Curtin University Malaysia

Curtin Malaysia was the first foreign university campus established in East Malaysia (in 1999). It is located in Miri, Sarawak, and is the first and largest offshore campus of the Curtin University of Technology. Curtin is ranked in the top 1% of universities worldwide in the highly regarded Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) 2020 and has received a five-star overall excellence rating in the QS Stars rating. In addition, it is one of only eight tertiary institutions in Malaysia which is granted self-accreditation status by the Ministry.

Curtin offers a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses in business, humanities, engineering, science, and technology. Additionally, the courses at a pre-university level that feed directly into undergraduate programs are also available. Curtin provides students with the opportunity to excel in the fields of accounting, finance, business administration, applied geology, petroleum engineering, environmental engineering, software engineering, cybersecurity, and media studies. Research activities are of prime concern at Curtin and it is evident from a number of ultra-modern science and engineering labs, including Chemical, Geotechnical, and Structural Engineering labs, as well as laboratories for Electrical Power, Electronics, Communications, Embedded Systems, Networking, Renewable Energy and Geophysics.

Curtin has always prioritized the innovation of technology, with reference to that it has introduced the distributed learning spaces for web-based instruction, live-stream video conferencing, face-to-face classroom time, and other blends of automated and traditional educational models. This allows the university to reach learners in multiple geographical locations.