Institute’s Name

James Cook University

Country

Australia

Institute’s Name(Chinese)

詹姆斯库克大学

Website

www.isc.jcu.edu.au

Address                    

International Student Centre, Townsville,    Queensland

Postal Code

4811

Contact person

Ailsa Lamont

Title

Marketing Manager

Telephone

00 61 7 4781 5601

Fax

0061 7 4781 4255

E-mail

internationalstudentcentre@jcu.edu.au

Year of Establishment: 1970

Academic level: (University, College, High School, Language School, Vocational institution…etc): University

Major area of professions/programs : Business, IT, Engineering, Marine Sciences, Education, Health Sciences, the Arts

Current accreditation status in the local educational authority: Fully accredited

[Source of Information]: CRICOS (Australian Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students

Currently approved to issue academic degrees? YES

[Approved by]: Australian Department of Education, Science and Training

Number of on board students:

13,000

The ratio of Faculty Staff to students:

20 to 1

Ratio of international students to Chinese students:

24 to 1

Institution Description

JCU is among the top 13 universities in Australia, according to the rankings published by the Shanghai Jiao Tong University Institute of Higher Education in 2003.

As a comprehensive university, JCU offers a first class education in business, information technology, engineering, social sciences, education, the arts, or any of over 170 undergraduate or 120 postgraduate courses. For a full list see: www.jcu.edu.au/courses/offered

JCU has its main campuses in the North Queensland cities of Townsville and Cairns, as well as in Singapore. Selected Business and IT programs can also be studied in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

JCU’s UniGateway program also provides school leavers with the English language and academic skills they need to enter full JCU university degrees.