Curtin University, Public university in Bentley, Perth, Australia
Curtin University is a public higher education institution in Bentley, a suburb southeast of Perth in Western Australia. The main site extends across 116 hectares (287 acres) with numerous faculty buildings, research centers, libraries, and residential halls for students.
The origin lies in Perth Technical College, which opened in 1900 and later became the Western Australian Institute of Technology. The shift to full university structure occurred in 1987 with renaming after John Curtin, a former prime minister.
The campus includes several sandstone buildings from the early decades alongside modern glass towers, showing different construction phases. Students from over 130 countries use the public spaces, so you hear many languages on the pathways and in the cafeterias.
Visitors reach the site via several bus lines that run from Perth center in about 25 minutes. Main pathways are paved and flat, wheelchair access is provided in most buildings through ramps or elevators.
An on-site observatory on the campus is occasionally open to visitors and offers telescope views of the southern night sky. The building complex also houses a small art museum that displays rotating exhibitions and is freely accessible on weekdays.
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