Institution Snapshot - Deakin University

Snapshot of Deakin – Waurn Ponds Campus in 2023

• Deakin has a long history of working with local and international industry and business to turn ideas into commercial reality, solve real-world problems and provide current and future employees with the skills they need for 21st century careers.
• The Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus is home to the recently completed Geelong Future Economy Precinct - the epicentre of world-leading research and innovation, and developed to attract and host global leaders working in the areas of advanced manufacturing, materials, energy, sustainability, technology, health, and high-value agricultural initiatives with strong research links. 
• The Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus is also home to the Centre for Advanced Design in Engineering Training.  The $55 million state-of-the-art facility houses some of the most advanced and future-focused simulation and visualisation systems, purpose-built interactive laboratories and learning environments in the country. 
• The 4-year Medical Imaging course offered by Deakin is taught at the Waurn Ponds Campus - Medical Imaging. The department is a fully equipped x-ray department, and students have access to adult-sized human models designed to be x-rayed and reflect human-like responses to x-rays. This course provides knowledge in medical radiation science, and trains students in techniques like general radiography, computed tomography (CT), digital vascular imaging and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
• Deakin University's Faculty of Health offers the Bachelor of Vision Science/Master of Optometry - Optometry. Students have access to a dedicated simulated optometry store for simulated exercises.  Clinical placement rotations take place in both metropolitan and regional or rural settings, where students consolidate their knowledge and skills under the supervision of qualified optometrists.  Deakin Optometry is housed in the Regional Community Health Hub (REACH) building.     
• Deakin’s School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences - Exercise & Sport Science - is also in the REACH building.  Again, exercise & sport science students have access to state-of-the-art equipment. Students also have access to Deakin’s Elite Regional Sports Precinct while completing their course. Of note is the fact that Deakin's School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences is ranked #1 in the world, according to the Shanghai Ranking's Global Ranking of Sport Science Schools and Departments. 
• The School of Medicine - School of Medicine – is another state-of-the-art facility at the Deakin Waurn Ponds Campus – and offers a 4-year graduate medical degree, with 2 years of pre-clinical education at the University campus in Waurn Ponds, and then 2 years clinical education and experience in one of its clinical schools – hospitals as far-flung as Ballarat to Box Hill. 
• The Geelong Waurn Ponds student accommodation is only a 15 minutes from the Geelong CBD and five minutes from Waurn Ponds Shopping Centre.
• A 320-bed accommodation precinct offers students a contemporary, affordable, high-quality living experience. 
• Around 1070 students call Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus home.