Curtin University is an Australian university

University

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 based in Perth

Perth, Western Australia

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, Western Australia

Western Australia

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, with additional campuses in regional Western Australia and at Miri

Miri

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 (Sarawak

Sarawak

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, Malaysia), Sydney and Singapore. It was established in 1966 as the Western Australian Institute of Technology, and its present name, adopted in 1987, honours John Curtin

John Curtin

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, the Prime Minister of Australia

Prime Minister of Australia

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 between 1941 and 1945.

As at 2010, the university had a student enrolment of 46,634 with a FTE of 33,509, of whom 19,872 were onshore or offshore international students, and employed a staff of 3,020 (exclusive of casual and sessional academic staff).
Prior to 1985, Curtin University was called the Western Australian Institute of Technology (WAIT).