Life at CME
Macquarie University campus
CME is located at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. The campus is in North Ryde, a suburb of Sydney approximately 14km from the city centre. It is spread over 135 hectares of green bushland with landscaped gardens, beautiful Australian wildlife and modern buildings. The campus has its own lake, native fauna park and a number of history and art museums. There is a large, well-equipped library, a modern sports and aquatic centre (with two swimming pools, badminton, basketball, squash and tennis courts, a newly renovated gym), medical and counseling services, a pharmacy, post office, banks, food court, cafes and a bar. Macquarie University is home to 30,000 students, including 8,500 international students from all over the world.
CME students study in Building E3B, located at the centre of the campus and close to all the student facilities. The building is next to Macquarie International and the Sydney Institute of Business and Technology (SIBT).
Macquarie University is easily accessible by bus, train or car. Epping Station is the closest train station to Macquarie University and is a short 10 minutes bus ride away. By late 2008 Macquarie University will have its own train station.
International students do not receive discounts or concessions on Government provided transport services, however some private bus companies will offer international students a concession rate. For information regarding bus, train and ferry routes and fares, please contact the State Transit Authority www.131500.com.au.
Nearby attractions
Macquarie Shopping Centre, one of Sydney’s largest and most modern shopping centres, is just five minutes walk from the CME building. It has five major department stores along with a 16-screen Greater Union cinema complex and 230 specialty shops. CME students can easily access the supermarkets, banks, post office, medical centre, restaurants, cafes and ice skating rink located just across the road at the shopping centre. There are also plenty of opportunities for students to find part time work there. For more information about Macquarie Shopping Centre, go to www.macquariecentre.com.au.
There are a number of other attractions nearby to entertain CME students outside class time. The Ranch Restaurant and Pub, Epping Hotel Bistro and Eastwood Hotel Pub are great places to enjoy food, drink and entertainment. They are all either walking distance or a short bus trip away from the campus. There are plenty of other restaurants and cafes nearby with delicious food from all around the world in;luding Thai, Chinese, Korean, Italian, Japanese, Turkish and Indian cuisines.
There are a number of national parks, sporting fields and reserves on and around Macquarie’s campus. CME students can easily organise an outdoor picnic or barbeque, go for a walk in beautiful Australian bushland or play a game of soccer, basketball or tennis with friends.