Charles Darwin University

Charles Darwin University was established in 1951 as the University offering the territory’s first adult education classes where supervised study classes were provided for apprentices, as well as typing, shorthand, French and subjects for public service examinations. Earlier known as the Northern Territory University, it came to be known by its present name in the year 2003 after its merger with the Alice Springs’ Centralian College becoming the only Australian university to offer the full spectrum of education options from senior secondary through to Vocational Education Training, undergraduate and postgraduate degree programs. The University offers a fresh approach to training, education, research and knowledge application and aspires to be recognized internationally as a centre of excellence in Indigenous and cross cultural knowledge, tropical knowledge and desert knowledge.

Charles Darwin University caters to more than 18,000 students in Australia’s...

Charles Darwin University was established in 1951 as the University offering the territory’s first adult education classes where supervised study classes were provided for apprentices, as well as typing, shorthand, French and subjects for public service examinations. Earlier known as the Northern Territory University, it came to be known by its present name in the year 2003 after its merger with the Alice Springs’ Centralian College becoming the only Australian university to offer the full spectrum of education options from senior secondary through to Vocational Education Training, undergraduate and postgraduate degree programs. The University offers a fresh approach to training, education, research and knowledge application and aspires to be recognized internationally as a centre of excellence in Indigenous and cross cultural knowledge, tropical knowledge and desert knowledge.

Charles Darwin University caters to more than 18,000 students in Australia’s tropical north and central desert regions drawn from the local area, across Australia and overseas, consisting of Indigenous and international students. With international students from over fifty countries students have the opportunity to study in a multicultural environment that adds richness to their international experience.