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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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Language Centre hosts Thai teens 

Published on 10 May, 2010 

Twenty-seven talkative Thai teens and their guide have been enjoying a visit to Rockhampton region, where they have been based at CQUniversity's English Language Centre from April 22-May 10.

Thanks to their Universal Cultural Exchange program, they have been balancing campus-based language classes and creative activities with opportunities to visit school rooms and mingle with students at Glenmore High and Yeppoon High.

PhotoID:8890, The Thai teens have had the chance to pet Aussie wildlife
The Thai teens have had the chance to pet Aussie wildlife

There's also been plenty of interaction with Homestay families and sampling of local tourism highlights, including the Botanic Gardens, the Heritage Village, Dreamtime Cultural Centre, Cooberrie Park Wildife Sanctuary, the Capricorn Coast and the Koorana Crocodile Farm.

The visitors have had the chance to meet senior citizens and childcare centre children and have contributed presentations about life in Thailand.

PhotoID:8891, Thai visitors 'Mack' and 'Taj' join their tour mates for some creative projects at the Language Centre
Thai visitors 'Mack' and 'Taj' join their tour mates for some creative projects at the Language Centre  PhotoID:8907, The students were a hit with visitors to Bauhinia House
The students were a hit with visitors to Bauhinia House