A global university with its heart in the NT

Charles Darwin University (CDU) is founded on 50 years of delivering tertiary education in the Northern Territory. CDU is the NT's largest tertiary institution and plays a vital role in our local community. Did you know that one in every 15 Territorians studied a course at CDU in 2010?

CDU was formed in 2003 through a merger between the Northern Territory University, Alice Springs-based Centralian College, NT Rural College in Katherine and the Menzies School of Health Research.

Today, the University has campuses in Casuarina, Palmerston, Alice Springs, Katherine and Nhulunbuy, and training centres in Jabiru, Tennant Creek and Yulara.

CDU is a young university that offers a fresh approach to education, training, research and knowledge application. As a multi-sector education provider, CDU provides pathways for students, from school-based vocational training through to advanced research degrees.

Our students come from around Australia and overseas, consisting of Indigenous and international students, school leavers, and adult learners returning to study.

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Local research, global impact

Charles Darwin University is a research-intensive university. Our research activity, which is commonly undertaken through partnerships and aliances with other universities and researchers nationally and internationally, reflects the cultural and biological diversity of the Northern Territory.

Our research is grouped under:

• tropcial knowledge
• desert knowledge
• Indigenous knowledge
• South-east Asian studies

Our research is recognised both nationally and internationally. CDU is one of seven members in Australia's Innovative Research Universities, through which the members direct their expert knowledge, capabilites and resources to enhance the outcomes of higher education.

The research excellence of CDU is recognised in a new international ranking of universities. The Spain-based SCImago Institutions 2009 World Report published the first index of institutions that are active in research. The report ranked CDU in the top five Australian universities.

About 25 per cent of all research carried out across the Territory is undertaken by CDU. The University was awarded five stars for research intensivity in the Good Universities Guide 2010.

Indigenous students succeed at CDU

Charles Darwin University is committed to supporting Indigenous students to undertake university study. In 2010, about 20 per cent of our students were Indigenous - that's one in every five students. We provide support services for our Indigenous students, alternative entry programs and training centres in remote areas.

• Indigenous Academic Support Unit
• Indigenous Alternative Entry Program
• Courses - Indigenous and Australian studies at CDU
  
  

 

Now you don't have to leave the Territory to become a doctor...

In partnership with Flinders University, Charles Darwin University is now offering the NT Medical Program. This means Territorians can study medicine at home - without leaving the Territory. This partnership adds to the long standing reputation CDU has in teaching nurses, pharmacists, psychologists and other health professionals.

In 2011, three new degrees are being offered and programs are being developed to ensure important areas, such as Indigenous health, have NT-trained professionals in future years.

• Bachelor of Clinical Sciences
• Bachelor of Health Science
• Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science
• CDU Medical Laboratory Science Scholarships
• Undergraduate Medicine & Health Sciences Admission Test (UMAT)
• Graduate Australian Medical School Admissions Test (GAMSAT)
• Medicine and health courses available in Semester 1, 2011