Graduates from over 20 countries attended the CQU Brisbane and Gold Coast international campuses graduation ceremony on September 7, at the Carlton Crest Hotel, Brisbane.

The guest speaker was Mr Cyril Connell, a sportsman who represented Australia, Queensland and Country Queensland in rugby league.

Mr Connell is well known in the Central Queensland region for his direct contributions to the community in education and sport from the early 1950s to the 1970s. Since his retirement from the Queensland State Department of Education, Cyril Connell has been engaged in the support and training of youth as Recruitment Manager for the Broncos Football Club.

During the graduation ceremony, four students from the Brisbane and Gold Coast international campuses were awarded with the Campus Directors’ Award, based on excelling in studying commitment, the desire to lead, the enthusiasm to stand up to challenges and creativity.

Ms Ji Yeon Ha (pictured left with Gold Coast campus director Paul Harrigan) and Mr Junshi Hagiwara stood out as the most outstanding students from the Faculty of Business and Law and Ms Morawaka Aluthgedera Chathurani and Mr Budi Rahardjo (pictured above with Brisbane campus director Geoff Wessling) were most outstanding from the Faculty of Informatics and Communication.