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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's Rodan helps make sense of 'perfect storm' 

Published on 08 October, 2010 

CQUniversity researcher Professor Paul Rodan is among featured speakers for a Brisbane seminar addressing 'The Perfect Storm' gathering around the international education sector.

As Director of our International Education Research Centre, Professor Rodan will share the stage with The Australian newspaper's Higher Education editor Julie Hare, leading international mediation lawyer Khory McCormick, State MP Grace Grace and QUT Deputy Vice-Chancellor (International and Development) Professor Scott Sheppard.

PhotoID:9794, Professor Paul Rodan
Professor Paul Rodan

LINK HERE for the Perfect Storm poster

Sponsored by Queensland Education and Training International and the EIDOS Institute (public policy thinktank of which CQUniversity is a member), 'The Perfect Storm' will be held from Noon-2pm on Thursday October 21, at Brisbane's Marriott Hotel.

Speakers will address the role of international education in soft diplomacy and examine how Australia is faring in the global brain race.

Professor Rodan said he hoped to address the benefits of international students.

"They provide our own domestic students with an interculturally diverse learning environment which prepares them for the world," he said. "Graduates go back home (and to the other countries where they will work) with a positive message about Australia.

"Contrary to myth, we still need skills and we need a share of the best and the brightest to replenish our research student ranks and help with invention, innovation and entrepreneurship. We will also need some graduates to replace our baby boomer academics."