Murdoch University

Murdoch University was established in 1973 as a research university. It was named after Sir Walter Murdoch, a prominent Australian academic and essayist famous for his intelligence, wit, and humanity, and Murdoch strives to live up to Sir Walter’s vision. The university is committed to the pursuit of excellence and has achieved an international reputation for the quality of its teaching and research.
Location
The University is located approximately 20 minutes by car (nine miles) from Perth’s city center and 10 minutes by car (five miles) from the port city of Fremantle. Murdoch makes a difference – many of Murdoch’s research projects have resulted in benefits to society, including plant disease control, animal health, clean air, waste treatment, and environmental technology. The University takes pride in the fact that it has some of the best-qualified academic staff in Australia. With a student population of 14,000, Murdoch is able to support excellent staff-student relations, yet is able to provide state-of-the-art facilities, excellent student services, and a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses ranging from bachelor degrees to masters and PhD’s.
Academic Highlights
Getting an education is one of the most important decisions you will make. An excellent standard of teaching is a very important factor in
determining where you will choose to study. As a highly ranked teaching campus in Australia, with a ranking in the Top 500 Universities in the world and the Top 100 in the Asia Pacific region, Murdoch can certainly offer you the best education possible. International students need to know that at Murdoch University, we work at incorporating their ‘life experience’ from their own culture into their new living and study environment. Choices about where to live, the friends to be made, and courses of study, are just as important to Murdoch University as they are to you. Murdoch will enable you to maximize your university education and can offer opportunities that will make your study experience in Australia a truly memorable and worthwhile event.
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