Charles Sturt University is the largest regionally based university in Australia, enrolling over 43,000 students from across Australia and more than 110 countries around the world. Charles Sturt is a leader in online-supported distance learning and the largest and most experienced provider of courses delivered by innovative online education. We offer one of the most comprehensive suites of courses of any university in the country, with the majority of our professional programs delivered in areas of identified national and regional labour market skill shortages.
Our campuses in Albury-Wodonga, Bathurst, Canberra, Dubbo, Goulburn, Orange, Parramatta, Port Macquarie and Wagga Wagga serve the distinct needs of regional communities from northern New South Wales (NSW) to central Victoria, while our Charles Sturt Study Centres in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane provide on-campus education to international students in a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs. We also deliver programs internationally in collaboration with leading partner institutions in Europe and Asia, as well as through online education.
At Charles Sturt, we believe in making a difference. We are proud of our international research across many disciplines, including agricultural science, horticultural production, food and wine sciences, crop and pasture production, veterinary science, animal production, education, curriculum and pedagogy, environmental science, applied ethics, philosophy, religious studies, criminology, nursing and marketing. The University's researchers work in consultation and collaboration with end users, industry, the professions and communities for the public good.
Charles Sturt has a proud tradition of delivering high-quality research that creates new knowledge, benefits people's lives, enhances the profitability of regional industries and helps communities grow and flourish. Our academics are proven experts in their fields, and our research connections span the globe.
Research is focused through four Research Centres:
Through our Higher Degree by Research Programs, Charles Sturt is training the next generation of researchers and professionals who use critical thinking and seek to influence the world for the better. We believe wisdom transforms communities. With tenacity, we help to shape resilient, sustainable regions for the future. Together, our diversity and unique perspectives will create a world worth living in.
We are a university of the land and people of our regions. True to the character of regional Australia we have gumption, we have soul and we collaborate with others.
We develop holistic, far-sighted people who help their communities grow and flourish.
Acknowledging the culture and insight of Indigenous Australians, CSU's ethos is described by this phrase from the Wiradjuri, the traditional custodians of the land of our original campuses, Yindyamarra Winhanganha, meaning the wisdom of respectfully knowing how to live well in a world worth living in.
Our ethos is underpinned by four values:
These values are the principles and aspirations that guide our decision making and underpin our ways of working. By living these values, we want to make this a world worth living in. As a university we strive to understand people and the world; to embrace our differences and recognise the strength and value of working together; to make a difference in society through the work we do; and to lead for a bright and sustainable future.
Our aim is to build skills and knowledge in our regions. We offer choice and flexibility to students and work hand-in-hand with our industries and communities in teaching, research and engagement. Growing from our historical roots, we share our knowledge and expertise as a significant regional export industry, and we bring strength and learning from this back to our regions.
We are a market-oriented university and express our intent through our goal to be the dominant provider of higher education for on-campus students in our regions and in Australian online higher education.
Charles Sturt is committed to delivering the highest standards of governance and to fostering a culture of accountability and transparency, to assure our stakeholders of our strategic focus, operational performance and institutional sustainability.