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Central Queensland University (CQU) is an Australian public university based in Queensland. Its main campus in North Rockhampton Queensland, but it has operations throughout Asia-Pacific. CQU claims to be an internationally, nationally and regionally networked and engaged university and prides itself on multiculturalism.

History

CQU started out as the Queensland Institute of Technology (Capricornia) in 1967, and after two years under the name of the University College of Central Queensland, in 1992 became an official university named the University of Central Queensland. In 1994 it adopted its current name.

Organisation

Governance

CQU is governed by the CQU Council, comprising the Chancellor, Vice Chancellor and various elected and appointed representatives. Operationally, CQU is managed by the Vice-Chancellor.. Faculties are managed by Executive Deans.
CQU students are represented by the CQU Student Association

(CQUSA) which is governed by a board of elected students from across the CQU campus network. The CQUSA provides academic advocacy and support and a range of campus support services for students based at the CQU regional and international campuses. Postgraduate representation is provided by the CQU Student Association's, CQU Postgraduate Research Students Committee.

Faculties

CQU has three faculties - Business and Informatics

, Arts, Humanities and Education

and Sciences, Engineering and Health

. Prior to a restructure during late 2005, the university had five faculties.

Major areas of study

CQU runs programs in a wide range of disciplines. The programs are generally grouped into the following sections: Built Environment and Design; Business and Tourism; Creative and Performing Arts; Education; Engineering and Technology; Health and Recreation; Humanities and Social Sciences; Information Technology; Primary Industries and Environment; Sciences; Double degrees; and Dual degrees. Information on the programs and courses available at CQU is available in the CQU Student Handbook

Campuses

CQU has a variety of campuses and learning centres in different areas. At present there are five campuses that are within Central Queensland, delivery sites on the Sunshine Coast, capital city campuses in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne, a campus on the Gold Coast and five overseas locations.
   In addition to Rockhampton the Central Queensland campuses service students in Bundaberg, Emerald, Gladstone, Mackay and surrounding communities. With these various locations, these regional campuses can cater for students who want to stay close to home. CQU also offers programs at delivery sites on the Sunshine Coast.
   There are also campuses which cater to international students in such areas as Brisbane, Gold Coast, Melbourne and Sydney, although there are limited spaces available for full-fee paying Australian citizens and permanent residents. CQU also delivers programs in Hong Kong, New Zealand, Shanghai and Singapore.. There was a campus located in Fiji which has shut down as of February 2007. A further international campus has been built on a custom campus in New Zealand. But this campus is also to be shut down end of 2008.
   The Brisbane, Gold Coast, Melbourne and Sydney campuses are run by a privately held entity called C.Management Services (CMS). This commercial entity was owned 50% by CQU and 50% by a private company Campus Group Holdings, which runs many educational institutions in its portfolio. As of early 2008, CQU is now a 100% stakeholder in CMS, with CMS still being kept and run as a private commercial enterprise, only fully owned by the university.

Research Centres

CQU has four research centres and one research institute:

Centre for Environmental Management
Centre for Railway Engineering
Centre for Social Science Research
Primary Industries Research Centre
Institute for Sustainable Regional Development

There has been recent speculation about the future of CQU, with The Australian reporting that the University suffered consecutive multi-million dollar losses, which may threaten the future of some of its campuses. -- 02:54, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

University ratings

CQU received seven five star ratings from the Good Universities Guide (GUG) in 2003, giving it the most top ratings of any regional university in Australia.. This made it more highly rated than some older, traditional universities. In 2007, GUG awarded CQU five separate 5-star ratings, including for "Positive Graduate Outcomes" for the fourth year in a row.
In 2006, CQU was announced as being the number one destination and largest provider in the country for international students studying within Australia (Term 1 2006) by IDP Education Australia.. CQU received the highest possible rating for educational experience and entry flexibility., (the others being Bond University and the University of Queensland) "to receive the highest rating for positive graduate outcomes" according to the Good University Guide.

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