Why Study in Perth?

Edith Cowan University welcomes international students wishing to study in Australia who aren't Australian citizens or permanent residents.

We're one of the world's best young universities¹, with almost 6,000 international students who've chosen to study in Perth.

And we've been ranked Australia's top public university for teaching quality and one of the best for student experience.

ECU is based in Perth, Western Australia, a vibrant, sophisticated and safe city that's regularly rated in the top 10 in the world for liveability².

More recently, Perth has been rated the world's #2 city for friendliness³.

Perth's weather is arguably the best in Australia too. We enjoy the most days of sunshine of all of our major cities.

The mild Mediterranean climate, endless blue skies and brilliant beaches are hard to beat!

¹Source: Times Higher Education 2018 Young University rankings.
²Source: The Economist's annual liveability survey.
³Source: Conde Nast Friendliest Cities in the World 2017.

We’re closer than you think

Perth has the same or similar time zone as many Asian cities.

We’re also the closest Australian capital to cities in Asia, Africa, and Europe.

Perth -3 hours

Pakistan
Turkmenistan
Azerbaijan
Tajikistan

Perth -2.5 hours

India
Sri Lanka

Perth -2 hours

Bangladesh
Bhutan

Perth -1 hour

Vietnam
Indonesia
Mongolia
Laos

Same time zone

China
Indonesia
Philippines
Brunei
Malaysia
Singapore
Hong Kong

Perth +1 hour

Japan
Indonesia
South Korea

Why Choose ECU

Why choose ECU?

So many answers, so little space. Here are three good reasons...

Choose quality

Australia’s top public university for teaching quality.

Choose consistency

Rated 5 stars for teaching quality - 12 years in a row!

Choose recognised

One of the world’s top young universities.

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Hear what some of our international students have to say about their ECU experience.

Perth is Australia’s most multicultural city, with around 35% of its citizens being born in another country.

This YouTube playlist features ECU students from all over the world talking about what it’s like studying at our university and living in multicultural Perth.

Study Areas

What can you study here?

To help our students with a career direction, we group similar fields of work into study areas.

Within each study area below you can choose an undergraduate or postgraduate degree. And within most degree courses, you can choose your speciality, or major subject.