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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 |
- Tannum High reigns supreme as CQUni hosts chemistry teams
Published on 18 August, 2011
CQUniversity has once again coordinated the CQ Schools Titration Competition on behalf of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute.
Tannum Sands State High School was the overall winner of the QAL Trophy, with two Bundaberg North SHS teams filling out the top-three places.
- Uni promotes 'Sea Dreams' as artful way to support community
Published on 18 August, 2011
CQUniversity Gladstone has been a driving force for preparations as the Gladstone Region Festival of Arts prepares to showcase local creative talent with the Sea Dreams festival.
Festival coordinator and academic Dr Andrew Wallace has championed the initiative as a partnership between CQUniversity and the Gladstone arts community.
- Rocky's 'Guys and Dolls' have campus links
Published on 18 August, 2011
Many cast and crew from the current Rockhampton Musical Union production of Guys and Dolls have links to CQUniversity, showing community engagement is alive and well.
The renowned Broadway musical featuring high energy dance routines shows at the Pilbeam Theatre from September 2-4.
- New book talks about a land of limbo
Published on 18 August, 2011
While many South African immigrants have come to Australia with big ideas of disconnecting themselves from their volatile home country to embrace a new nation, many find themselves in a world of limbo - neither belonging here or there..
- Higher flying aviation graduates on the way
Published on 18 August, 2011
CQUniversity is planning a new aviation program that will provide students with flight training, complementing the aviation industry fundamentals taught through the existing Bachelor of Aviation degree..
- CQUni maintains 5-star status, boosts teaching quality in national university rankings
Published on 18 August, 2011
CQUniversity has leapt into the top three universities in Queensland - and the top 14 nationally - for ‘teaching quality', with an improved four-star rating in the latest Good Universities Guide.
The outstanding rating - one of a number of four- and five-star ratings for the University in the Guide - is a vote of confidence in CQUniversity's ability to attract and retain top academic talent nationally, according to Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Scott Bowman.
- Country town's brush with punk rock now a documentary short film
Published on 17 August, 2011
Audiences in Rockhampton and Gladstone will soon have the chance to watch a documentary short film tracing our region's early brush with punk rock culture in the 1980s.
Local residents are invited to attend the first of several planned screenings of the short music documentary A Piss in the Ocean: Cameron Borg: A Ripple in the Mainstream.
- Campus visitors provide teenage viewpoint on mobile phone 'attachment'
Published on 17 August, 2011
CQUniversity Bundaberg recently hosted more than 60 Year 10 students from Bundaberg State High School, who were attending a Uni Skills Program.
During their two-day program, the students contributed to a survey by fourth-year Psychology honours student Peter Carlsen, examining the way people are attached to their mobile phones.
- OHS students investigate 'chilling' accident
Published on 17 August, 2011
CQUniversity students were confronted with a mock accident to investigate during their recent residential school at Rockhampton Campus.
The scenario involved an injured worker found prone outside a large 'chiller' air-conditioning unit.