Western Sydney University

Western Sydney University

Former name	University of Western Sydney (1989–2015)
Motto	Unlimited [1]
Type	Public research university
Established	1 January 1989; 35 years ago (1989-01-01)[2]
Accreditation	TEQSA
Academic affiliations	Utrecht Network (AEN) IRU IAU TNEU AAL AACSB AIPS AMC ACS EA CPA UA
Budget	A$891.32 million (2022)[3]
Chancellor	Jennifer Westacott, AO[4]
Vice-Chancellor	George Williams, AO[5]
Total staff	2,683 regular (2022)[3] 1,889 casual (2022)[3]
Students	47,146 (2022)[6]
Undergraduates	38,113 (2022)[6]
Postgraduates	7,198 coursework (2022) 1,388 research (2022)[6]
Other students	447 (2022)[6]
Location	Greater Western Sydney , New South Wales , Australia[7]
Campus	Metropolitan with multiple sites, 1,713.5 hectares (4,234 acres)
Colours	Crimson, white and black
Sporting affiliations	UniSport EAEN
Mascot	Doug the Duck[8]
Website	westernsydney.edu.au

Western Sydney University, formerly the University of Western Sydney, is an Australian multi-campus public research university in the Greater Western region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

The university in its current form was founded in 1989 as a federated network university with an amalgamation between the Nepean College of Advanced Education and the Hawkesbury Agricultural College.^[9] The Macarthur Institute of Higher Education was incorporated in the university in 1989. In 2001, the University of Western Sydney was restructured as a single multi-campus university rather than as a federation. In 2015, the university underwent a rebranding which resulted in a change in name from the University of Western Sydney to Western Sydney University. It is a provider of undergraduate, postgraduate, and higher research degrees with campuses in Bankstown, Blacktown, Campbelltown, Hawkesbury, Liverpool, Parramatta, Penrith, and Surabaya.