Central Queensland University
| Central Queensland University | |
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| founding | 1992 |
| Sponsorship | state |
| place | Rockhampton , Australia |
| Vice-Chancellor and President | Nick Klomp |
| Students | 26,000 |
| Website | www.cqu.edu.au |
The Central Queensland University (CQU) is Australia's largest public university. The main campus of the CQU is in the north of Rockhampton in the state of Queensland . The multicultural university has many regional and international campuses.
history
The CQU began operations in 1967 as the Capricornia Institute of Advanced Education and was renamed the University College of Central Queensland (UCCQ) two years later . In 1992 it became an official university under the name University of Central Queensland . The current name was introduced in 1994 . In the same year, CQU developed the partnership with Campus Group Holdings (CGH), which aimed to open new campus facilities in Australian and international metropolitan areas. 2001 gave Peter Beattie , the Prime Minister of Queensland, University of the Premier's Export Award that she put the most foreign students from all tertiary institutions in Queensland. In 2003 , the Good Universities Guide awarded the CQU five stars in seven categories, making it the top ranking among all Australian universities.
organization
The CQU is headed by the CQU Council, consisting of the Chancellor, Vice Chancellor and both elected and appointed MPs. The CQU is divided into three faculties, each of which is headed by an Executive Dean :
- Business and Informatics (German: Economics and Information Sciences )
- Arts, Humanities and Education (German: art, humanities and education )
- Sciences, Engineering and Health (German: Naturwissenschaften, Ingenieurwesen und Gesundheit )
Before the restructuring, which took place in late 2005 , the university consisted of five faculties.
There is also a student body called the CQU Student Association.
Campus facilities
In addition to the Rockhampton campus, Mackay , Gladstone , Bundaberg , Noosa and Emerald each have a main regional campus, which dates back to the time of the Institute of Technology . Since 1994, in cooperation with the CGH , new campuses and teaching facilities have been set up on the Fiji Islands , Hong Kong and Singapore , as well as in Australia, with the Australian ones specifically geared towards international students. Known as Australian International Campuses (AIC's), they are located in Brisbane , the Gold Coast , Melbourne and Sydney . The CQU also has a significant number of students studying via distance learning .
Course offer
The CQU offers courses in a wide range of subject areas, with a focus on engineering , information technology, and business and economics . Furthermore, medicine , biology , chemistry , psychology , sociology , humanities and performing arts are also part of the university's range of courses.
criticism
The CQU was criticized in 2006 by international students studying on campus in Melbourne. They saw themselves as victims of exploitation and, in protest, called themselves cash cows after the majority of the candidates failed in a subject in the tax and accounting field. They complained about poor equipment and that they were not given an opportunity to object to their grading. The university, on the other hand, took the position that only the 38% of students who passed the exam met the high academic standards of the subject.
Web links
Footnotes
- ^ Central Queensland University: Vice-Chancellor and President. Retrieved August 2, 2019 .
- ↑ History of Central Queensland University (English) ( Memento of the original from October 30, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Organizational structure of the CQU (English) ( Memento of the original from September 6, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Website of the CQU Council (English)
- ↑ 'Cash cow' students take stand against uni Article in The Age (English)
- ↑ Failed uni students threaten hunger strike Article in The Sydney Morning Herald (English)
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