Visiting Senator Fiona Nash has praised CQUniversity for showing there's no point in a 'one size fits all' approach to the delivery of higher education in regional areas.

The Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Education toured Rockhampton Campus this week with LNP Candidate for Capricornia Michelle Landry.

L-R Vice-Chancellor Professor Scott Bowman, Senator Fiona Nash, Michelle Landry and Engineering staff member Ray Kearney inspect models made with a 3D printer on campus

"It's terrific to have had the chance to be on the ground touring the campus to get a sense of how the University is operating, what the people are like and what is happening," she says.

"I get a really positive sense and it's fantastic that the University has been engaging and consulting with its communities rather than doing a top-down approach."

Senator Nash said she was impressed with the growth of the campus and the extraordinary 'big picture' vision behind the expansion of programs. She supported CQUniversity's proposed dual-sector model as a more sustainable way of delivering education.

Meantime, Ms Landry said CQUniversity was providing great opportunities for young Queenslanders and she would be campaigning as much as possible to support the institution.

The visitors were able to witness a Biology lecture being delivered by videoconference and structural testing of materials at Engineering. They also toured facilities for Allied Health and Paramedic Science as well as the new high-tech Library.

Professor Brian Maguire from Paramedic Science shows off the latest manikin technology for the visitors 
Senator Nash and Michelle Landry prepare to visit CQUniversity's new Allied Health Clinic