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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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Australian SSI scholarship available 

Central Queensland University encourages Australian South Sea Islander tertiary students to apply for a scholarship to help further their education.

The Queensland Government, in conjunction with Central Queensland University, is offering a tertiary education scholarship through the Australian South Sea Islander Community Foundation.

CQU’s Finance & Prizes Officer Margaret Hood said the scholarship is available to a full-time or part-time student studying on campus to help ease the financial burden that comes with tertiary study.

The scholarship provides $5000 per year for full-time students and $25,000 per year for part-time students for the duration of their undergraduate program.

Applications close on Friday, January 28, 2005. Scholarship guidelines and applications forms are available at Student Administration, Rockhampton Campus, or by contacting Margaret either by phone on 4930 9350 or by email at m.hood@cqu.edu.au