CQU recently won the Education and Services category in its regional round of the 2006 Premier of Queensland's Export Awards.

It was a finalist for the State-level awards (announced on October 12) but the Education category went to James Cook University this year.

CQU Adjunct Professor of Property Terry Boyd has been singled out as an industry leader, taking the 2006 Property Industry Award at the Australian Property Institute annual awards ceremony last Thursday evening (October 5).

The citation for the award notes Dr Boyd's distinguished track record as a senior academic in the property field and says he has extensive international professional and business experience.

Central Queensland University will offer up to 10 Accounting, Business and Information Technology programs in New Zealand this year when its first cohort of students commences studies in November, it was announced this week.

In another venture with its long-standing commercial partner, Campus Group Holdings, CQU will provide the programs at the New Zealand International Campus in Heretaunga, Wellington, formerly New Zealand’s Central Institute of Technology.

Representatives from CQU’s International Program for Psycho Social Health Research (IPP-SHR) visited CQU Rockhampton to promote the release of the ‘Psycho-Social Update’ newsletter last week.

Program Manager for IPP-SHR, Hamish Holewa, met with staff from the Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Health to showcase the newsletter and discuss current research programs.

The Central Queensland University STEPS program has 2 reasons to celebrate in Gladstone this weekend.

Not only will 43 students be graduating from STEPS, but there will also be celebrations taking place to commemorate the 20th anniversary of this pre-university program.

Central Queensland University’s STEPS program will celebrate 20 years of success with a cocktail party for past and present staff and students at CQU Gladstone this Friday (6th October).

Around 150 staff, students and graduates will celebrate their personal success and the success of STEPS, the pre-university preparatory program that helps mature age students achieve their study ambitions.

Kris Clein is about to step up the ranks in the Navy to train as an officer after completing a STEPS course at CQU Mackay.

STEPS, an acronym for Skills for Tertiary Education Preparatory Studies, is designed to prepare students for university study.

Mentors of CQU Bundaberg attended a dinner last week for a presentation and 10th anniversary celebration of the Student Mentor and Leadership Program.

The Student Mentor & Leadership Program assists new students to quickly feel at home at CQU and provides support during their first year of tertiary studies.

About 30 academics, school principals and other education officials from the Northern Territory converged on the Sunshine Coast this week (Monday and Tuesday October 9-10) be briefed by their counterparts.

The visitors were attracted by the Sunshine Coast's reputation as the incubator of the acclaimed 'teaching school' teacher preparation model, which relies on partnerships between schools, education systems, academics and communities.

CQU's Rockhampton-based performing arts students will present the top Broadway show 'A Chorus Line' at the city's Pilbeam Theatre in October.

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