Western Sydney University

About Western Sydney University

Western Sydney University is a public university serving Greater Western Sydney. It was founded on 1 January 1989 as the University of Western Sydney, a federation formed from the Nepean College of Advanced Education and the Hawkesbury Agricultural College, with the Macarthur Institute of Higher Education joining soon after. The federated colleges were merged into a single multi-campus university around 2000, and the present name was adopted in 2015.

Its campuses are spread across the region, including Parramatta, Penrith, Campbelltown, Bankstown, Blacktown, Liverpool, Hawkesbury at Richmond, and a city site in Sydney. An overseas campus opened at Surabaya in Indonesia in 2023. The university is known for its regional engagement, an Indigenous education centre, a medical school established in 2007, and research strengths such as the Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, forensic science, and interpreting and translation training at Bankstown.

Founded

1989

Campuses

Parramatta (NSW), Penrith (NSW), Campbelltown (NSW), Bankstown (NSW), Blacktown (NSW), Liverpool (NSW), Hawkesbury, Richmond (NSW), Sydney city (NSW)

Network

Innovative Research Universities

Known for

Greater Western Sydney focusEnvironmental research at HawkesburyMedical schoolInterpreting and translation courses

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