Vice-Chancellor and President:Professor Scott Bowmanwww.cqu.edu.au |
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CQUniversity Australia is one of Australia's most engaged, supportive and responsive universities focused on making higher education and research more accessible and relevant to all people, especially Central Queenslanders. It has very high levels of participation among groups which are under-represented, addresses unique regional workforce needs and provides innovative, collaborative and local research solutions to the communities it serves. Around 1,100 staff cater to the needs of some 19,000 students and other customers across 11 campuses, research institutes and learning centres in Central Queensland (Bundaberg, Rockhampton, Gladstone, Mackay, Emerald and Noosa) as well as Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and the Gold Coast, and by distance education. CQUniversity has a strong research institute - the Appleton Institute - based in Adelaide. Some CQUniversity Australia programs are also delivered in Geraldton in Western Australia, and even in Singapore. Almost half of the University's students are international students. Though comparatively small, the impact of CQUniversity Australia's fundamental and applied research is significant for Australian industries and the communities they sustain in Central Queensland. Research is largely conducted in the resources industries, including natural, primary, transport, mining and minerals, and materials processing; health and social viability, including population research; and intercultural and international education. The 2009 global report on research performance, collaboration and impact (by Spanish-based SCImago) ranked CQUniversity Australia 24th in Australia and 672nd in the world. Established as the Queensland Institute of Technology (Capricornia) in Rockhampton in 1967, CQUniversity Australia's level of service is what makes it distinctive among Australian universities, with an emphasis placed on student outcomes, graduate success and quality Learning & Teaching. Its programs and courses are aligned to its emerging research profile with students primarily earning degrees in natural resource management and engineering, nursing and health, law, accounting and business, exercise science, sustainable development and education. The University, home to the Central Queensland Conservatorium of Music, also delivers acclaimed programs in Theatre and Music. A leader in integrated workplace learning, many of CQUniversity Australia's students participate in co-op programs, learning on-the-job or gaining knowledge and experience in their field of choice by taking-up internships and paid employment which form part of their degrees. The University has received the highest national ratings possible, four or five stars, for both Positive Graduate Outcomes and Graduate Salaries, for the last decade. It has consistently ranked among the highest of all Australian universities in terms of cultural diversity. It also holds numerous awards from the Australian Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC) and is acknowledged for its numerous bridging programs (which service 1,000 people annually), entry flexibility and high rate of Indigenous participation and support.
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