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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 |
- Melbourne graduates praised for guiding others
Published on 17 December, 2008
CQUniversity Melbourne winners of the State Director's Awards have been praised for guiding other students to success.
These awards primarily acknowledge outstanding academic achievement but also indicate leadership potential and qualities which inspire others.
- Our top 10 named for 'lecturer of year' list
Published on 15 December, 2008
Congratulations to our 'top 10' lecturers, based on voting for the UniJobs 'lecturer of the year' initiative..
- Alumnus opens the book on Australia's big teen issues
Published on 15 December, 2008
CQUniversity alumnus and former award-winning journalist Barry Levy confronts some of the most heart-wrenching issues that are affecting Australian teens in a new novel titled As If!.
Set between the fringe town of Ipswich and affluent Brisbane in Queensland, Barry gives life to some colourful characters that find themselves entrenched in a world of alcohol, drugs and vandalism, and reminded by the hurts of the past.
- CMS awards presented at Sydney Campus
Published on 15 December, 2008
There was much excitement and an air of anticipation when the 2008 CMS* (C_Management Services) Excellence Awards were announced and presented at CQUniversity Sydney Campus recently.
* CMS is the University's wholly-owned subsidiary (a commercial entity) which operates the Australian International Campuses (AICs).
- Almost $2 million for education pathways welcomed
Published on 12 December, 2008
CQUniversity has welcomed the announcement of almost $2 million in Federal Government funding for the establishment of Place-Based Education Pathways at the Gladstone and Mackay campuses.
The campus grants of $991,000 each were provided from the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Diversity and Structural Adjustment Fund.
- Mackay's science experience offers hands-on fun
Published on 12 December, 2008
Mackay's next Siemens Science Experience in January (20-22) will include plenty of hands-on fun for the participants, who are students entering Year 10.
Some of the sessions are entitled 'Getting plastered'; 'Consciousness and perception: illusions that fool us'; 'Engineering - building out'; and 'The forensic study of white powders'.
- Hail Creek Mine Uni scholarships available for 2009
Published on 12 December, 2008
Seven first-year students seeking to enrol at CQUniversity Mackay in 2009 will once again benefit from the partnership between Hail Creek Mine and CQUniversity.
The Hail Creek Mine CQUniversity Scholarship Program was established in 2007 to help counter the skills shortage in the Mackay area, encouraging local people to undertake study in Mackay to increase and retain the number of skilled people in the region.
- 'Learning behind bars' research awarded
Published on 11 December, 2008
CQUniversity Rockhampton staff members Vicki Pascoe and Kylie Radel have been recognised for their research study of Education Journeys from Australian Indigenous Students in Custody.
Their academic paper entitled 'What are Nice Guys Like them doing in a Place Like that?' has been selected as the winner of an International Award for Excellence in the area of literacy and education.