James Cook University Australia 

James Cook University is recognized internationally as Australia’s leading tropical research university and is ranked in the top 4% of universities* in the world for academic and research performance.  

The University was established in Townsville in 1970 and has grown into a multi-campus university with sites located in Townsville, Cairns, Brisbane and Singapore.  

James Cook University Singapore 

Established in 2003, the Singapore campus is a direct offshore campus of the parent University. At James Cook University, we focus on providing high quality education that is both rewarding and fulfilling for our students. 

Courses are offered in Singapore at the pre-university, undergraduate and post graduate levels. The programs to be offered here mirror the standard and quality of the programs conducted in Australia.  This ensures that the qualifications acquired through JCU Singapore, are the same as those acquired in any state-owned university in Australia with the same standing and reputation that is recognized internationally and throughout Australia. Furthermore students in JCU Singapore can complete the program faster than their peers back in the main campus. This is possible because of our trimester basis in Singapore. 

*The Academic Ranking of World Universities, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 2008. 

Achievements

• Now ranked in the top 4% universities in the world for academic and research performance based on  The Academic Ranking of World Universities, Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
• Membership of Innovation Research Universities Australia (IRUA), one of the three university alliances recognized by the peak body Universities Australia
• Won 7 Australia Learning and Teaching Council (CALC) citations for excellence in 2008; only 5 other Australian universities received more than 7 citations
• Achieved international recognition in areas of marine science, ecology, tourism and public health. It ranks first in the world for publications on coral reef ecology, equal first in the world for academic leadership in tourism, is one of only 15 Australian universities to be ranked in the Shanghai Jiao Tong top 500, and one of only 13 Ranked in the Taiwanese HEEAC top 500.
• According to Thomson Reuters Essential Science Indictors (ESI), the university rank 44 in the top 50 Most Cited Research Institutions in the world for environment and ecology research
• Winner of the Queensland Tourism Award 2007 for Tourism Education and Training category.
• Winner of the Premier of Queensland’s Export Award for Education for the 2 years in a row (2006 & 2007)
• The Singapore became the first Australian university to achieve Singapore Quality Class for Private Education Organisations (SQC-PEO) accreditation by the Singapore government in 2008
• The Singapore campus has been named as the top three private educational organizations in the AsiaOne’s People’s Choice Awards in 2009