After graduation
Curtin alumni
If you are a Curtin graduate then you are a member of the Curtin Alumni Network. Any student who is conferred with a degree or other qualification from Curtin University is considered an alumnus.
To stay connected with Curtin and fellow alumni, keep your contact details up to date on the Curtin Alumni website .
Also keep your contact details up to date on OASIS via e-Student. Graduates of Curtin have continued access to OASIS, so you can access/update your details online at any time.
Graduate Outcomes Survey
The Graduate Outcomes Survey (GOS) is a national survey funded by the Australian Government Department of Education and Training, and it collects information on graduates' labour market outcomes and further study activities.
Replacing the Graduate Destination Survey (GDS; a component of the Australian Graduate Survey), from 2016 onwards, GOS is administered online to graduates of Australian higher education institutions about five months after their course completion at or via an Australian campus, i.e., Australian onshore graduates including HECS and international fee paying students.
Particularly for Curtin University, the GOS has been adapted internally for graduates at the Curtin Malaysia campus and the Singapore campus. The adaption is referred to as the Curtin Graduate Outcomes Survey (CGOS).
Refer to Graduate Outcomes Survey for furhter information.
Post nominals
Once your award has been conferred you can use the approved abbreviation of your award after your name. This is called a post nominal. The Awards and Graduation Manual provides details on how post nominals can be used.
The correct post nominal letters that apply to your course are provided in Curtin Handbook with your course information.
Graduation ceremony occasional speakers
Each ceremony includes an occasional address, delivered by a guest speaker of particular importance to the graduating class. Where available the speeches have been included below.
2020
| Date | Faculty | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 1 February | Business and Law Humanities | Dr Amanda Healy Honorary Doctor of Commerce |
| 2 February | Business and Law Health Sciences | Dr Richard Goyder Honorary Doctor of Commerce |
| 4 February | Health Sciences | Samantha Bowen Writer, facilitator and social entrepreneur |
| 5 February | Business and Law | Dr Tania Constable Honorary Doctor of Commerce |
| 7 February | Health Sciences Science and Engineering | Dr Thomas Shannon Honorary Doctor of Engineering |
| 8 February | Humanities Science and Engineering | Dr Pippin Drysdale Honorary Doctor of Arts |
| 10 February | Business and Law Health Sciences | Dr Elizabeth Gaines Honorary Doctor of Commerce |
| 11 February | Health Sciences | Mr Travis Bailey Managing Partner, Southwest Hospital Pharmacy |
| 12 February | Centre for Aboriginal Studies Humanities | Prof Simon Forrest Curtin University Fellow |
| 13 February | Health Sciences Science and Engineering | Laureate Prof Emeritus Andrew Holmes Honorary Doctor of Science |
| 14 February | Science and Engineering | Mr Peter Bradford Honorary Doctor of the University |
2019
| Date | Faculty | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 2 February | Business and Law | Mr Terry Agnew Honorary Doctor of the University |
| 4 February | Business and Law | Sir Ian Diamond Honorary Doctor of Letters |
| 5 February | Humanities, Business and Law | Prof Anant Agarwal Honorary Doctor of Letters |
| 6 February | Humanities | Ms Helen Corbett Honorary Doctor of Law |
| 7 February | Health Sciences | The Hon Dr Colin Barnett Honorary Doctor of the University |
| 9 February | Humanities | Dr Irving Tan Honorary Doctor of Engineering |
| 10 February | Health Sciences | Dr Tracy Westerman Founder, Indigenous Psychological Services |
| 12 February | Health Sciences | Ms Julie Adams Founder and Managing Director, Chemo@home |
| 14 February | Health Sciences | Ms Jocelyn Young CEO, Medical Research Foundation, Royal Perth Hospital |
| 15 February | Science and Engineering | Mr Bill Beamont Honorary Doctor of Engineering |
| 16 February | Science and Engineering | Mr Colin Beckett Honorary Doctor of the University |
| 26 August | Business and Law, Science and Engineering | Mr Raleigh Finlayson Saracen |
| 27 August | Business and Law | Mr Marquis Pohla Founder and Managing Director, Metrix Consulting |
| 29 August | Health Sciences | The Hon Professor Carmen Lawrence |
| 30 August | Science and Engineering | Mr James Coghill Total Green Recycling |
| 31 August AM | Humanities | Mr Finn Pedersen Iredale Pedersen Hook Architects |
| 31 August PM | Health Sciences, Humanities | Ms Claire Orange Director, BEST Programs for Kids |
| 1 September | Business and Law | Ms Joanne Abbiss CEO, City of Kwinana |
2018
| Date | Faculty | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 1 February | Business and Law | Mr Bernard Salt AM Managing Director, The Demographics Group |
| 3 February | Health Sciences | Mr Vaughan Harding AO Chief Executive, Juniper Aged Care |
| 6 February | Business and Law | Dr Clare Allen Chief Executive Officer, VisAbility Ltd, Guide Dogs WA |
| 7 February | Humanities, Centre for Aboriginal Studies | Ms Kyra Bonney General Manager – Indigenous Strategy, Chandler Macleod Group |
| 8 February | Business and Law, Humanities | The Hon Eric Heenan QC Download speech [.pdf 40KB] |
| 10 February | Science and Engineering, Health Sciences | Mr Leif Cocks Founder and President, The Orangutan Project |
| 12 February | Health Sciences | Ms Kristy Wiegele St John of God Hospital, Mount Lawley |
| 13 February | Health Sciences | Mr Nick Maisey Chief Executive Officer, Befriend Inc Download speech [.pdf 84KB] |
| 15 February | Science and Engineering | Mr Greg Lilleyman Director Operations, Fortescue Metals Group |
| 17 February | Humanities | Dr Ingle Knight |
| 28 August | Business and Law | Mr Alan Langford Chief Economist, Bankwest |
| 29 August | Business and Law, Humanities | Mr Alan Dodge AM Honorary Doctor of Letters Download speech [.pdf 30KB] |
| 30 August | Business and Law | The Hon Julia Gillard AC Honorary Doctor of Letters |
| 31 August | Health Sciences | Mr Brian Wall Honorary Doctor of Science Download speech [.pdf 125KB] |
| 1 September | Humanities, Science and Engineering | Ms Suzanne Hunt Suzanne Hunt Architect |
| 3 September | Health Sciences, Science and Engineering | Mr Bill Tai Honorary Doctor of the University Download speech [.pdf 40KB] |
2017
| Date | Venue and Faculty | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 8 February | Curtin Forum, Bentley Campus Curtin Business School | Ashlee Harrison CEO, Zero2hero Inc |
| 11 February | Curtin Forum, Bentley Campus Curtin Business School | Dr Vanessa Guthrie CEO, Toro Energy Limited |
| 13 February | Curtin Forum, Bentley Campus Faculty of Health Sciences | Professor Con Michael AO Chair, WA Board of Medical Board of Australia |
| 14 February | Curtin Forum, Bentley Campus Faculty of Health Sciences | Dr Ann O'Neill Founder, Angelhands Inc |
| 15 February | Curtin Forum, Bentley Campus Faculty of Health Sciences | Professor Andrew Whitehouse Head of Autism Research, Telethon Kids Institute |
| 16 February | Curtin Forum, Bentley Campus Curtin Business School and Faculty of Humanities | The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG Former Justice of the High Court of Australia |
| 18 February | Curtin Forum, Bentley Campus Faculty of Humanities | Emeritus Professor Graeme Turner University of Queensland |
| 21 February | Curtin Forum, Bentley Campus Faculty of Science & Engineering and Faculty of Health Sciences | Senator Linda Reynold Senator for Western Australia |
| 22 February | Curtin Forum, Bentley Campus Faculty of Humanities and Centre of Aboriginal Studies | Dennis Eggington CEO, Aboriginal Legal Service WA Inc |
| 23 February | Curtin Forum, Bentley Campus Faculty of Science & Engineering | Mary Hackett Regional Director and Operations Leader, GE Oil & Gas |
| 22 March | City Recital Hall, Sydney | Professor Alan Dench Professor, Faculty of Humanities |
| 22 April | Miri Campus, Sarawak | Yang Berbahagia Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Dr George Chan Pro-Chancellor Curtin Malaysia |
| 5 May | Kalgoorlie Campus, WA Western Australian School of Mines | Sabina Shugg AM National Lead, Mining Performance, KPMG |
| 26 May | Charles Telfair Institute, Mauritius | Hon Dr Rama Sithanen Chairman, Director IFS |
| 2 September | Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre Curtin Business School | Amanda Cox CFO, West Coast Eagles Football Club |
| 2 September | Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre Faculty of Science & Engineering | Professor Steven Tingay John Curtin Distinguished Professor |
| 3 September | Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre Faculty of Humanities | Kate Mulvany Australian Playwright and Actress |
| 4 September | Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre Curtin Business School | Stephanie Buckland CEO Amana Living |
| 5 September | Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre Faculty of Health Sciences | Melissa Vernon Chief Operating Officer, WA Country Health Service |
| 2 October | Star Performing Arts Centre, Singapore | Bruce Gosper Australian High Commissioner, Singapore |
| 22 October | Hong Kong | Stuart Sanders Managing Director, Velocity Technology Limited |