Darwin, home to Charles Darwin University, is the capital city of the Northern Territory and Australia’s only tropical capital coastal city surrounded by the Arafura Sea. It is a modern, clean, safe and friendly city with a tropical climate which promotes a relaxed, outdoor lifestyle in unspoiled surroundings and beaches without many of the hassles of a larger city.

The city offers a broad range of cultural activities in museums, art galleries, theatres and cinemas, while recreational and sporting interests are well catered ranging from fishing to sailing, golf to tennis and soccer to rugby. Darwin is a multicultural city and this is expressed in the diversity of cuisine, restaurants and street cafes and the variety of foods at open air markets. As a young and vibrant city with a strong economy, young people are attracted to Darwin because of the exceptional employment and career opportunities.

Darwin attracts backpackers from around the world and the nightclubs provide exciting entertainment for the young at heart. All major shopping and service facilities are within easy reach in Darwin, either by walking, bicycling or bus.

On campus accommodation is available year round at North Flinders International House (NFIH), located on the University’s Casuarina campus, just three minutes walk from the main library and lecture facilities. NFIH has 270 rooms for students at Charles Darwin University, located in several multi-level buildings. NFIH offers self-catered accommodation, with an optional meal plan (evening meal) available to residents. Each building has a number of individual bedrooms with communal kitchens, bathrooms, free laundries, computer lab, wireless internet access in most buildings, swimming pool, BBQ facilities, communal games and separate TV room. NFIH is just a 15-minute walk from Darwin’s largest shopping centre where supermarkets, specialty shops, restaurants and food outlets, banks and cinemas are located.

A 10-minute stroll in either direction will get you to some of Darwin’s beautiful beaches and foreshore, where you can enjoy spectacular sunsets. Welcome to Darwin and to Charles Darwin University!