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www.jcu.edu.au/international

Creating a brighter future for life in the tropics worldwide

www.jcu.edu.au/international

About JCU

Founded 1970, named after famous British explorer

Tri-campus university with offerings in Australia and Singapore

Comprehensive university – over 300 courses

Diverse student body – over 18,000 students

Over 5,000 students from 100 different countries

Ranked in Top 4% of universities world-wide (Shanghai Jiao Tong, 2011)

Our Campuses TownsvilleOver 12,000 students on campusOver 1,500 international studentsActive campus environmentExtensive research facilitiesOn campus accommodation

CairnsOver 4,000 students on campusOver 300 international studentsUnique rainforest settingModern campus and teaching facilitiesAbundant accommodation nearby

SingaporeOver 2,000 students on campusJCU’s first offshore campus in AsiaDegrees in Business, Hospitality Tourism, IT and PsychologyFast track trimestersTransferrable to Australia

JCU CoursesA comprehensive selection of exciting and career-relevant courses at undergraduate, postgraduate (coursework and research), PhD level and Study Abroad (semester/year).

Study areas include:Accounting / EconomicsAllied HealthArts and Social SciencesBusiness and LawCreative/New Media ArtsEarth and Environmental ScienceEducationEngineeringHealth and Molecular ScienceInformation TechnologyMarine Biology/Science/Tropical BiologyMedicine and DentistryTourism

Research at JCU

Research Strengths Marine Science Earth Science Climate Change Tropical Biology and Conservation Biotechnology and Molecular Sciences People, Identity, Place – intellectual, social,

economic and cultural dynamics

Research Stations and Facilities Cyclone Structural Testing Centre Daintree Rainforest Observatory Orpheus Island Research Station Paluma Field Station Research Vessel James Kirby

Creating a brighter futurewww.jcu.edu.au

A network of seven Australian Universities

Operating in over 35 locations across Australia

Charles Darwin UniversityFlinders UniversityGriffith UniversityJames Cook UniversityLa Trobe UniversityMurdoch UniversityThe University of Newcastle

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Teaching over 150,000 students each year, including 34,000 international students from more than 120 countries

Creating opportunities through collaboration and partnership

We undertake high quality cross-disciplinary research of national and international standing

Our research is recognised for its impact and relevance to critical national and international challenges

Each member has their individual areas of research expertise.

Our combined research strengths include:• Climate change, energy, water and the environment• Social inclusion, Indigenous research,• Health; and • Biomedical applications of molecular science