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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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Small and medium fries shine at Mackay's McDonalds Maths Tournament 

Published on 12 May, 2004 

Central Queensland University Mackay lecturer and internationally renowned computer scientist Dr Victor Korotkich was the judge at this year’s McDonalds Maths Tournament.

PhotoID:1232 About 300 students from 10 junior and 10 senior schools competed at Mackay North State High School, with participants travelling from Koumala, Nebo and Proserpine to take part in the annual event on Tuesday.

Associate Professor Korotkich believed these competitions enhanced the awareness for numeracy in a fun and enjoyable setting.

“Students have competed in this event since 1996 and it was wonderful to see such enthusiasm from the students completing difficult mathematical tasks,” he said.

“This competition allows talented students to test their abilities against peers from other schools and also gives them an opportunity to extended their knowledge.

PhotoID:1233 “By placing students in a competitive environment sometimes students realise they have more mathematical skills and abilities than they realised.” .

Fitzgerald Primary were named winners of the competition.

Picture: CQU computer scientist Dr Victor Korotkich (right) assisted with judging at the event.