The University of Western Australia
Perth, Australia
- 1911
- Founded
- #77 Globally (
- Global Rank
- 28,500+
- Total Students
- 24%
- International Students
- 321
- Programs
About The University of Western Australia
The University of Western Australia (UWA) is a world-top-80 comprehensive research university situated in Perth, Western Australia. Founded in 1911 by Sir John Winthrop Hackett, UWA is a member of the Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) and the Matariki Network of Universities. Its picturesque Crawley campus features heritage-listed Romanesque limestone architecture, lush botanic gardens, and the iconic Sunken Garden. UWA is internationally renowned for producing Australia's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Professors Barry Marshall and Robin Warren) and excels in Mineral & Mining Engineering (#7 globally), Agricultural Sciences, Marine Biology, Anatomy, Clinical Medicine, and Law. Degrees carry full statutory accreditation from Engineers Australia, the Australian Computer Society (ACS), the Legal Practice Board of Western Australia, AACSB, and EQUIS.
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Perth, Australia
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