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8 unusual facts about University of Western Sydney


47 Tucanae

In December 2008, Ragbir Bhathal of the University of Western Sydney claimed the detection of a strong laser-like signal from the direction of 47 Tucanae.

Babette Bensoussan

Apart from her active business responsibilities, Babette has taught Competitive Intelligence at both the Sydney Graduate School of Management, University of Western Sydney and at Bond University in the undergraduate business and MBA programs.

Francis Vaiotu

Francis has a Diploma in Community Welfare from TAFE and a Bachelor of Health Science PDHPE degree from the University of Western Sydney.

HMAS Nirimba

The University of Western Sydney, Nirimba Campus now occupy the site, which was also the scene of dress rehearsals for the 2000 Olympic Games opening ceremony.

Jane R. Goodall

She currently lectures in drama at the School of Community Arts, University of Western Sydney.

Puisi Tak Terkuburkan

Anne Rutherford, a senior lecturer on cinema studies at the University of Western Sydney, notes that Puisi Tak Terkuburkan was the first Indonesian movie to discuss the 1965–1966 communist purge.

Shannon Cole

In 2003, He studied drama at the University of Western Sydney for 1.5 years before putting degree on hold to pursue a football career.

Yogesh Mittal

Immediately after school he was sent to Australia for further studies in economics at University of Western Sydney, Nepean, Australia.


Ed Husic

Husic was raised in Western Sydney and was educated at Blacktown South Public School, Mitchell High School and the University of Western Sydney, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Applied Communications.

James Cook University School of Medicine and Dentistry

It was the first of a wave of new medical schools that were accredited under the Howard Government that include the University of Western Sydney, Notre Dame, and Griffith University.

Karyn Paluzzano

Paluzzano was awarded a Master of Education by Nepean College of Advanced Education (now the University of Western Sydney), a Bachelor of Education and Diploma of Teaching (Distinction), and an Associate Diploma in Medical Radiography.

Shunya Yoshimi

He was a visiting fellow of El Colegio de México (1993), Ecole des Hautes Etudes Sciences Sociales (1998), University of Western Sydney (1999), and University of Queensland (2000).


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