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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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QAL Invests $5000 in CQU Scholar 

Published on 18 November, 2003 

Queensland Alumina Limited has announced Central Queensland University Gladstone student, Christopher Hackney as the recipient of this year’s $5000 engineering scholarship.

QAL Managing Director, Johann van Zyl said the QAL scholarship program was an important part of QAL’s commitment to local education, the development of youth and the future of Gladstone.

PhotoID:1059 “The selection of a QAL scholar is not only based on academic excellence, but also community involvement, overall personal presentation and commitment to the successful completion of studies as a full time student at Central Queensland University and to the central Queensland area,” Mr Van Zyl said.

“By supporting our local students we are fostering local talent and making an investment in our future." Scholarship recipient Christopher Hackney said the scholarship would be of significant benefit in managing university related expenses and ‘getting ahead’.

“The scholarship will definitely help me out and means I won’t be dealing with a big debt just when I’m trying to start my career. There is also a great opportunity through the scholarship to be involved with QAL vacation employment,” Mr Hackney said.

Mr Hackney who has just completed his first year of a Bachelor of Engineering (Cooperative) at the Gladstone campus also said the local environment had a lot to offer and industry placement opportunities were inviting.

“We have to do two, six-month industry placements in the third year of our course and there is opportunity in Gladstone for that, so I’m hoping I can do that here." As part of the scholarship application process two $500 special encouragement runner-up prizes were also awarded to Andrew Fielder and Adam Bletchly.

The QAL scholarship program has been running since 1975. It is open to CQU students whose homes are in the Port Curtis region, who are full-time first year students proceeding from year 12 and are enrolled in one of the following QAL industry related courses: applied science (including environmental studies), business, engineering or information technology.

Photo: Christopher is congratulated by QAL's Neil Davey.