Professor Trevor Gale, Director of the National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education and former CQUniversity academic recently returned to Rockhampton to participate in the Social Inclusion Speaker Series and to work with Student Support Centre staff and student mentors.
Uni life started with a POP (pre-orientation program) this week for more than 50 Indigenous students beginning their first year at Queensland University of Technology (QUT).
School Education Minister Peter Garrett released a discussion paper on the disability standards for education, as they had already been in place for five years.
An article that sparked much debate on education-related social networks recently asked the question - Can universities alone tackle the social divide? Answers ranged from bleak "Nos", more optimistic "maybes" to "give us a break, we're doing our best".
Following the decision to raise the cap on tuition fees, the UK government has set out its plans to ensure that this increase does not discourage those from less well-off backgrounds to apply for univeristy education.
Students from twenty-five primary schools will visit the UOW campus during Education Week (1-5 August) for a “Year Six Survivor Day”. Students will be involved in taster sessions presented by different faculties, social activities and orienteering around the University campus and will also complete a unit of work in the classroom entitled “Year 6 Engagement in Higher Education”.
