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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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Chinese visitors keen to explore agricultural research links 

The President of Beijing University of Agriculture, Professor Wang Younian and his senior colleagues visited CQUniversity's Rockhampton and Sydney campuses at the end of September.

Professor Younian was accompanied by Professor Kefeng Liu, Dean of the Urban and Rural Development College, and Professor Liu Fang, Deputy Dean of the College of Economics Management.

PhotoID:11476, Professor Kefeng Liu and Professor Wang Younian discuss CQUniversity's agricultural facilities and programs with Dr Surya Bhattarai and Dr En Li.
Professor Kefeng Liu and Professor Wang Younian discuss CQUniversity's agricultural facilities and programs with Dr Surya Bhattarai and Dr En Li.

Beijing University of Agriculture is one of the most dynamic universities in China, and its departments of Horticulture and Agri-engineering and Agriculture Economics are renowned for both teaching and research.

The Chinese delegates visited to familiarise themselves with the Australian higher education and research systems. They held meetings with senior executives and toured the campuses, including our Centre for Plant and Water Science (CPWS).

Arrangements for the visit were made by Sydney-based recruitment executive Ivy Chung, Rockhampton-based Marketing lecturer Dr En Li and CPWS Senior Research Officer Dr Surya  Bhattarai.

"The delegates had detailed talks with CPWS about opportunities for extending collaboration and exchange of researchers, academics and students," Dr Bhattarai said.

PhotoID:11477, Professor Wang Younian, Ivy Chung, Professor Kefeng Liu. Dr Liu Fang and Dr Surya Bhattarai discuss collaborative research
Professor Wang Younian, Ivy Chung, Professor Kefeng Liu. Dr Liu Fang and Dr Surya Bhattarai discuss collaborative research

"The research areas of mutual interest were particularly relating to Urban Agriculture Development, with the emphasis on the issues revolving around water, energy, pollution control and peri-urban development of agriculture and horticulture in China and Australia.

"The president Wang Younian also expressed his willingness to expand the joint research and further cooperation on urban agriculture development by BUA. Both universities held an optimistic view towards future cooperation on this issue.

"Both the CQUniversity staff and the visitors expressed an interest in exploring further teaching and research collaborations."

PhotoID:11478, Discussing opportunities for agricultural research cooperation
Discussing opportunities for agricultural research cooperation