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For the fifth year in a row, ECU has received the top undergraduate teaching quality ranking of all 37 public universities in Australia.
ECU was also the top-ranked public university in Australia for undergraduate skills development for the sixth year in a row.
In the 2021 Good Universities Guide, ECU graduates have given us a 5-star rating for teaching quality, skills development, student support, learning resources, learner engagement and overall student experience.
The 5-star rating for teaching quality has now been achieved for 14 straight years.
Read more about the Good Universities Guide.
ECU has been ranked number 9 in the world for Quality Education and is in the top 100 overall in the 2020 Times Higher Education (THE) Impact rankings, showing how the global higher education sector is working towards the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals.
Read more about the THE Impact Rankings
ECU has been ranked in the world's top 100 universities under 50 years old in the 2020 Times Higher Education (THE) Young Universities Rankings, THE World University Rankings.
Online study is delivered via our virtual learning environment called 'Blackboard'.
Your student email account is used for most correspondence, e.g. exam information or unit updates from course coordinators and tutors.
If you're not too far from an ECU campus, you can also access campus facilities and learning support services.
If not, some support services can still be accessed online.
You can purchase text books, uniforms and name badges online from The School Locker.
Resources are also available to online students via the ECU Library.
Our library databases and online catalogue enable you to conduct research online.
And if you live more than 50km from an ECU campus, Library staff can provide you with copies of journal articles and books, including posting publications to your home address.
You can register your attendance at one of our examination centre locations using 'SIMO', our Student Information Management Online system.
If you live further then 80km from an examination centre, you simply need to nominate someone to supervise your exams and you can do them at home.
SIMO is also your 'go to' place for enrolling in units, checking unit results and looking up exam timetables.
At ECU you can study online degrees, diplomas and even some doctorates.
Some of our courses are ideal for distance study as they're completely online.
Others, like Engineering or Paramedicine for example, have practical, hands-on units that require you to spend some time on-campus and/or on an industry-specific placement.
Theory-based units can be completed online to complement the ones you have to complete on-campus.
Your lecturers will use our 'Blackboard' system to teach your online units.
All units have a site on Blackboard where you can access unit plans and materials, as well as your lecturer's contact details.
Here, you can submit assignments and view your marks for completed ones.
For an increasing number of units, you can also listen to recordings of the lectures – it's just like being there.
Blackboard also features a discussion board, wiki, blogs, journals and ePortfolios.
Our future student events include a mix of on-campus and online sessions designed to help you decide what to study at ECU.
If you prefer paper over pixels, please download one of our guides.
Scholarships recognise those whose life journey may have been challenging, as well as students who've shown outstanding academic excellence and endeavour.
A scholarship can help you realise your ambitions by paying for fees, text books and living expenses.
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