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Adult learning peak body visits, calls for 'reassessment'The president of Australia's peak adult learning body, Professor Barry Golding has visited Rockhampton for a forum calling for a reassessment of adult education in Australia. CQUniversity hosted the forum at its Ron Smyth Building in Quay Street. Full Details…2013-07-08 09:52:31.0 |
- New students milling not swilling
Published on 29 January, 2009
The pop culture image of Orientation Week involves keg parties and drunken fraternity initiations but the focus these days is on giving students a taste of academic life..
- National role for our library director
Published on 27 January, 2009
CQUniversity Library Services Director Graham Black has been elected to the Board of Directors for ALIA, the Australian Library and Information Association.
ALIA is the professional organisation for the library and information services sector.
- Campuses encouraged to draw on 'domestic diversity'
Published on 22 January, 2009
Educational institutions seeking to promote global awareness and literacy could take a 'powerful first step' by drawing on domestic diversity in their recruitment of staff and students, as well as adapting course materials, teaching and learning practices and staff development programs.
This was a key point stressed by Dr Alison Owens during presentations for more than 150 Indonesian lecturers and students, hosted at the Australian Embassy by Australian Education International (AEI) at the end of 2008.
- CQUniversity's Term 1 2009 offers made
Published on 22 January, 2009
With the release of QTAC offers today (Thursday 15 January), CQUniversity reports 1976 offers have been made to date for Term 1 2009. 72% of those offers have been made to mature age learners, 28% to Year 12 school leavers.
- CQUniversity aids retrenched workers
Published on 22 January, 2009
CQUniversity will immediately roll out a special higher education program designed for employees and contractors in mining, retail and other sectors affected by thousands of job cuts announced this week in Queensland and the rest of Australia as a result of the global economic crisis..
- Mackay industry partnership to help shake skills shortage
Published on 22 January, 2009
It's a strategic pairing that symbolises much more than hard hats, steel capped boots and engineering students.
Rio Tinto Coal Australia's Hail Creek Mine has this week (Jan 22) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with CQUniversity, designed to help shake the skills shortage across multiple disciplines in the Mackay region.
- Toad experience excites teens
Published on 21 January, 2009
More than 40 teenagers saw a toad's heart beating outside its body for the first time as part of Siemens Science Experience at CQUniversity Rockhampton this week.
This was just one of the many hands-on activities the year 10 students had the chance to experience.
- Uni approved provider of professional year program
Published on 21 January, 2009
CQUniversity has become an approved provider of the Australian Computer Society Professional Year Program in Computer Science, which is available for international students who wish to gain permanent residency in Australia..
- Uni to host international network and system security event
Published on 21 January, 2009
CQUniversity is a major sponsor and host for the 3rd International Conference on Network & System Security, to be held at the Gold Coast.
Hundreds of researchers and academics from around the world are expected at the NSS 2009 event, according to CQUniversity senior lecturer Dr Yang Xiang, who is one of 3 program chairs.