Last week, Edith Cowan University and Minderoo Foundation made history with the announcement of a $30 million, 25-year philanthropic partnership.

ECU and Minderoo Foundation have entered into a transformational $30 million, 25-year philanthropic partnership to advance Australian arts and culture by supporting a state-of-the-art new home for the University’s Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA).

ECU City is changing the heart of Perth, as construction accelerates on the world-class campus.  

As construction advances on site, ECU City’s distinctive façade is continuing to take form. Installation of the external cladding throughout Karak Walk is evolving, revealing the unique colours that will enliven the public walkway.   

It’s been busy on the site of the new ECU City, with head contractor, Multiplex, recently constructing four pedestrian bridges to connect the two sides of the campus.

ECU Photomedia student, Jessica Pugh, went behind-the-scenes at ECU City recently to capture highlights of the world-class campus under construction in the Perth CBD.

The creative force behind the ground-breaking Perth Symphony Orchestra has been appointed as ECU’s new Director of Creative Activation and Public Engagement.

ECU City continues to evolve both inside and out, as the 11 super-level structure progresses towards its final height – which will be reached by the end of this year.

A group of Year 10 students from Mount Lawley Senior High School recently experienced a behind the scenes look at ECU City as part of Multiplex’s Jump Start Program.

Construction of the 65,000 square metre ECU City campus has reached the midway point.

Edith Cowan University’s Vice Chancellor, Professor Steve Chapman, chatted to the ABC Perth Breakfast show about ECU City today.

2024 promises to be another exciting year for ECU City, with some important milestones ahead.

Most media students need to wait until they get a job before they get to interview senior politicians. For ECU Graduate Diploma of Broadcasting students, the WA Premier, Roger Cook, came to them.

Acclaimed Wardandi and Badimaya curator, writer and advocate, Clothilde Bullen, has joined the world-class ECU City project as the inaugural Lead, Cultural Strategy and Development.

ECU Engineering student Munish Senghani is currently completing a cadetship to support construction of Australia’s newest university campus, ECU City.

Major progress is being made on ECU City with the recent installation of a 265-tonne truss on site.

WAAPA and Brookfield Place have partnered to bring a series of free, lunchtime concerts to the CBD.

A group of five ECU School of Arts and Humanities students recently had the chance to not only hone their filmmaking and storytelling skills, but also experience a future university campus in the making.

ECU City is beginning to take shape with the installation of four new tower cranes on site. The cranes will be lighting up Perth’s skyline until 2025.

ECU has launched its new brand platform – Creative Thinkers Made Here – which centres around the importance of creative thinking in today’s world.