Western Sydney University

Western Sydney University

Former name	University of Western Sydney (1989–2015)[1]
Motto	Unlimited [2]
Type	Public research university
Established	1 January 1989; 36 years ago (1989-01-01)[3]
Accreditation	TEQSA[4]
Academic affiliations	Utrecht Network (AEN) Innovative Research Universities (IRU)
Budget	A$1.12 billion (2023)[5]
Visitor	Governor of New South Wales (ex officio)[6]
Chancellor	Jennifer Westacott[7]
Vice-Chancellor	George Williams[8]
Total staff	3,278 (2023)[9]
Students	47,197 (2023)[9]
Undergraduates	36,279 (2023)[9]
Postgraduates	7,067 coursework (2023) 1,366 research (2023)[9]
Other students	2,485 (2023)[9]
Location	Greater Western Sydney , New South Wales , Australia[10]
Campus	Metropolitan multi-campus
Colours	Crimson, white and black
Sporting affiliations	UniSport EAEN
Mascot	Doug the Duck[11]
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.^[12] 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.