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Engaging Indigenous people within Higher Ed

CQUniversity's Office of Indigenous Engagement recently hosted a visit from the Oodgeroo Unit of Queensland University of Technology (QUT), at Rockhampton Campus.

Professor Anita Lee Hong, Director of the Oodgeroo Unit, and Lone Pearce, Project Officer, met with Office of Indigenous Engagement staff to discuss employment issues and best practice models for engaging Indigenous people within the higher education sector, including governance matters.

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Girls focus on the future 

About 150 girls and their teachers from the Burnett region descended on CQU Bundaberg today as the Focus on Future conference got underway.

The conference, organised by local school teachers and CQU Bundaberg education staff is designed to be a motivational experience focused on the sciences, maths and information and computer technologies.

PhotoID:5026, Students from Cherbourg State School were happy to catch the bus at 6am in order to participate in the conference
Students from Cherbourg State School were happy to catch the bus at 6am in order to participate in the conference

Much of the campus and all but one computer lab have been booked for 2 days to cater for this event.

Participating students are in Years 5 to 12.

Presenters have come from Queensland and New South Wales.

PhotoID:5027, Year 8 students from Kepnock State High School enjoying the grounds at CQU Bundaberg
Year 8 students from Kepnock State High School enjoying the grounds at CQU Bundaberg
PhotoID:5028, Moffatdale State School students enjoying the Focus on the Future conference in Bundaberg
Moffatdale State School students enjoying the Focus on the Future conference in Bundaberg