Western Sydney University Liverpool campus opens its doors
Western Sydney University’s state-of-the-art Liverpool campus has officially opened its doors.
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For students like Khanh Duong, the opening of Western Sydney University’s newest campus in Liverpool is life-changing.
The 19-year-old international student lives in Cabramatta and used to commute for an hour to WSU’s Campbelltown campus to study nursing.
But these days, with a hi-tech campus virtually on her doorstep, Ms Duong appreciates how much easier it has become to pursue her studies.
“Here I don’t have to go to class late and all of the facilities are brand new. I’m enjoying my time here,” she said.
Ms Duong and fellow nursing student Kobra Hassani, of Parramatta, say the educational resources at the Macquarie St campus match the latest technology available in hospitals — including mannequins that can talk.
“It’s like a real patient. You can control it from the control room,” Ms Duong said.
“We also have the camera to record everything we do here, which is really good for reflection.”
WSU’s newest vertical campus officially opened its doors last Wednesday with Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison taking a tour of the facilities.
The 10-storey campus was ceremonially named the Ngara Ngura building, which loosely translates to “exchange knowledge by listening, by hearing and by thinking”.
It will be a hub for nursing, midwifery, social sciences and psychology and will also house a start-up incubator offering state-of-the-art facilities for technology-based businesses in western Sydney.
Constructed by Liverpool property developers Binah Group, the campus is expected to contribute $54 million in economic and employment uplift to western Sydney, according to Deloitte Access Economics.
Binah Group managing directors Amen Zoabi and Khalil Hafza are business partners, cousins and WSU almuni who grew up in Liverpool.
“WSU is a landmark for the community of Liverpool — something we’re very proud to be a part of,” Mr Zoabi said. “When I was growing up, Liverpool was just a small town. It’s really on the map in comparison to what it was 20 years ago.”
