CQUniversity Australia
 

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.

Full Details…

Other News…

Unearthing future of mining and communities 

Published on 17 June, 2010 

Leading specialists from throughout Australia have signed up for Mackay's Mining and Community Forum, to be held on June 16.

Hosted by CQUniversity Mackay and our Centre for Environmental Management (CEM), the event looks ahead for the next 20 years and asks 'are we getting it right?'.

PhotoID:9067, Professor John Rolfe is among the key speakers
Professor John Rolfe is among the key speakers

LINK HERE for the event program

Organisations represented include:

Housing and Urban Research Institute; CSIRO Minerals Down Under National Research Flagship; Institute for Sustainable Futures; CFMEU (mining union) Mining and Energy Division; Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining; and  CQUniversity's Faculty of Business, Informatics and Education.

Major sessions will examine:

social and economic impacts of resource development in the Bowen Basin; community and industry responses; emerging trends in the assesment and management of resource developments; and managing community impacts in resource intensive regions.

For details contact Lindsay Greer via 07 4923 2373 or l.greer@cqu.edu.au