Edith Cowan University#Campuses

File:Edith Cowan, 1921.jpgIn 1847, the General Board of Education was established to oversee school development in the Swan River Colony. After becoming the Central Board of Education, it was superseded by the then-called Education Department in 1893, which classified schools, graded teachers, defined teachers' positions, implemented a salary scale for teachers, abolished school fees, provided for co-educational schools and made attendance compulsory for children between the ages of six and 14.{{Cite web |date= |title=The Collection – Education and School Records |url=http://www.sro.wa.gov.au/collection/education.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060819011654/http://www.sro.wa.gov.au/collection/education.asp |archive-date=19 August 2006 |access-date=19 July 2022 |website=State Records Office of Western Australia |language=en-AU}} At this time, the Education Department had "external study" for student teachers, where they taught in the classroom while studying for examinations set by the Department.{{Cite web |date= |title=Records & Archives Management Services – Edith Cowan University |url=http://www.ecu.edu.au/GPPS/rams/Holdings.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218131201/http://www.ecu.edu.au/GPPS/rams/Holdings.html |archive-date=18 February 2012 |access-date=19 July 2022 |website=Office of Governance Services – Edith Cowan University |language=en-AU}}

The origins of Edith Cowan University date back to 1902 with the establishment of the Claremont Teachers College, the first tertiary institution in Western Australia.{{Cite web |date=17 August 2020 |title=The making of a university – ECU Newsroom |url=https://www.ecu.edu.au/newsroom/articles/campus-and-community/the-making-of-a-university |access-date=19 July 2022 |website=Edith Cowan University |language=en-AU |quote=ECU is both WA's youngest university as well as the State's oldest tertiary institution, with roots reaching back to 1902 and the establishment of the Claremont Teachers College. }}{{Dead link|date=February 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Students could gain qualifications through studying at the College, which remained the only place one could do this until the 1950s when the Churchlands and Graylands colleges opened. The function of teacher education did not pass into the university sector until the 1980s. The former Claremont campus is on land between Goldsworthy, Princess and Bay Roads in the western Perth suburb of Claremont.{{Cite web |date=December 2016 |title=Claremont campus map |url=https://www.cm.uwa.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/3073055/Claremont-numerical.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220308155550/https://www.cm.uwa.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/3073055/Claremont-numerical.pdf |archive-date=8 March 2022 |archive-format=PDF |access-date=19 July 2022 |website=The University of Western Australia |language=en-AU |type=PDF}} It is a large two storey limestone building set in extensive grounds, with a distinctive square crenellated tower, and was entered in the Register of the National Estate in 1987.{{Cite web |date=31 December 2016 |title=Heritage Council – State Heritage Office |url=http://inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au/Public/Inventory/Details/0eeae986-3eaf-4dc8-b1a0-790df37eff69 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629024107/http://inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au/Public/Inventory/Details/0eeae986-3eaf-4dc8-b1a0-790df37eff69 |archive-date=29 June 2020 |access-date=19 July 2022 |website=State Register of Heritage Places |publisher=Heritage Council of Western Australia |language=en-AU}}

Over time, other teacher training colleges were formed, including Graylands Teachers College (GTC) in 1955, the Western Australian Secondary Teachers College (WASTC) in 1967 that was renamed Nedlands College of Advanced Education (NCAE) on 1 January 1979, Mount Lawley Teachers College (MLTC) in 1970 and Churchlands Teachers College in 1972.{{cite web |date=16 August 2010 |title=History of Edith Cowan University and its Predecessor Institutions |url=http://www.ecu.edu.au/GPPS/rams/history.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315220856/http://www.ecu.edu.au/GPPS/rams/history.html |archive-date=15 March 2012 |access-date=16 August 2010 |website=Edith Cowan University |language=en-AU}} The Graylands Teachers College in 1977 was recommended by the Commonwealth Government for closure at the end of 1979, to be merged into Churchlands, Mount Lawley and Claremont.{{Cite book |year=1977 |title=Report on the Future of Graylands Teachers College |url=https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED194031.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150424195349/https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED194031.pdf |archive-date=24 April 2015 |archive-format=PDF |access-date=19 July 2022 |publisher=Western Australia Post Secondary Education Commission, Nedlands |language=en-AU |type=PDF |isbn=0-7244-6512-X |oclc=220331278}}

On 11 December 1981, the Claremont Teachers College, Nedlands College of Advanced Education, Mount Lawley College of Advanced Education and Churchlands College of Advanced Education amalgamated to form the Western Australian College of Advanced Education (WACAE, or colloquially wacky),{{Cite web |year=1986 |title=General Information – Western Australian College of Advanced Education |url=https://ro.ecu.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=8046&context=ecuworks |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220115152610/https://ro.ecu.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=8046&context=ecuworks |archive-date=15 January 2022 |archive-format=PDF |access-date=19 July 2022 |website=Research Online Institutional Repository – Edith Cowan University |publisher=Academic Planning, Western Australian College of Advanced Education |language=en-AU |type=PDF |format=PDF |publication-place=Perth, Western Australia}}{{rp|1}} with campuses in Churchlands, Claremont, Mount Lawley and Nedlands.{{rp|13}} A new Bunbury campus started taking in students in 1986,{{rp|14}} and a new Joondalup campus in 1987.{{Cite book |last1=Renner |first1=John |url=https://ro.ecu.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4067&context=ecuworkspost2013 |title=The Joondalup story : A city and a university campus in the making |last2=Jongeling |first2=Sybe |publisher=Research Online Institutional Repository – Edith Cowan University |year=2016 |isbn=9780729807388 |publication-place=Joondalup, Western Australia |language=en-AU |type= |format=PDF |oclc=938822977 |access-date=19 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220821061439/https://ro.ecu.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4067&context=ecuworkspost2013 |archive-format=PDF |archive-date=21 August 2022 |url-status=live}}{{rp|2}} During the 1980s, Western Australia's first nursing education program was also established.

The Claremont Teachers College's last Director was Thomas Ryan (1924–2002), who completed his teacher training at the College and graduated in 1947. He was appointed Vice-Principal of the College in 1972, a position he held until his appointment as Director of the College in 1980.{{cite web |title=Thomas (Tom) Ryan – Path of Honour Honourees |url=https://www.ecu.edu.au/alumni/poh/ryanT.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070923075236/https://www.ecu.edu.au/alumni/poh/ryanT.htm |archive-date=23 September 2007 |access-date=19 July 2022 |website=Edith Cowan University |language=en-AU}}File:Claremont Teachers College, December 2021 09.jpg

In 1989, WACAE underwent an independent review led by the former University of Melbourne vice chancellor David Caro in the form of the Caro Committee, which included Roy Lourens who later became vice chancellor of Edith Cowan University. One of the earlier proposals in the late 1980s for the name of the institution was Perth University.{{Cite web |date=February 1989 |title=History of the School of Business Churchlands College |url=https://ro.ecu.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=8016&context=ecuworks |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240218010215/https://ro.ecu.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=8016&context=ecuworks |archive-date=18 February 2024 |access-date=8 March 2024 |website=Edith Cowan University |publisher=Western Australian College of Advanced Education |language=en-AU }} WACAE was granted university status on 1 January 1991{{Cite web |title=AU WA A250 – WESTERN AUSTRALIAN COLLEGE OF ADVANCED EDUCATION – State Records Office of WA |url=https://archive.sro.wa.gov.au/index.php/western-australian-college-of-advanced-education-au-wa-a250 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210617200748/https://archive.sro.wa.gov.au/index.php/western-australian-college-of-advanced-education-au-wa-a250 |archive-date=17 June 2021 |access-date=19 July 2022 |website=State Records Office of Western Australia |language=en-AU}} and changed its name to Edith Cowan University after Edith Dircksey Cowan, the first woman to be elected to an Australian Parliament.{{Cite web |title=AU WA A249 – EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY – State Records Office of WA |url=https://archive.sro.wa.gov.au/index.php/edith-cowan-university-au-wa-a249 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210617175716/https://archive.sro.wa.gov.au/index.php/edith-cowan-university-au-wa-a249 |archive-date=17 June 2021 |access-date=19 July 2022 |website=State Records Office of Western Australia |language=en-AU}} {{As of|2025}}, Edith Cowan University is the only Australian university named after a woman.

Cowan worked to raise funds for students to attend universities in other states, prior to a university being built in Western Australia, obtaining government support for her scheme.{{Cite web |date=5 March 2009 |title=Edith Dircksey Cowan : Welcome to ECU : About ECU |url=https://www.ecu.edu.au/about-ecu/welcome-to-ecu/edith-dircksey-cowan |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325193215/https://www.ecu.edu.au/about-ecu/welcome-to-ecu/edith-dircksey-cowan |archive-date=25 March 2022 |access-date=19 July 2022 |website=Edith Cowan University |language=en-AU}} Her work in this area was acknowledged by naming Western Australia's oldest tertiary education institution and newest university after her, as well as her image being added to the 1995 and 2018 designs (the polymer designs) of the Australian $50 note.

Cowan believed that education was the key to growth, change and improvement and her contribution to the development of Western Australian education was significant. She strove to achieve social justice and campaigned for the rights of women, children and families, for the poor, the poorly educated and the elderly. She promoted sex education in schools, migrant welfare, and the formation of infant health centres, and was instrumental in obtaining votes for women in Western Australia.

In 1991, the university purchased the house that Cowan, her husband and family had resided in for approximately 20 years.{{Cite web |date=1995 |title=Edith Cowan House : the reconstruction |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/36356521 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200129200041/https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/36356521?q&versionId=46783973 |archive-date=29 January 2020 |access-date=19 July 2022 |website=National Library of Australia |language=en-AU}} The house was reconstructed on the university's Joondalup campus{{cite web |date=6 June 2015 |title=Edith Cowan University – Joondalup Campus – Google My Maps |url=http://maps.google.com.au/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=105390041753483824209.00044742d2db39ccd9b7f&t=h&z=18 |access-date=19 July 2022 |website=Google Maps |publisher= |archive-date=2 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502051632/https://maps.google.com.au/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=105390041753483824209.00044742d2db39ccd9b7f&t=h&z=18 |url-status=live }} with the assistance of the West Coast College of TAFE, and re-opened in 1997. Edith Cowan House, Building 20 on the university's Joondalup campus, currently plays host to the Peter Cowan Writers Centre.{{Cite web |title=About – Peter Cowan Writers Centre |url=https://pcwc.org.au/about |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220323224148/https://pcwc.org.au/about/ |archive-date=23 March 2022 |access-date=19 July 2022 |website=Peter Cowan Writers' Centre |language=en-AU}}

The original Claremont building continued serving for 16 years as a campus of Edith Cowan University following that institution's formation in 1989. The campus was then acquired by the University of Western Australia and became home to the Confucius Institute, University of Western Australia Press and, until 2021, Taylors College.{{Cite web |title=Taylors College Perth {{!}} Pathway Programs to the University of Western Australia |url=https://www.taylorsperth.edu.au/lp/closure/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707001027/https://www.taylorsperth.edu.au/lp/closure/ |archive-date=7 July 2022 |access-date=19 July 2022 |website=Taylors College Perth |language=en-AU}}

The university has eight teaching schools, each with their own school colours.{{Cite web |date=May 2023 |title=ECU Corporate Style Guide |url=https://intranet.ecu.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/406533/ECU-Corporate-Style-Guide.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240302224918/https://intranet.ecu.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/406533/ECU-Corporate-Style-Guide.pdf |archive-date=2 March 2024 |archive-format=PDF |access-date=8 March 2024 |website=Edith Cowan University |page=18 |language=en-AU }}

School of Business and Law

The School of Business and Law was established during 1975 in Churchlands as the School of Business Studies and originally offered majors in accounting and administrative studies before expanding to other fields and campuses. The inaugural Head of School was Dr Valentine M Pervan, who assumed the role in 1 July 1975, and courses started the following year with an initial enrolment of 224 students. The school provided the college's first courses in computing studies, which used PDP 11 and IBM 4331 computers. The school received a donation of one IBM System/82 from International Business Machines (IBM) in November 1982/1983, which was installed at the Mount Lawley campus. The school later became centralised at the newly built Joondalup campus but continued offering programs at other campuses.

The school provides education and research programs in various fields of commerce and law. These include double degree undergraduate programs with each other, engineering, psychology, criminology and various fields in the arts.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=28 April 2020 |title=Study : Business and Law : Schools |url=https://www.ecu.edu.au/schools/business-and-law/study |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118172028/https://www.ecu.edu.au/schools/business-and-law/study |archive-date=18 November 2023 |archive-format=PDF |access-date=7 March 2024 |website=Edith Cowan University |language=en-AU |format=PDF }} The school is accredited by Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (ACCSB), an accrediting body for business schools.{{Cite web |date=2022 |title=School of Business and Law Strategic Plan 2022-2026 |url=https://www.ecu.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/1040286/42924-ECU-SBL-Strategic-Plan_WEB_FNL.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240307155423/https://www.ecu.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/1040286/42924-ECU-SBL-Strategic-Plan_WEB_FNL.pdf |archive-date=7 March 2024 |archive-format=PDF |access-date=7 March 2024 |website=Edith Cowan University |page=3 |language=en-AU |url-status=live }}

ECU {{update after |2026 |text=plans to shift the school to the planned Perth CBD campus, which is projected to open in 2026.}}File:Edith Cowan's House & Skinner Gallery, March 2022 05.jpgSchool of Arts and Humanities

Broad disciplines: Communication, Arts, Humanities, Psychology, Social Sciences, Social Work, Criminology and Justice

School of Education

Broad disciplines: Teacher education for Early Childhood, Primary and Secondary schoolsFile:ECU Joondalup building 8-2 OIC.jpgFile:ECU Joondalup building 8-4 OIC.jpgSchool of Engineering

Broad disciplines: Full range of Engineering specialisations

School of Medical and Health Sciences

Broad disciplines: Exercise and Health Sciences, Medical Science, Biomedical Science, Speech Pathology and Paramedicine

School of Nursing and Midwifery

The School of Nursing and Midwifery was established in 1985 on the Nedlands campus of the Western Australian College of Advanced Education (WACAE), before the institution was renamed to Edith Cowan University. A majority of the practical placements for the nursing program was based at the nearby Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. It expanded to the Bunbury campus in 1985 and fully moved to the Churchlands campus by October 1988 before becoming centralised at the newly built Joondalup campus. The ECU Churchlands campus continued graduating approximately 300 nursing students annually until December 2007, after which the campus was closed, but the Bunbury campus continued offering nursing and midwifery programs.{{Cite web |date=2016 |title=ECU School of Nursing and Midwifery 25th Anniversary Memorial Book (1991-2016) |url=https://www.ecu.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/1054156/ECU-School-of-Nursing_25th-Anniversary-Memorial-Book_FINAL-1.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240307151435/https://www.ecu.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/1054156/ECU-School-of-Nursing_25th-Anniversary-Memorial-Book_FINAL-1.pdf |archive-date=7 March 2024 |archive-format=PDF |access-date=7 March 2024 |website=Edith Cowan University |page=2-7 |language=en-AU }}{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=13 June 2016 |title=Courses : ECU South West |url=https://www.ecu.edu.au/ecu-south-west/courses |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240204145453/https://www.ecu.edu.au/ecu-south-west/courses |archive-date=4 February 2024 |access-date=7 March 2024 |website=Edith Cowan University |language=en-AU }}

The inaugural Head of School is Margaret Baird, who served from September 1984 to December 1991, and was a former state president of the Australian Nurses Federation (ANF) and member of the Nurses Board. As of 2022, the ECU School of Nursing and Midwifery has the largest nursing cohort in Western Australia{{Better citation|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable (WP:NOTRS).|date=March 2024}} with 2,422 students and the only one with a double-degree program in both nursing and midwifery.{{Cite web |title=ECU Pocket Stats 2022 |url=https://intranet.ecu.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/1024913/2022-Pocket-Statistics-Guide.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231217110743/https://intranet.ecu.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/1024913/2022-Pocket-Statistics-Guide.pdf |archive-date=17 December 2023 |archive-format=PDF |website=Edith Cowan University |pages=5–8 |language=en-AU |access-date=17 December 2023 }}{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=14 June 2012 |title=Study areas : Nursing and Midwifery : Schools |url=https://www.ecu.edu.au/schools/nursing-and-midwifery/study-areas |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901042954/https://www.ecu.edu.au/schools/nursing-and-midwifery/study-areas |archive-date=1 September 2022 |archive-format=PDF |access-date=7 March 2024 |website=Edith Cowan University |language=en-AU |format=PDF }}{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=9 November 2023 |title=About : Nursing and Midwifery : Schools |url=https://www.ecu.edu.au/schools/nursing-and-midwifery/about |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313115441/https://www.ecu.edu.au/schools/nursing-and-midwifery/about |archive-date=13 March 2023 |access-date=7 March 2024 |website=Edith Cowan University |language=en-AU }} It also offers postgraduate entry, education and research programs in nursing as well as the state's only nurse practitioner study program.{{Cite web |date=7 February 2024 |title=Nursing & Midwifery Courses |url=https://www.ecu.edu.au/degrees/study-areas/nursing-and-midwifery |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240123143504/https://www.ecu.edu.au/degrees/study-areas/nursing-and-midwifery |archive-date=23 January 2024 |access-date=7 March 2024 |website=Edith Cowan University |language=en-AU }}

School of Science

Broad disciplines: Biology and Environmental Sciences, Mathematics, Physics, Biochemistry, Computing and Security Sciences

Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts

{{See also|Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts}}

The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (or simply WAAPA) is notable for being the most comprehensive performing arts school in Australia by disciplines of study.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=3 August 2023 |title=Welcome to WAAPA |url=https://www.waapa.ecu.edu.au/about/welcome-to-waapa |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240501094039/https://www.waapa.ecu.edu.au/about/welcome-to-waapa |archive-date=1 May 2024 |access-date=25 April 2024 |website=Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts |publisher=Edith Cowan University |language=en-AU}} It offers study and research programs in acting, screen performance, arts and cultural management, dance (classical ballet and contemporary dance), music (in various fields of instrumental and voice performance, composition and school teacher education), theatre (including directing and musical theatre), production (including production design, costume design, lighting, props and scenery, sound and stage management) and other fields of performing arts.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=18 April 2024 |title=Overview |url=https://www.waapa.ecu.edu.au/courses-and-admissions/overview |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508141720/https://www.waapa.ecu.edu.au/courses-and-admissions/overview |archive-date=8 May 2024 |access-date=25 April 2024 |website=Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts |publisher=Edith Cowan University |language=en-AU}} It also offers a vocational program in Aboriginal performance and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) research program with an integrated "performance, exhibition, event or an embodiment of some form".{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=23 April 2024 |title=Aboriginal Performance |url=https://www.waapa.ecu.edu.au/courses-and-admissions/our-courses/aboriginal-performance |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240314001422/https://www.waapa.ecu.edu.au/courses-and-admissions/our-courses/aboriginal-performance |archive-date=14 March 2024 |access-date=25 April 2024 |website=Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts |publisher=Edith Cowan University |language=en-AU}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=13 October 2023 |title=Higher degree courses |url=https://www.waapa.ecu.edu.au/courses-and-admissions/our-courses/postgraduate-studies-and-research/higher-degree-courses |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508112553/https://www.waapa.ecu.edu.au/courses-and-admissions/our-courses/postgraduate-studies-and-research/higher-degree-courses |archive-date=8 May 2024 |access-date=25 April 2024 |website=Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts |publisher=Edith Cowan University |language=en-AU}}

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The performing arts school showcases a large number of performances annually that are open to the public. This events are mostly held at WAAPA's own theatres and facilities in Mount Lawley.{{Cite web |title=WAAPA Performance Program 2024 |url=https://www.waapa.ecu.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/730644/WAAPA_Performance_Program.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240313235749/https://www.waapa.ecu.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/730644/WAAPA_Performance_Program.pdf |archive-date=13 March 2024 |access-date=18 May 2024 |website=Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts |publisher=Edith Cowan University |language=en-AU}} These include the 297-seat Geoff Gibbs Theatre proscenium, the 200-seat Richard Gill Auditorium, the 194-seat court style Roundhouse Theatre and a number of studios that can be converted to seat audiences.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=18 July 2012 |title=Geoff Gibbs Theatre |url=https://www.waapa.ecu.edu.au/about/venues-and-studios/geoff-gibbs-theatre |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508112552/https://www.waapa.ecu.edu.au/about/venues-and-studios/geoff-gibbs-theatre |archive-date=8 May 2024 |access-date=25 April 2024 |website=Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts |publisher=Edith Cowan University |language=en-AU}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=19 July 2013 |title=Richard Gill Auditorium |url=https://www.waapa.ecu.edu.au/about/venues-and-studios/richard-gill-auditorium |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508112550/https://www.waapa.ecu.edu.au/about/venues-and-studios/richard-gill-auditorium |archive-date=8 May 2024 |access-date=25 April 2024 |website=Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts |publisher=Edith Cowan University |language=en-AU}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=18 July 2012 |title=Roundhouse Theatre |url=https://www.waapa.ecu.edu.au/about/venues-and-studios/roundhouse-theatre |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508112550/https://www.waapa.ecu.edu.au/about/venues-and-studios/roundhouse-theatre |archive-date=8 May 2024 |access-date=25 April 2024 |website=Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts |publisher=Edith Cowan University |language=en-AU}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=18 July 2012 |title=Outdoor Amphitheatre |url=https://www.waapa.ecu.edu.au/about/venues-and-studios/outdoor-amphitheatre |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508112549/https://www.waapa.ecu.edu.au/about/venues-and-studios/outdoor-amphitheatre |archive-date=8 May 2024 |access-date=25 April 2024 |website=Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts |publisher=Edith Cowan University |language=en-AU}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=18 July 2012 |title=Enright Studio |url=https://www.waapa.ecu.edu.au/about/venues-and-studios/enright-studio |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508112554/https://www.waapa.ecu.edu.au/about/venues-and-studios/enright-studio |archive-date=8 May 2024 |access-date=25 April 2024 |website=Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts |publisher=Edith Cowan University |language=en-AU}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=18 July 2012 |title=Jazz Studio |url=https://www.waapa.ecu.edu.au/about/venues-and-studios/jazz-studio |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508112553/https://www.waapa.ecu.edu.au/about/venues-and-studios/jazz-studio |archive-date=8 May 2024 |access-date=25 April 2024 |website=Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts |publisher=Edith Cowan University |language=en-AU}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=18 July 2012 |title=Other WAAPA Studios |url=https://www.waapa.ecu.edu.au/about/venues-and-studios/other-waapa-studios |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240314000213/https://www.waapa.ecu.edu.au/about/venues-and-studios/other-waapa-studios |archive-date=14 March 2024 |access-date=25 April 2024 |website=Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts |publisher=Edith Cowan University |language=en-AU}} Performances and events are also held at various external venues such as the Rosemount Hotel, Government House Ballroom, Ellington Jazz Club, Luna Cinema, Subiaco Arts Centre, Studio Underground, Blue Room Theatre and the Albany Entertainment Centre.

The performing arts school, which has produced some of Australia's most prominent figures in the performing arts, is {{Update after|2025 |text=scheduled to re-locate to the currently under-construction Perth CBD campus following completion in late 2025.}}{{Cite web |last=Naglazas |first=Mark |date=30 August 2023 |title=Centre stage: How WAAPA's move into the heart of the city will reshape Perth |url=https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/centre-stage-how-waapa-s-move-into-the-heart-of-the-city-will-reshape-perth-20230828-p5e000.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303235505/https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/centre-stage-how-waapa-s-move-into-the-heart-of-the-city-will-reshape-perth-20230828-p5e000.html |archive-date=3 March 2024 |access-date=18 May 2024 |website=WAtoday |publisher=Nine Entertainment |language=en-AU |publication-place=Sydney, New South Wales }} The ECU City campus, which is designed by Lyons and located west of Yagan Square, {{Update after|2026 |text=is planned to have six performance venues which are projected to have 300 performances annually.}}{{Cite web |last=Sutherland |first=Isla |date=24 February 2023 |title=Construction begins on ECU City campus |url=https://architectureau.com/articles/construction-begins-on-ecu-city-campus/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318235220/https://architectureau.com/articles/construction-begins-on-ecu-city-campus/ |archive-date=18 March 2023 |access-date=19 May 2024 |website=Architecture Australia |publisher=Architecture Media |language=en-AU |publication-place=Melbourne, Victoria}} The campus {{update after |2025 |text=will be accessible by public transport, being built}} on top of the underground Perth Busport opposite the Perth railway station.{{Cite web |title=Yagan Square - See & Do |url=https://developmentwa.com.au/projects/redevelopment/yagan-square/see-do |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508112551/https://developmentwa.com.au/projects/redevelopment/yagan-square/see-do |archive-date=8 May 2024 |access-date=18 May 2024 |website=DevelopmentWA |publisher=Government of Western Australia |language=en-AU}}

As of 2019, the executive dean of the school is David Shirley.{{Cite web |date=22 May 2019 |title=Introducing David Shirley – WAAPA's new Director |url=https://www.artshub.com.au/news/sponsored-content/introducing-david-shirley-waapas-new-director-258037-2363297/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240515205013/https://www.artshub.com.au/news/sponsored-content/introducing-david-shirley-waapas-new-director-258037-2363297/ |archive-date=15 May 2024 |access-date=25 April 2024 |website=ArtsHub |publisher=Creative Hubs Group |language=en-AU |publication-place=Melbourne, Victoria}} Prior to being assigned, he was the director of the Manchester School of Theatre and chair of the Federation of Drama Schools in the United Kingdom.{{Cite web |title=David Shirley |url=https://www.businessnews.com.au/Person/David-Shirley-0 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508114055/https://www.businessnews.com.au/Person/David-Shirley-0 |archive-date=8 May 2024 |access-date=25 April 2024 |website=Business News |language=en-AU |publication-place=Perth, Western Australia}}File:ECU ML Building 8 Library entrance.jpg

The university has a number of research centres within its areas of research strength: Health and Wellness; Education; Environment and Sustainability; Electronic Engineering and ICT; Social and Community; Business and Society; Communications and Creative Arts; and Security, Law and Justice.{{cite web |url=http://www.ecu.edu.au/research/research-profile |title=ECU | Research profile : Research |access-date=2010-08-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100720031008/http://www.ecu.edu.au/research/research-profile |archive-date=20 July 2010 |df=dmy }} Several of these research centres are categorised as Major National Research Facilities and WA Centres of Excellence in Science and Innovation.{{cite web|url=http://www.ecu.edu.au/research/research-profile/research-centres|title=ECU – Research Institutes and Centres|website=ecu.edu.au|access-date=16 August 2010|archive-date=12 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100812221538/http://www.ecu.edu.au/research/research-profile/research-centres|url-status=live}}

• Centre for Innovative Practice{{cite web |url=http://www.ecu.edu.au/research/research-showcase/business-and-society/centre-for-innovative-practice |title=Centre for Innovative Practice : Research showcase : Research |publisher=ECU |access-date=21 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202093305/http://www.ecu.edu.au/research/research-showcase/business-and-society/centre-for-innovative-practice |archive-date=2 February 2014 |url-status=dead }}
• Marketing and Services Research Centre{{cite web|title=Marketing and Services Research Centre : Research activity : School of Business : Schools|url=http://www.ecu.edu.au/schools/business/research-activity/marketing-and-services-research-centre|publisher=ECU|access-date=21 January 2014|archive-date=2 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202100317/http://www.ecu.edu.au/schools/business/research-activity/marketing-and-services-research-centre|url-status=live}}

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• Centre for Research in Entertainment, Arts, Technology, Education and Communications{{cite web|url=http://www.ecu.edu.au/schools/arts-and-humanities/research-and-creative-activity/centre-for-research-in-entertainment-arts-technology-education-and-communications/overview|title=ECU – Centre for Research in Entertainment, Arts, Technology, Education and Communications : Research|work=ECU|access-date=30 September 2016|archive-date=1 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161001011421/http://www.ecu.edu.au/schools/arts-and-humanities/research-and-creative-activity/centre-for-research-in-entertainment-arts-technology-education-and-communications/overview|url-status=live}}
• Dance Research Centre – Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts{{cite web|url=http://www.ecu.edu.au/research/research-showcase/communications-and-creative-arts/dance-research-centre-waapa|title=ECU – Dance Research Centre : Research|work=ECU|access-date=16 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101224154955/http://www.ecu.edu.au/research/research-showcase/communications-and-creative-arts/dance-research-centre-waapa|archive-date=24 December 2010|url-status=dead}}

• Centre for Schooling and Learning Technologies{{cite web|url=http://www.ecu.edu.au/research/research-showcase/education/centre-for-schooling-and-learning-technologies|title=ECU – Centre for Schooling and Learning Technologies : Research|work=ECU|access-date=16 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101224172613/http://www.ecu.edu.au/research/research-showcase/education/centre-for-schooling-and-learning-technologies|archive-date=24 December 2010|url-status=dead}}
• Edith Cowan Institute for Education Research{{cite web|url=http://www.ecu.edu.au/research/research-showcase/education/institute-for-educational-research-development|title=ECU – Edith Cowan Institute for Education Research : Research|work=ECU|access-date=16 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101224171717/http://www.ecu.edu.au/research/research-showcase/education/institute-for-educational-research-development|archive-date=24 December 2010|url-status=dead}}
• Fogarty Learning Centre{{cite web|url=http://www.ecu.edu.au/research/research-showcase/education/fogarty-learning-centre|title=ECU – Fogarty Learning Centre : Research|work=ECU|access-date=16 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100828212733/http://www.ecu.edu.au/research/research-showcase/education/fogarty-learning-centre|archive-date=28 August 2010|url-status=dead}}

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• Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering (AINSE){{cite web|url=http://www.ecu.edu.au/research/research-showcase/engineering-and-ict/australian-institute-of-nuclear-science-and-engineering|title=ECU – Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering : Research Institutes and Centres : Research profile : Office of Research and Innovation : Centres|work=ECU|access-date=17 July 2015|archive-date=18 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618144018/http://www.ecu.edu.au/research/research-showcase/engineering-and-ict/australian-institute-of-nuclear-science-and-engineering|url-status=live}}
• Centre for Communications Engineering Research{{cite web|url=http://www.ecu.edu.au/research/research-showcase/engineering-and-ict/centre-for-communications-engineering-research-ccer|title=ECU – Centre for Communications and Electronics Research : Research|work=ECU|access-date=16 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100403045701/http://www.ecu.edu.au/research/research-showcase/engineering-and-ict/centre-for-communications-engineering-research-ccer|archive-date=3 April 2010|url-status=dead}}
• Electron Science Research Institute{{cite web|url=http://www.ecu.edu.au/research/research-showcase/engineering-and-ict/electron-science-research-institute|title=ECU – Electron Science Research Institute : Research|work=ECU|access-date=16 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101224171212/http://www.ecu.edu.au/research/research-showcase/engineering-and-ict/electron-science-research-institute|archive-date=24 December 2010|url-status=dead}}
• National Networked Tele-Test Facility for Integrated Systems{{cite web|url=http://www.ecu.edu.au/research/research-showcase/engineering-and-ict/national-networked-tele-test-facility-for-integrated-systems |title=ECU | National Networked Tele-Test Facility for Integrated Systems : Research showcase : Research |access-date=2010-08-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101224171534/http://www.ecu.edu.au/research/research-showcase/engineering-and-ict/national-networked-tele-test-facility-for-integrated-systems |archive-date=24 December 2010 |df=dmy }}
• The Western Australian Centres for Microscopy/Nanoscale Characterisation{{cite web|url=http://www.ecu.edu.au/research/research-showcase/engineering-and-ict/the-western-australian-centres-for-microscopynanoscale-characterisation |title=ECU | the Western Australian Centres for Microscopy/Nanoscale Characterisation : Research showcase : Research |access-date=2010-08-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101224170656/http://www.ecu.edu.au/research/research-showcase/engineering-and-ict/the-western-australian-centres-for-microscopynanoscale-characterisation |archive-date=24 December 2010 |df=dmy }}

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• Centre for Ecosystem Management{{cite web|url=http://www.ecu.edu.au/research/research-showcase/environment-and-sustainability/centre-for-ecosystem-management|title=ECU – Centre for Ecosystem Management : Research|work=ECU|access-date=16 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101224172506/http://www.ecu.edu.au/research/research-showcase/environment-and-sustainability/centre-for-ecosystem-management|archive-date=24 December 2010|url-status=dead}}
• Centre for Marine Ecosystems Research{{cite web|url=http://www.ecu.edu.au/research/research-showcase/environment-and-sustainability/centre-for-marine-ecosystems-research|title=ECU – Centre for Marine Ecosystems Research : Research|work=ECU|access-date=16 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101224174830/http://www.ecu.edu.au/research/research-showcase/environment-and-sustainability/centre-for-marine-ecosystems-research|archive-date=24 December 2010|url-status=dead}}
• Natural Resources Modelling and Simulation Research Group{{cite web|url=http://www.ecu.edu.au/research/research-showcase/environment-and-sustainability/natural-resources-modelling-and-simulation-research-group|title=ECU – Natural Resources Modelling and Simulation Research Group : Research|work=ECU|access-date=16 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101224173346/http://www.ecu.edu.au/research/research-showcase/environment-and-sustainability/natural-resources-modelling-and-simulation-research-group|archive-date=24 December 2010|url-status=dead}}
• The Western Australian Marine Science Institution{{cite web|url=http://www.ecu.edu.au/research/research-showcase/environment-and-sustainability/the-western-australian-marine-science-institution |title=ECU | the Western Australian Marine Science Institution : Research showcase : Research |access-date=2010-08-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101224171440/http://www.ecu.edu.au/research/research-showcase/environment-and-sustainability/the-western-australian-marine-science-institution |archive-date=24 December 2010 |df=dmy }}

• Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet{{cite web|url=http://www.ecu.edu.au/research/research-showcase/health-and-wellness/australian-indigenous-healthinfonet|title=ECU – Australian Indigenous Health InfoNet : Research|work=ECU|access-date=16 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101224173553/http://www.ecu.edu.au/research/research-showcase/health-and-wellness/australian-indigenous-healthinfonet|archive-date=24 December 2010|url-status=dead}}
• Centre of Excellence for Alzheimer's Disease Research and Care{{cite web|url=http://www.ecu.edu.au/research/research-showcase/health-and-wellness/centre-of-excellence-for-alzheimers-disease-research-and-care |title=ECU | Centre of Excellence for Alzheimers Disease Research and Care : Research showcase : Research |access-date=2010-08-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101224174140/http://www.ecu.edu.au/research/research-showcase/health-and-wellness/centre-of-excellence-for-alzheimers-disease-research-and-care |archive-date=24 December 2010 |df=dmy }}
• Exercise and Sports Science Research Group{{cite web |url=http://www.ecu.edu.au/research/research-showcase/health-and-wellness/exercise-and-sports-science-research-group |title=ECU | Exercise and Sports Science Research Group : Research showcase : Research |access-date=2010-08-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100817073151/http://www.ecu.edu.au/research/research-showcase/health-and-wellness/exercise-and-sports-science-research-group |archive-date=17 August 2010 |df=dmy }}
• Melanoma Research{{cite web|url=http://www.ecu.edu.au/research/research-showcase/health-and-wellness/melanoma-research |title=ECU | Melanoma Research : Research showcase : Research |access-date=2010-08-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101224171750/http://www.ecu.edu.au/research/research-showcase/health-and-wellness/melanoma-research |archive-date=24 December 2010 |df=dmy }}
• The Systems and Intervention Research Centre for Health{{cite web|url=http://www.ecu.edu.au/research/research-showcase/health-and-wellness/the-systems-and-intervention-research-centre-for-health|title=ECU – Systems and Intervention Research Centre for Health : Research|work=ECU|access-date=16 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101224173031/http://www.ecu.edu.au/research/research-showcase/health-and-wellness/the-systems-and-intervention-research-centre-for-health|archive-date=24 December 2010|url-status=dead}}
• Exercise Medicine Research Institute (EMRI){{cite web|url=http://www.exercisemedicine.org.au/overview|title=Exercise Medicine Research Institute|work=ECU|access-date=9 June 2017|archive-date=2 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702185811/http://www.exercisemedicine.org.au/overview|url-status=live}}
• Western Australian Centre of Excellence for Comparative Genomics{{cite web|url=http://www.ecu.edu.au/research/research-showcase/health-and-wellness/western-australian-centre-of-excellence-for-comparative-genomics|title=ECU – Centre of Excellence for Comparative Genomics : Research Institutes and Centres : Research profile : Office of Research and Innovation : Centres|work=ECU|access-date=17 July 2015|archive-date=2 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302065001/http://www.ecu.edu.au/research/research-showcase/health-and-wellness/western-australian-centre-of-excellence-for-comparative-genomics|url-status=live}}

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• ECU Security Research Institute{{cite web|url=http://www.ecu.edu.au/schools/science/research-activity/ecu-security-research-institute/overview|title=ECU Security Research Institute|work=ECU|access-date=9 June 2017|archive-date=11 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170611211508/http://www.ecu.edu.au/schools/science/research-activity/ecu-security-research-institute/overview|url-status=live}}
• Sellenger Centre for Research in Law, Justice and Social Change{{cite web|url=http://www.ecu.edu.au/schools/arts-and-humanities/research-and-creative-activity/sellenger-centre-for-research-in-law-justice-and-social-change|title=Sellenger Centre for Research in Law, Justice and Social Change|work=ECU|access-date=9 June 2017|archive-date=28 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170528092445/http://www.ecu.edu.au/schools/arts-and-humanities/research-and-creative-activity/sellenger-centre-for-research-in-law-justice-and-social-change|url-status=live}}

Clare Pollock commenced as vice-chancellor in September 2024.{{Cite web |date=2024-09-30 |title=ECU Welcomes new Vice-Chancellor Professor Clare Pollock |url=https://www.ecu.edu.au/newsroom/articles/news/ecu-welcomes-new-vice-chancellor-professor-clare-pollock |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=Edith Cowan University |language=en-AU}} Previous vice-chancellors include Steve Chapman (2015–2024), Kerry Cox (2006–2014), Millicent Poole (1997–2005) and Roy Lourens (1991–1997).

Robert French was the inaugural chancellor (1991–1997). In August 2024, Gaye McMath was elected the sixth chancellor.{{Cite web |last= |date=2024-08-26 |title=New Chancellor for Edith Cowan University Announced |url=https://www.ecu.edu.au/newsroom/articles/news/new-chancellor-for-edith-cowan-university-announced |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=Edith Cowan University |language=en-AU}} Previous chancellors include Robert Nicholson (1997–2004), Hendy Cowan (2004–2018), Kerry Sanderson (2019–2021) and Denise Goldsworthy (2022–2024).{{Cite web|last=|title=Robert Nicholson (1959)|url=https://www.law.uwa.edu.au/alumni/graduates/1950s/nicholson|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-29|website=The University of Western Australia|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110301185852/http://www.law.uwa.edu.au/alumni/graduates/1950s/nicholson |archive-date=1 March 2011 }}{{Cite web|date=2018-10-19|title=ECU Chancellor farewells long-serving Chancellor Hendy Cowan|url=https://www.perthnow.com.au/community-news/joondalup-times/ecu-farewells-long-serving-chancellor-hendy-cowan-c-865407|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-29|website=Joondalup Times|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129165757/https://www.perthnow.com.au/community-news/joondalup-times/ecu-farewells-long-serving-chancellor-hendy-cowan-c-865407 |archive-date=29 November 2021 }}File:ECU Joondalup building 4-4 OIC.jpg

The University Council is the governing body of the organisation which controls and manages the operation, affairs, concerns and property of the university, in accordance with its Corporate Governance Statement.{{cite web|url=http://www.ecu.edu.au/about-ecu/university-council|title=ECU – University Council : About ECU|work=ECU|access-date=17 August 2010|archive-date=1 September 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100901205503/http://www.ecu.edu.au/about-ecu/university-council|url-status=live}}

The membership of the council is composed of people across various disciplines and groups as mandated under Part III, Sect. 9 of the Edith Cowan University Act 1984.{{cite web |url=http://www.slp.wa.gov.au/statutes/av.nsf/ecu |title=ECU |website=Slp.wa.gov.au |access-date=2016-08-08 |archive-date=16 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216010302/http://www.slp.wa.gov.au/statutes/av.nsf/ecu |url-status=live }} Its membership includes persons appointed by the Governor of Western Australia, co-opted members, members of the academic and general staff of the university as elected by the members of these groups, and alumni and student guild representatives. With the exception of the Chancellor and students, members of council are elected for three-year terms, or in the case of a by-election for the balance of the current term. An elected member of the council may serve for up to three consecutive terms, after which they are subject to a twelve-month break before they may be reconsidered for council. Students elected to the University Council hold office for a term of one year from the date their election takes effect, and are not eligible for re-election more than once.File:ECU Joondalup building 7-2 OIC.jpg

ECU has three campuses, consisting of two metropolitan campuses at Joondalup and Mount Lawley, and one at Bunbury, in Western Australia's South West region. Programs are also offered at regional centres throughout Western Australia.

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The Joondalup Campus is the University's headquarters.{{cite web |date=25 May 2022 |title=Our campuses : About ECU |url=https://www.ecu.edu.au/about-ecu/our-campuses |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220717025447/https://www.ecu.edu.au/about-ecu/our-campuses |archive-date=17 July 2022 |access-date=19 July 2022 |website=Edith Cowan University |publisher= |language=en-AU}} Facilities on the campus include a new Health and Wellness Building, a multimillion-dollar sport and fitness centre, a new award-winning library and student hub, an outdoor cinema screening Telethon Community Cinemas at the Joondalup Pines during the summer months and on-campus accommodation. The campus also forms part of the Joondalup Learning Precinct, which includes the West Coast College of TAFE to the north and the Western Australian Police Academy to the northeast.{{cite web|url=http://www.joondaluplearningprecinct.com/|title=Joondalup Learning Precinct|access-date=17 August 2010|archive-date=21 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100821182448/http://www.joondaluplearningprecinct.com/|url-status=live}} It is serviced by the Joondalup CAT and is close to the Mitchell Freeway.File:ECU ML Building 1 entrance.jpgThe Mount Lawley Campus is close to the Perth central business district (CBD). Facilities on the campus include extensive media training and performing arts facilities, a sport and fitness centre and on-campus accommodation. The campus also forms part of the Mount Lawley education precinct with Mount Lawley Senior High School, and is home to WAAPA, one of Australia's most successful and well-known arts training institutions.{{cite web|url=http://www.ecu.edu.au/community/initiatives/education-and-arts/mount-lawley-educational-precinct |title=ECU | Mount Lawley Educational Precinct : Initiatives : Community |access-date=2010-08-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110414124127/http://www.ecu.edu.au/community/initiatives/education-and-arts/mount-lawley-educational-precinct |archive-date=14 April 2011 |df=dmy }}

The South West Campus is located in Bunbury, two hours drive south of Perth. The South West Campus (Bunbury) is the largest university campus outside the metropolitan area and is part of an educational precinct comprising South West Institute of Technology and the Bunbury Health Campus which includes St John of God Hospital and South West Area Health Services. The campus has modern facilities, small class sizes, two vending machines{{cn|date=April 2024}}, a cafe, and a common room. In addition, a comprehensive range of courses and on-campus accommodation is available. Many classes have recently been shifted to online to cater to overseas students.File:ECU Bunbury Building 2 front.jpg

The university formerly also had three campuses in Perth's western suburbs{{snd}}Churchlands, Claremont and Nedlands. These campuses were closed down with the Churchlands Campus becoming a residential estate in 2006,{{cite web|url=http://nspm.com.au/project/churchlands-green/|title=Churchlands Green|date=September 2016|access-date=30 September 2016|archive-date=1 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161001205851/http://nspm.com.au/project/churchlands-green/|url-status=live}} and the Nedlands and Claremont campuses being acquired by the University of Western Australia in 1990 and 2004 respectively.{{cite web |title=2020 UWA Crawley Campus Masterplan: Nedlands Campus – Location |website=University of Western Australia |url=https://masterplan.uwa.edu.au/nedlands-campus/ |access-date=2022-05-03 |quote=The University’s Nedlands campus was formerly the Nedlands Secondary Teachers College ... in 1990, UWA purchased the site |archive-date=8 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220308103420/https://masterplan.uwa.edu.au/nedlands-campus/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Victorian Tudor grandeur stands test of time at Claremont Teachers College |first=Emma |last=Wynne |date=2016-06-20 |work=ABC News |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-06-20/victorian-tudor-style-at-claremont-teachers-college/7526562 |access-date=2022-05-03 |quote=In 2004, the University of Western Australia bought the Claremont campus from ECU. |archive-date=3 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220503054409/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-06-20/victorian-tudor-style-at-claremont-teachers-college/7526562 |url-status=live }} Graylands was merged into Claremont, Churchlands and Mount Lawley in 1979 before the formation of WACAE, and Churchlands eventually became a residential estate.File:ECU ML path between 3 and 7.jpg

In 2014 the university opened the ECU Health Centre on Dundebar Road in Wanneroo.{{cite web|url=http://www.ipn.com.au/about/news/wanneroo-gp-super-clinic-ecu-official-opening.html|title=Wanneroo GP Super Clinic Opening|date=September 2016|access-date=17 August 2016|archive-date=18 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818053048/http://www.ipn.com.au/about/news/wanneroo-gp-super-clinic-ecu-official-opening.html|url-status=live}} The Centre includes the Wanneroo GP Super Clinic, ECU Psychological Services Centre, pharmacy, and allied health practitioners.

On 20 September 2020, as part of a $1.5-billion "Perth City Deal" between the federal and Western Australian state governments,{{cite report |title=Perth City Deal |author=Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts, Australian Government |author-link=Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts |others=Foreword by Scott Morrison, Mark McGowan and Andrew Hammond |date=October 2020 |publisher=Commonwealth of Australia |url=https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/sites/default/files/migrated/cities/city-deals/perth/files/perth-city-deal.pdf |isbn=978-1-925843-69-9 |access-date=2024-12-21 |archive-date=2024-11-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241123154210/https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/sites/default/files/migrated/cities/city-deals/perth/files/perth-city-deal.pdf |url-status=live }} it was announced that the Mount Lawley campus would relocate to immediately west of Yagan Square in the Perth CBD. The 11-storey {{convert|6|ha|acre|adj=on}} campus dubbed ECU City is being built on {{convert|0.8|ha|acre|2}} of land and {{update after |2025 |text=was initially announced to open in 2025 at a cost of $695 million. It will include all facilities at the current Mount Lawley campus, while Mount Lawley Senior High School is planned to expand into the current WAAPA facilities at Mount Lawley.}}{{cite news |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-20/ecu-to-relocate-mount-lawley-campus-to-perth-cbd-in-2025/12682536 |title=WA's Edith Cowan University to relocate Mount Lawley campus into Perth CBD |first=Jessica |last=Warriner |date=2020-09-20 |work=ABC News |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=2022-05-02 |archive-date=20 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920185912/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-20/ecu-to-relocate-mount-lawley-campus-to-perth-cbd-in-2025/12682536 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/esports-stadium-and-space-robots-what-the-1-5-billion-perth-city-deal-will-mean-for-our-city-20200920-p55xds.html |title=eSports stadium and space robots: What the $1.5 billion Perth City Deal will mean for our city |date=September 2020 |access-date=21 September 2020 |archive-date=22 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922075545/https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/esports-stadium-and-space-robots-what-the-1-5-billion-perth-city-deal-will-mean-for-our-city-20200920-p55xds.html |url-status=live }} On 17 December 2021, the city campus project was approved by DevelopmentWA. Initial construction on the site was expected to begin in the second quarter of 2022;{{cite web |url=https://www.citycampus.ecu.edu.au/news/ecu-city-campus-given-green-light-by-developmentwa |title=ECU City campus given green light by DevelopmentWA |date=January 2022 |access-date=18 January 2022 |archive-date=18 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118030657/https://www.citycampus.ecu.edu.au/news/ecu-city-campus-given-green-light-by-developmentwa |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=The university of the future is coming in 2025 |date=2022 |publisher=Edith Cowan University |url=https://www.citycampus.ecu.edu.au/about |access-date=2022-07-12 |archive-date=12 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712055058/https://www.citycampus.ecu.edu.au/about |url-status=live }} construction ultimately kicked off in February 2023 for {{update after |2026 |text=an intended 2026 commencement of classes,}}{{cite web|url=https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/McGowan/2023/02/Joint-media-statements-Groundbreaking-moment-for-landmark-ECU-city-campus.aspx|title=Joint media statement – Groundbreaking moment for landmark ECU city campus|date=23 February 2023|access-date=24 February 2023|archive-date=24 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230224071213/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/McGowan/2023/02/Joint-media-statements-Groundbreaking-moment-for-landmark-ECU-city-campus.aspx|url-status=dead}} while costs have increased to $853 million.{{cite web |title=ECU City Fast Facts |date=2022 |publisher=Edith Cowan University|url=https://static1.squarespace.com/static/60daf6a1d8268324a4eb2f6f/t/623acbc6c3539f0f84af8c4f/1648020427610/ECU+CITY+Fast+Facts_March22Edition.pdf |access-date=2022-07-12 |archive-date=12 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712054247/https://static1.squarespace.com/static/60daf6a1d8268324a4eb2f6f/t/623acbc6c3539f0f84af8c4f/1648020427610/ECU+CITY+Fast+Facts_March22Edition.pdf |url-status=live }}File:ECU ML Building 2 from Bradford 1.jpg

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Study programs are offered at undergraduate and postgraduate levels in numerous subject areas, including a number of vocational education courses offered by the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=8 February 2024 |title=Undergraduate Study at ECU Australia |url=https://www.ecu.edu.au/degrees/undergraduate |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240310165901/https://www.ecu.edu.au/degrees/undergraduate |archive-date=10 March 2024 |access-date=10 March 2024 |website=Edith Cowan University |language=en-AU}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=18 October 2023 |title=Postgraduate Study at ECU Australia |url=https://www.ecu.edu.au/degrees/postgraduate |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240123143930/https://www.ecu.edu.au/degrees/postgraduate |archive-date=23 January 2024 |access-date=10 March 2024 |website=Edith Cowan University |language=en-AU}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=15 May 2023 |title=Our courses : Courses & Admissions |url=https://www.waapa.ecu.edu.au/courses-and-admissions/our-courses |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240306224917/https://www.waapa.ecu.edu.au/courses-and-admissions/our-courses |archive-date=6 March 2024 |access-date=10 March 2024 |website=Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) |publisher=Edith Cowan University |language=en-AU}} The university also offers a number of University Preparation Courses which prepare students for undergraduate study, including a summer program following WACE graduations, and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) program among other higher degrees by research.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-10-18 |title=University Preparation Course |url=https://www.ecu.edu.au/degrees/uniprep |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119001453/https://www.ecu.edu.au/degrees/uniprep |archive-date=19 January 2024 |access-date=2024-03-10 |website=Edith Cowan University |language=en-AU}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-10-18 |title=Doctorate (PhD) Research Degrees |url=https://www.ecu.edu.au/degrees/research |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240123143158/https://www.ecu.edu.au/degrees/research |archive-date=23 January 2024 |access-date=10 March 2024 |website=Edith Cowan University |language=en-AU}} A number of courses offered are not available in other universities in Western Australia. This includes undergraduate paramedical studies,{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=10 July 2018 |title=Paramedic qualifications in WA |url=https://australianemergencylaw.com/2018/07/10/paramedic-qualifications-in-wa/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230602161929/https://australianemergencylaw.com/2018/07/10/paramedic-qualifications-in-wa/ |archive-date=2 June 2023 |access-date=10 March 2024 |website=Australian Emergency Law |language=en-AU}} a double degree program in nursing and midwifery, various major subjects in secondary education{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=1 February 2024 |title=Bachelor of Education (Secondary) |url=https://www.ecu.edu.au/degrees/courses/bachelor-of-education-secondary |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240310173848/https://www.ecu.edu.au/degrees/courses/bachelor-of-education-secondary |archive-date=10 March 2024 |access-date=2024-03-10 |website=Edith Cowan University |language=en-AU}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=18 April 2023 |title=Bachelor of Education (Secondary) |url=https://www.notredame.edu.au/programs/school-of-education/undergraduate/bachelor-of-education-secondary |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240310174711/https://www.notredame.edu.au/programs/school-of-education/undergraduate/bachelor-of-education-secondary |archive-date=10 March 2024 |access-date=10 March 2024 |website=The University of Notre Dame Australia |language=en-AU}}{{Cite web |title=Bachelor of Education (Secondary Education) |url=https://www.curtin.edu.au/study/offering/course-ug-bachelor-of-education-secondary-education--b-edsc/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240306231809/https://www.curtin.edu.au/study/offering/course-ug-bachelor-of-education-secondary-education--b-edsc/ |archive-date=6 March 2024 |access-date=10 March 2024 |website=Curtin University |language=en-AU}}{{Cite web |title=Bachelor of Education (Secondary Teaching) |url=https://www.murdoch.edu.au/course/undergraduate/b1368 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240310174857/https://www.murdoch.edu.au/course/undergraduate/b1368 |archive-date=10 March 2024 |access-date=10 March 2024 |website=Murdoch University |language=en-AU}} and the performing arts, nurse practitioner{{Cite web |title=Nurse Practitioners in Western Australia (WA) |url=https://www.health.wa.gov.au/articles/n_r/nursing-and-midwifery-office/nursing-and-midwifery/nurse-practitioners-in-western-australia |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240310172603/https://www.health.wa.gov.au/articles/n_r/nursing-and-midwifery-office/nursing-and-midwifery/nurse-practitioners-in-western-australia |archive-date=10 March 2024 |access-date=10 March 2024 |website=Department of Health |publisher=Government of Western Australia |language=en-AU}} and paramedic practitioner{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=1 February 2024 |title=Master of Paramedic Practitioner |url=https://www.ecu.edu.au/degrees/courses/master-of-paramedic-practitioner |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240310173129/https://www.ecu.edu.au/degrees/courses/master-of-paramedic-practitioner |archive-date=10 March 2024 |access-date=2024-03-10 |website=Edith Cowan University |language=en-AU}} study programs, aeronautics{{Cite web |date=1 February 2024 |title=Bachelor of Technology (Aeronautical) |url=https://www.ecu.edu.au/degrees/courses/bachelor-of-technology-aeronautical |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240210015955/https://www.ecu.edu.au/degrees/courses/bachelor-of-technology-aeronautical |archive-date=10 February 2024 |access-date=10 March 2024 |website=Edith Cowan University |language=en-AU}} and naval engineering.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=1 February 2024 |title=Bachelor of Maritime Engineering (Specialisation) (Honours) |url=https://www.ecu.edu.au/degrees/courses/bachelor-of-maritime-engineering-specialisation-honours |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240310172221/https://www.ecu.edu.au/degrees/courses/bachelor-of-maritime-engineering-specialisation-honours |archive-date=10 March 2024 |access-date=10 March 2024 |website=Edith Cowan University |language=en-AU}}

The university also has a close working relationship with the University of Portsmouth, with whom it offers dual degree programs with integrated overseas study where students are enrolled in and graduate from both institutions. These include programs in biomedical science, environmental science, security studies, psychological sciences, media and communication studies, sports science and management.{{Cite web |title=Dual degrees |url=https://www.port.ac.uk/study/dual-degrees |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240129144627/https://www.port.ac.uk/study/dual-degrees |archive-date=29 January 2024 |access-date=10 March 2024 |website=University of Portsmouth |language=en-GB}} The university also has partnerships with several education institutions to conduct courses and programs offshore in countries such as China (including Hong Kong), Singapore, Sri Lanka and Vietnam.{{cite web |date=29 June 2018 |title=Study Offshore : International Relations : Our services : International Office : Centres |url=https://www.ecu.edu.au/centres/international-office/our-services/international-relations/study-offshore |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220420054744/https://www.ecu.edu.au/centres/international-office/our-services/international-relations/study-offshore |archive-date=20 April 2022 |access-date=19 July 2022 |work=Edith Cowan University |language=en-AU}} The university also has student exchange partnerships with approximately 90 universities overseas, including the Utrecht Network, and a joint environmental studies program with the Tokyo City University.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=23 January 2024 |title=Student Exchange : Outbound Learning Abroad (Global Student Mobility) |url=https://www.ecu.edu.au/centres/international-office/our-services/outbound-learning-abroad/student-exchange |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240310165004/https://www.ecu.edu.au/centres/international-office/our-services/outbound-learning-abroad/student-exchange |archive-date=10 March 2024 |access-date=10 March 2024 |website=Edith Cowan University |language=en-AU}}{{Cite web |title=International Collaborative Program of Transdisciplinary Sciences for Sustainability between Tokyo City University and Edith Cowan University |url=https://www.comm.tcu.ac.jp/ecu-iceis/en/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240310171354/https://www.comm.tcu.ac.jp/ecu-iceis/en/index.html |archive-date=10 March 2024 |access-date=11 March 2024 |website=Tokyo City University |language=en}}

{{Infobox Australian university ranking|QS_W==487|USNWR_W==457|ARWU_W=601–700|type=University|ARWU_W_year=2024|CWTS_W=1024{{efn|name=a}}|CWTS_W_year=2024|QS_W_year=2026|THE_W=351–400|THE_W_year=2025|USNWR_W_year=25/26|ARWU_N=26–28|ARWU_N_year=2024|CWTS_N=25{{efn|name=a}}|CWTS_N_year=2024|ERA_N=32|ERA_N_year=2018|QS_N=26|QS_N_year=2026|THE_N=24–25|THE_N_year=2025|USNWR_N=26|USNWR_N_year=25/26|AFR_N=13|AFR_N_year=2024}}

In the 2024 Aggregate Ranking of Top Universities, which measures aggregate performance across the QS, THE and ARWU rankings, the university attained a position of #398 (27th nationally).{{Cite web |title=University Results |url=https://research.unsw.edu.au/artu/artu-results |website=Aggregate Ranking of Top Universities |publisher=University of New South Wales |language=en-AU |publication-place=Sydney, New South Wales}}

; National publications

In the Australian Financial Review Best Universities Ranking 2024, the university was ranked #13 amongst Australian universities.{{Cite web |title=Best Universities Ranking |url=https://www.afr.com/lists-and-awards/best-universities-ranking |website=Australian Financial Review |publisher=Nine Entertainment |language=en-AU |publication-place=Sydney, New South Wales}}

; Global publications

In the 2026 Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings (published 2025), the university attained a tied position of #487 (26th nationally).{{cite web |title=QS World University Rankings: Top Global Universities |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/world-university-rankings |website=QS World University Rankings |publisher=Quacquarelli Symonds |language=en-GB |publication-place=London, United Kingdom}}

In the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2025 (published 2024), the university attained a position of #351–400 (tied 24–25th nationally).{{cite web |title=World University Rankings |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings |work=Times Higher Education |publisher=Inflexion |language=en-GB |publication-place=London, United Kingdom}}

In the 2024 Academic Ranking of World Universities, the university attained a position of #601–700 (tied 26–28th nationally).{{cite web |title=ShanghaiRanking's Academic Ranking of World Universities |url=https://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings |website=Academic Ranking of World Universities |publisher=Shanghai Ranking Consultancy |language=en |publication-place=Shanghai, China}}

In the 2025–2026 U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities, the university attained a tied position of #457 (26th nationally).{{Cite web |title=Best Global Universities Rankings |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/rankings |website=U.S. News & World Report |language=en-US |publication-place=Washington, D.C., United States}}

In the CWTS Leiden Ranking 2024,{{efn|The CWTS Leiden Ranking is based on P (top 10%).|name=a}} the university attained a position of #1024 (25th nationally).{{Cite web |title=CWTS Leiden Ranking |url=https://www.leidenranking.com/ranking/2024/list |website=CWTS Leiden Ranking (Centre for Science and Technology Studies) |publisher=Leiden University |language=en |publication-place=Leiden, Netherlands}}

The Australian Government's QILT{{Efn|Abbreviation for Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching.}} conducts national surveys documenting the student life cycle from enrolment through to employment.{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://www.qilt.edu.au/About |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250102224528/https://www.qilt.edu.au/About |archive-date=2 January 2025 |archive-format=PDF |access-date=14 January 2025 |website=Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching |publisher=Australian Government |language=en-AU |publication-place=Canberra, Australian Capital Territory}} These surveys place more emphasis on criteria such as student experience, graduate outcomes and employer satisfaction than perceived reputation, research output and citation counts.{{Cite web |last=Bridgestock |first=Laura |date=19 April 2021 |title=World University Ranking Methodologies Compared |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings-articles/world-university-rankings/world-university-ranking-methodologies-compared |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250102224525/https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings-articles/world-university-rankings/world-university-ranking-methodologies-compared |archive-date=2 January 2025 |access-date=14 January 2025 |website=Quacquarelli Symonds |language=en-GB |publication-place=London, United Kingdom}}

In the 2023 Employer Satisfaction Survey, graduates of the university had an overall employer satisfaction rate of 83.2%.{{Cite web |date=May 2024 |title=2023 Employer Satisfaction Survey |url=https://www.qilt.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/2023-ess-national-report.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250102224527/https://www.qilt.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/2023-ess-national-report.pdf |archive-date=2 January 2025 |archive-format=PDF |access-date=14 January 2025 |website=Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching |publisher=Australian Government |language=en-AU |publication-place=Canberra, Australian Capital Territory}}

In the 2023 Graduate Outcomes Survey, graduates of the university had a full-time employment rate of 77.1% for undergraduates and 91.1% for postgraduates.{{Cite web |date=May 2024 |title=2023 Graduate Outcomes Survey: National Report |url=https://www.qilt.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/2023-gos-national-report.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241220062418/https://www.qilt.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/2023-gos-national-report.pdf |archive-date=20 December 2024 |archive-format=PDF |access-date=14 January 2025 |website=Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching |publisher=Australian Government |language=en-AU |publication-place=Canberra, Australian Capital Territory}} The initial full-time salary was {{AUD|72000}} for undergraduates and {{AUD|97000}} for postgraduates.

In the 2023 Student Experience Survey, undergraduates at the university rated the quality of their entire educational experience at 81.7% meanwhile postgraduates rated their overall education experience at 83.1%.{{Cite web |date=May 2024 |title=2023 Student Experience Survey |url=https://www.qilt.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/ses-national-report.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250102224530/https://www.qilt.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/ses-national-report.pdf |archive-date=2 January 2025 |archive-format=PDF |access-date=14 January 2025 |website=Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching |publisher=Australian Government |language=en-AU |publication-place=Canberra, Australian Capital Territory}}

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ECU has more than 31,000 students at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. More than 6,000 international students originating from more than 100 countries study with ECU each year.{{cite web |date=16 August 2010 |title=About ECU |url=http://www.ecu.edu.au/about-ecu/welcome-to-ecu/about-ecu |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100813025343/http://www.ecu.edu.au/about-ecu/welcome-to-ecu/about-ecu |archive-date=13 August 2010 |access-date=16 August 2010 |publisher=Edith Cowan University |language=en-AU}} This includes the offshore delivery of a variety of courses in a number of countries, student and staff exchange programs with other universities, joint research activities, international consultancies and individual academic links.

All students are represented by the ECU Student Guild.{{cite web |author= |title=Home |url=http://www.ecuguild.org.au/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060803132857/http://ecuguild.org.au/ |archive-date=3 August 2006 |access-date=10 July 2006 |work=ECU Student Guild |language=en-AU}} This includes postgraduate students, under the Postgraduate Studies Department, and International students under the International Students' Council.File:ECU Bunbury Building 3 kangaroos.jpg

There are a range of academic groups and associations for undergraduate students of particular disciplines, including: Boomerang@ECU (Advertising); Dead Pilot's Society Superseded by Edith Cowan Aviators (ECA) as found on the social networking site Facebook; ECU Engineers (EEC); ECU Society of Psychology and Social Science (ECUSPSS); Sports Science @ ECU; Town Planning Student Association; ECU Nurses; Society Of Security Science (SOSS); NorthLaw Society (NLS); ECU Public Relations Chapter; Computer and Security Science Association (CASSA); ML Education (Primary Education); Early Childhood Collective and Arts Management Student Organisation (AMSO); Western Australian Student Paramedics (WASP) and more.

Along with the student associations, there are various social and sporting clubs that are affiliated with ECU Sport or the Guild. Some of these include: ECU Cars & Cruises, ECU Badminton Club, Tennis Club, ECU Liberal Club, Jack of Arts, Enactus, Buddhist Youth Club, ECU Parties and Events, Humans vs Zombies, Nerd Space, ECU Cheerleading Club, ECU Quidditch Club, The Sound, Touch Football, Mixed Netball, and more.

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Edith Cowan University has alumni notable in their field, and notable staff and faculty both past and present, including its constituent schools and former campuses.

{{As of |2024}}, Edith Cowan University has alumni notable in their field from six of its eight teaching schools.

{{gallery |align=center |mode=nolines |title=Arts and Humanities

|File:Tim Clifford Candidate Photo Cropped.jpg

|Tim Clifford{{Br}}Australian politician

}}

{{gallery |align=center |mode=nolines |title=Business and Law

|File:Penampang Sabah Musa-Aman-during-Kaamatan-2014-01.jpg

|Musa Aman{{Br}}Malaysian politician

|File:Mayor Troy Pickard cropped.jpg|Troy Pickard{{Br}}Politician and businessman

}}

{{gallery |align=center |mode=nolines |title=Education

|File:Anne Aly MP.jpg

|Anne Aly{{Br}}Australian politician

|File:Terry Mills in 2005 (cropped).jpg

|Terry Mills{{Br}}Australian politician

|File:020912 - Brad Scott - 3b - 2012 Summer Paralympics (03).jpg

|Brad Scott{{Br}}Australian runner

|File:Kim Edward Beazley 1974 (cropped).jpg

|Kim Beazley Sr.{{Br}}Australian politician

|File:JohnTonkin1964crop.jpg

|John Tonkin{{Br}}Australian politician

|File:Des O'Neil 1965 (cropped).jpg

|Des O'Neil{{Br}}Australian politician

|File:H. C. Coombs.jpg

|H. C. Coombs{{Br}}Economist

|File:Portrait of J.K. Ewers taken in Sydney shortly after his marriage.jpg

|John K. Ewers{{Br}}Author and poet

|File:070700 - Noel Robins - 3a - 2000 Sydney media guide scan.jpg

|Noel Robins{{Br}}Australian sailor

|File:Ralph Honner 005638.JPG

|Ralph Honner{{Br}}Australian soldier

}}

{{gallery |align=center |mode=nolines |title=Medical and Health Sciences

|File:2017–18 W Ashes A v E Test 17-11-09 Bolton portrait (01).jpg

|Nicole Bolton{{Br}}Australian cricketer

}}

{{gallery |align=center |mode=nolines |title=Performing Arts

|File:Logan Japan Premiere Red Carpet- Hugh Jackman (38445328406) (rotated 2).jpg

|Hugh Jackman{{Br}}Australian actor

|File:Dominic Purcell by Gage Skidmore 2 (cropped).jpg

|Dominic Purcell{{Br}}Australian actor

|File:Jeremy Fernandez 2018 01.jpg

|Jeremy Fernandez{{Br}}Australian journalist

|File:Jai Courtney by Gage Skidmore.jpg

|Jai Courtney{{Br}}Australian actor

|File:Jim Jeffries.jpg

|Jim Jefferies{{Br}}Comedian

|File:Three Dollars (2005 film) – Frances O'Connor, December 2004 (cropped).jpg

|Frances O'Connor{{Br}}Actor and director

|File:Meg Mac.png

|Meg Mac{{Br}}Singer-songwriter

|File:Dacre Montgomery by Gage Skidmore.jpg

|Dacre Montgomery{{Br}}Australian actor

|File:Chatting - Georgie Gardner - Ch9 Today Show, Bourke Street Mall - Flickr - avlxyz (cropped).jpg

|Georgie Gardner{{Br}}Journalist

|File:Reason Rally DC 2012 (6871712316) (face cropped).jpg

|Tim Minchin{{Br}}Entertainer

|File:Tammy MacIntosh 2013.jpg

|Tammy Macintosh{{Br}}Australian actor

|File:Eddie Perfect.jpg

|Eddie Perfect{{Br}}Singer-songwriter

|File:Alasdair Kent, photograph by John Matthew Myers, 2018.JPG

|Alasdair Kent{{Br}}Operatic tenor

|File:Lucy Durack (8180801873).jpg

|Lucy Durack{{Br}}Actor and singer

|File:Lachlan Gillespie 2014.jpg

|Lachlan Gillespie{{Br}}Entertainer

|File:TimMaddren.jpg

|Tim Maddren{{Br}}Entertainer

|File:Nic Westaway (Man Of Steel red carpet movie premiere, Sydney).jpg

|Nic Westaway{{Br}}Actor and singer

|File:Official portrait of Deidre Brock crop 2.jpg

|Diedre Brock{{Br}}Scottish politician

|File:Gretel Scarlett (20057211792) (cropped).jpg

|Gretel Scarlett{{Br}}Australian actor

|File:Georgina Haig (8367443534).jpg

|Georgina Haig{{Br}}Australian actor

|File:Stella Donnelly 09 29 2018 -14 (46464911422).jpg

|Stella Donnelly{{Br}}Singer-songwriter

|File:Blak-lab-at-asia-topa-2020 (cropped).jpg

|Mark Coles Smith{{Br}}Actor and musician

|File:Gemma Pranita 19 March, 2011.jpg

|Gemma Pranita{{Br}}Australian actor

|File:Viva Bianca by Gage Skidmore.jpg

|Viva Bianca{{Br}}Australian actor

}}

{{gallery |align=center |mode=nolines |title=Science

|File:XXXX15 - Adam Deans - 3b - 2016 Team processing.jpg

|Adam Deans{{Br}}Paralympian

|File:WilsonTucker Parliament.jpg|[[Wilson Tucker (politician)

|Wilson Tucker]]{{Br}}Australian politician

|File:Calan Williams Austria 2022.jpg

|Calan Williams{{Br}}Racing driver

}}

{{As of |2024}}, Edith Cowan University has staff and faculty, both past and present, notable in their field in two of its eight teaching schools, as well as Chancellors and Vice-Chancellors.

{{gallery |align=center |mode=nolines |title=Chancellors and Vice-Chancellors

|File:Robert French.jpg

|Robert French{{Br}}Lawyer and judge

|File:Caroline Finch in 2018.jpg

|Caroline Finch{{Br}}Epidemiologist

|File:Kerry Sanderson Governor of Western Australia crop.jpg

|Kerry Sanderson{{Br}}Public servant

}}

{{gallery |align=center |mode=nolines |title=Performing Arts

|File:Alexandre Da Costa.jpg

|Alexandre Da Costa{{Br}}Music conductor

|File:Dance scene, Peggy van Praagh, ca. 1918 (15933162131).jpg

|Peggy van Praagh{{Br}}Ballet educator

|File:Darren Yap, Headshot.jpg

|Darren Yap{{Br}}Actor-director

|File:Steve Tallis Ripple Room Studio.jpg

|Steve Tallis{{Br}}Singer-songwriter

|File:De Mallet Burgess 2018 - photo. Grant Taylor.jpg

|Thomas de Mallet Burgess{{Br}}Opera director

|File:Yitzhak Yedid.jpg

|Yitzhak Yedid{{Br}}Classical composer

|File:PETERTANFIELD.jpg

|Peter Tanfield{{Br}}British violinist

|File:Ailsa Piper.jpg

|Ailsa Piper{{Br}}Writer and director

|File:Mark Gasser 01.jpg

|Mark Gasser{{Br}}Concert pianist

|File:Geoffrey Lancaster.JPG

|Geoffery Lancaster{{Br}}Music conductor

|File:Richard Gill 2011.jpg

|Richard Gill{{Br}}Music conductor

}}

{{gallery |align=center |mode=nolines |title=Science

|File:Dai bachtiar.jpg

|Da'i Bachtiar{{Br}}Police-general

|File:Harry Recher.jpeg

|Harry Recher{{Br}}Ornithologist

|File:GeoffSutcliffe LPAR2004 Montevideo.jpg

|Geoff Sutcliffe{{Br}}Computer scientist working in automated reasoning, a sub-field of artificial intelligence

}}

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