Central Queensland University has welcomed another export award, to add to the State and national export awards it has won in recent years.

Wednesday night (Sept 24) at Mackay\'s Ocean International Resort, it was announced that CQU has won the Education Category for the 2003 CQ Regional Export Awards and is now eligible for selection for the Premier of Queensland\'s Export Awards on October 22 in Brisbane and could be in contention for the national export award finals in Sydney on December 4.

Vice Chancellor Professor Glenice Hancock commented: \"Our win gives us reassurance that we are still travelling very well as a successful exporter of educational programs and that we are viewed as a major contributor to the economy of Central Queensland. \" The Queensland and CQ regional export awards are coordinated by the Department of State Development.

CQU Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Resources) Professor Kevin Fagg was on hand in Mackay last night to accept a trophy for the category award, which was sponsored by CHR Group Ltd.

CQU also sponsored a category - Tourism - which was won by Hamilton Island. Hamilton Island representative Teena Flinn accepted the award on behalf of CEO Wayne Kilpatrick.

Central Queensland University was presented with the IDP Education Exporter of the Year Award last year after winning its category of the Premier of Queensland\'s Export Awards 2002 and 2001.

CQU was Australia\'s first multi-campus network. Its campuses and learning facilities are located in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, the Gold Coast and through regional Queensland, and offshore in Singapore, Hong Kong and Fiji, and around the globe by distance education. ENDS .

Caption: Hamilton Island representative Teena Flinn, State Development Minister Tom Barton and CQU Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Resources) Professor Kevin Fagg are pictured at the awards ceremony in Mackay.