WSU, formerly the University of Western Sydney, is an Australian multi-campus university in the Greater Western region of Sydney. It is a provider of undergraduate, postgraduate and higher research degrees with campuses in Bankstown, Blacktown, Campbelltown, Hawkesbury, Parramatta, and Penrith. It is currently ranked in the top 400 in the world in the 2019 THE World University Rankings and 19th in Australia in 2019.
The university in its current form was founded in 1989 under the terms of the University of Western Sydney Act, 1988, which created a federated network university with an amalgamation between the Nepean College of Advanced Education and the Hawkesbury Agricultural College. The Macarthur Institute of Higher Education was incorporated in the university in 1989, and in 2001 the University of Western Sydney was restructured as a single multi-campus university rather than as a federation. In 2015, the university underwent a rebranding which resulted in a change in name from the University of Western Sydney to Western Sydney University.
You can get a head start on your path to Western by studying at The College. As the official pathways provider to WSU, The College offers a wide range of University Foundation Studies and Diploma programs to help you on your way to achieving your tertiary education and career dreams. On successful completion of one of its programs, you will receive guaranteed entry to WSU, and with flexible entry requirements, they will find a program that best suits your qualification and experience.
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- Western Sydney University is a world-class university, globally recognised for its research strengths and innovations in teaching.
- Top 2% in the world in Times Higher Education World University Rankings, and among world’s Top 400 Universities.
- Ranked 71 in the world among universities under 50 years old in Times Higher Education World University Rankings.
- NSW highest rated university for employer satisfaction
- 85% of the University’s assessed research has been ranked at world class or better in the 2018 Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) evaluation.
- Ranked among Top 20 of Australian Universities.
