CQUniversity Social Work student Kattie Butterfield is heading to Denmark to complete three of the courses towards her bachelor degree.

The four-month trip from February to May has been made possible thanks to a $10,000 student exchange scholarship funded* as part of the European Union-Australia joint mobility projects.

Kattie Butterfield plans her trip to Denmark

Once back in Australia, Kattie will have a final practical experience to arrange before graduating from her four-year program. She has previously completed a practical placement with Anglicare and she also volunteered as a community visitor for elderly people through a Lifeline service.

'Im really looking forward to this amazing opportunity," says Kattie, who will be studying at Denmark's VIA College University in the city of Aarhus.

CQUniversity's Dr Daniel Teghe, from Health and Human Services, says the Meanings and Practices of Social Work: cross-national comparisons project involves a consortium of Australian and European partner institutions.

This project aims to advance social work education and practice by recognising social work as an international profession. It also recognises that the legal and organisational meaning of social work and related practices, and the identity of 'the social worker' will be influenced by the national and cultural context.

Last year, the project enabled two Hungarian students and one Danish student to visit CQUniversity's Rockhampton Campus. This year, Rockhampton is likely to host three social work students from the University of Salford (near Manchester).

Dr Teghe says CQUniversity's involvement in the Meanings and Practices of Social Work project is administered by the Learning and Teaching Education Research Centre (LTERC).

"Our International Office colleagues have been just fantastic with their help and advice, and also for supporting exchange students," he says.

* The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) provides the scholarships for Australian students.