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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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CQUni Noosa ready to submerge itself in Balance-Unbalance Conference 

Published on 17 May, 2013 

The Balance-Unbalance international conference starts at the end of May and CQUniversity Noosa is ready to make a big splash during the event.

The University is a key sponsor and organiser and the weekend program is being hosted on Noosa Campus.

PhotoID:14716, 'Water Reckoning' images courtesy Sally Haxton
'Water Reckoning' images courtesy Sally Haxton

Academics Dr Susan Davis and Angelina Ambrosetti are also helping to stage and research an innovative project involving Sunshine Beach State High School students, who are primed to perform an interactive drama titled Water Reckoning.

The school students are literally immersing themselves in their subject matter as they explore ideas relevant to the conference theme of Future Nature, Future Cultures and the UN Year of Water Co-operation.

Dr Davis, who is also Noosa Biosphere Chair and a conference organiser, said the Water Reckoning drama will be presented both live and online through an international Rolling Role Drama Project involving schools across the world. It will also be assessed during a London conference on 'drama for learning' in July.

Participating schools have been creating content using a variety of digital technologies and web-based applications to contribute to an evolving story.

The Sunshine Beach students' live presentation project will be shared during the Balance-Unbalance conference session at 'The J' Theatre in Noosa on Friday, May 31. For details visit www.water-reckoning.net/

For details of the whole conference visit http://www.balance-unbalance2013.org/

  • Balance-Unbalance 2013 International Conference will take place from May 31 to June 2 within the UNESCO Noosa Biosphere Reserve - at CQUniversity Noosa, with satellite events conducted at The J Theatre (Noosa), and Lake Cootharaba as part of Floating Land 2013. 
  • This will be the first time the Balance-Unbalance Conference will be conducted in the Asia-Pacific region. On this occasion it will be bringing together a dynamic and diverse range of participants from 24 countries - including artists, scientists, activists, philosophers, sociologists, architects and engineers.
  • Balance-Unbalance 2013 International Conference is co-hosted by Noosa Biosphere Limited and CQUniversity Noosa, and proudly supported by Sunshine Coast Council and Tourism Noosa.