CQUniLife

8 Weeks to Uni – Share your experience and help new students

Posted on August 8, 2019 by Mae Swarbrick

If you could go back in time to when you started uni, what advice would you give yourself?

8 Weeks to Uni is a CQUniversity project, delivered online, which aims to help students transition to university – and we need your help.

We’re developing content for the 8 Weeks to Uni course and we want to hear the real, raw and honest truth about what you think a new student should know.

To get this feedback, Project lead Malcolm Burt will be touring a number of CQUni campuses in August and September to interview current students.

This is your chance to give back and help new students in their transition to university life. The touring schedule is:

Mackay Ooralea campus – Monday, 12 August
Townsville campus – Wednesday, 14 August
Sydney campus – Monday, 19 August
Melbourne campus – Tuesday, 20 August
Perth Campus – Monday, 26 August
Bundaberg campus – Monday, 9 September

Contact Malcolm at m.burt@cqu.edu.au and organise a time for a quick interview.

Interviews should take no more than 5 minutes of your time, and you’ll be contributing to research to improve the new student experience at CQUniversity.

Can’t make it to a campus? Interviews can also be arranged online by contacting Malcolm at m.burt@cqu.edu.au.

From Philippines to Melbourne — CPA Ambassador Opportunity and Endless Possibilities

Posted on August 7, 2019August 7, 2019 by CQUniversity International

Application status Student (subclass 500): Granted. Congratulations! This must be one of the happiest emails that I have received from the Australian Government Department of Home Affairs. Welcome to the land down under where I would be studying a Master of Professional Accounting at CQUniversity. Exciting, isn’t it?

I would come to face a new environment, live independently, meet new people from diverse cultures, advance my career through study and a lot more. But, what does it really feel like when you leave home to experience all these things that await you?

It’s Fast Mentoring Month! Fast track your career this August with alumni mentoring

Posted on August 1, 2019 by Mae Swarbrick

CQUni Career Connection is an online mentoring tool that connects students and alumni (graduates) for one-on-one career conversations, feedback, and advice.

More than 200 alumni mentors are waiting to hear from you. Keep reading for our top reasons why you should connect with a mentor this Fast Mentoring Month…

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Stress less about referencing with these tips from the ALC

Posted on August 1, 2019August 14, 2019 by Mae Swarbrick

Are you dreading assessment submissions? Feeling anxious any time you think about Turnitin? You’re not alone! Referencing Related Stress (RRS) is a common condition among university students. It’s piling on unnecessary pressure and we need it to stop.

Lucky for all of us, the Academic Learning Centre (ALC) has the perfect remedy – a concoction of tips to help you cure RRS and stress less about referencing.

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‘Get it Together’ with the Library and ALC

Posted on August 1, 2019August 12, 2019 by Ashleigh Truscott

Each term, the CQUni Library hosts a series of ‘Get it Together’ study sessions across different campuses. In Term 2, from Monday, 5 August to Friday, 9 August 2019, sessions are being held across most library locations and online

These sessions are a great opportunity to meet the experts, seek advice, and find out how to improve your results. We encourage you to attend and here’s why…

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From Nepal to Sydney – how CQUniversity became my second home

Posted on July 30, 2019July 30, 2019 by CQUniversity International

Hello, my name is Krishna Sen, I am from a small town in Nepal called Chitwan and am currently studying a Master of Human Resource Management at CQUni Sydney campus.

I left home at the age of 15 for Pune, India after schooling for my higher study. I graduated from one of the renowned universities of India, Savitribai Phule Pune University and it was tough for me to decide what to do next. I wanted to do a masters degree but was confused from where.

Then I thought of Australia — one of the most popular destinations for international student and not once have I ever regretted my decision.

Four reasons to download the CQUniMobile app

Posted on July 25, 2019July 25, 2019 by Mae Swarbrick

At CQUniversity, we’re dedicated to improving the student experience, and that extends to all our services, systems and applications – including our mobile app!

After an extensive student consultation process last year, we’ve made improvements based on your feedback. So everything you need to be a successful student is just one touch away.

Here are our top four reasons to download the CQUniMobile app…

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Get to know our student systems

Posted on July 18, 2019July 18, 2019 by Ashleigh Truscott

Whether you’re a new student or a continuing student in need of a refresher, we have the low down on all the different systems and sites to help you prepare for the start of term.

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Can makeup be more than a beauty treatment?

Posted on July 15, 2019July 9, 2019 by cqunispotlight

CQUniversity’s simulation experts have been using the art of moulage to train its nurses and paramedic students to deal with a variety of injuries.

Moulage is the art of using makeup and special effects products to create realistic-looking injuries on simulated patients.

It’s a technique that is helping hundreds of CQUni students learn how to respond to graphic injuries that would otherwise be very difficult to learn about without a real on-the-job experience.

CQUni’s simulated patients are often other students or community volunteers who give us their time to be ‘made up’ and play a character in a set scenario.

Here’s just some of great work produced by our moulage artists.