superintendent of technical education from 1948 to 1962, pressed for the institute's creation and is commemorated by the Hayman Theatre on the Bentley campus.1948 至 1962 年任技术教育总监的 George Hayman 力主创建工学院，本特利校区的海曼剧院即以他命名。

• John Curtin, prime minister from 1941 to 1945, never taught at the university but is its namesake, and the John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library preserves his papers.1941 至 1945 年任总理的约翰·科廷并未在校任教，但学校以其命名，约翰·科廷总理图书馆保存着他的文献。

• Elizabeth Jolley joined WAIT in 1978 as a lecturer in creative writing, became professor of creative writing in 1998, and won the 1986 Miles Franklin Award for The Well.Elizabeth Jolley 1978 年入职西澳工学院任创意写作讲师，1998 年升任创意写作教授，以小说《The Well》获 1986 年迈尔斯·富兰克林奖。

• Kim Scott, professor of writing at Curtin from December 2011, won the Miles Franklin Award in 2000 for Benang and in 2011 for That Deadman Dance.2011 年 12 月起任科廷写作教授的 Kim Scott 以《Benang》与《That Deadman Dance》分获 2000 年与 2011 年迈尔斯·富兰克林奖。

• Tim Winton, who studied creative writing at WAIT and wrote his first novel there, won the Miles Franklin Award in 1984 for Shallows and in 1992 for Cloudstreet.曾在西澳工学院修读创意写作并在校期间完成首部小说的 Tim Winton，以《Shallows》与《Cloudstreet》分获 1984 年与 1992 年迈尔斯·富兰克林奖。

• Peter Newman, professor of sustainability at Curtin, is an environmental scientist known for his work on urban transport and resilient cities.科廷可持续发展教授 Peter Newman 是环境科学家，以城市交通与韧性城市研究著称。

• Michaelia Cash, a Curtin graduate, served as attorney-general of Australia and sits in the Senate.科廷校友 Michaelia Cash 曾任澳大利亚总检察长，现任联邦参议员。

• Priya Cooper, a Curtin graduate, won swimming gold at the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games.科廷校友 Priya Cooper 在 2000 年悉尼残奥会上获得游泳金牌。

• Musician John Butler, who studied at Curtin, founded the John Butler Trio.曾在科廷就读的音乐人 John Butler 创立了 John Butler Trio 乐队。

• Judy Davis, a Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning actor, and news presenter Natalie Barr of the Seven Network programme Sunrise are among its graduates.金球奖与艾美奖得主、演员 Judy Davis 与七号电视台《Sunrise》新闻主播 Natalie Barr 均为科廷校友。

• Martin Dougiamas, a computer science graduate, founded Moodle, the open-source learning platform used by universities worldwide.计算机科学专业校友 Martin Dougiamas 创立了开源学习平台 Moodle，该平台为全球高校广泛采用。