Are Western Sydney University and Western Australia University the same?

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    Anurag Pal | Contributor-Level 10

    a year ago

    No, Western Sydney University and Western Australia University are not the same universities. Both the Western Sydney University and Western Australia University are public research universities. Western University is a highly-ranked public university which first began its operations in January 1989 being under the terms of the University of Western Sydney Act. The University is located in Western Sydney, which is one of the nation’s third the largest economy and one of the fastest growing population in Australia.  Western Australia University has more than 25,000 students out of which 

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