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Why does Mentoring Matter?

Posted on August 18, 2021August 19, 2021 by cqunilifeguest

CQUni’s Career Connection program is bridging the gap between alumni professionals with industry experience and students looking for guidance or answers.

When discussing the Career Connection Mentoring Program with participants, the major theme of the platform boiled down to one word – flexibility – and in the digital age, this has never been more important. With the future of work rapidly shifting to a more digital and global practice, the challenge for future professionals to get that first foot in the door has increased.

Bite-sized online study – my tips

Posted on July 2, 2021July 9, 2021 by cqunilifeguest

30 Minutes a Month participant Talia Fiyen completed a Bachelor of Psychological Science in 2019 and shares her top tips for studying online as someone who has been there before.

My motto – be realistic!

Posted on June 8, 2021June 8, 2021 by cqunilifeguest

Paul Mchugh completed his Graduate Diploma of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS), studying online and working as an OHS Manager and Environment and Community Manager in mining operations in the Northern Territory. As a 30 Minutes a Month participant, he shares his insight on the art of planning.

There are three things that I had to commit to during my studies…

Tips for Study Success

Posted on October 14, 2020October 13, 2020 by lucyastafford

There are some moments in life where you may feel stressed, anxious or depressed, and those feelings might escalate at the end of term when your assessments are due.

As a part of Mental Health Month, our Counselling and Wellbeing Team have come up with some strategies that may help you cope during this time and beyond.

Keep reading to gain some great tips to succeed in your studies…

Teaching teams offer support and flexibility during COVID-19

Posted on March 30, 2020April 1, 2020 by Mae Swarbrick

These are challenging and unusual times. The unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic and all the disruptions it is causing may have you questioning how you will juggle your studies in Term 1 2020.

Let us assure you that teaching teams are very aware of the uncertainty and difficulties that many of our students are currently facing.

While Census date for Term 1 2020 has not changed, you should know that the case-by-case decisions we make every term about matters like assessment extensions will take into account the wide-reaching effects of COVID-19.

Keep reading to find out how our teaching teams will offer support and flexibility this term…

Approaching and overcoming obstacles at Uni

Posted on January 2, 2020December 15, 2020 by CQUniversity Alumni Guest

Studying isn’t always easy. We asked our alumni participants in the 2020 30 Minutes a Month program about how they overcame their study obstacles while at university.

In need of support? CQUniversity offers a variety of support services to assist you to develop the personal resilience and skills needed to achieve your academic and personal goals.

‘Get it Together’ with the Library and ALC

Posted on November 19, 2019November 19, 2019 by Ashleigh Truscott

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Each term, the CQUni Library hosts a series of ‘Get it Together’ study sessions across different campuses. In Term 3, sessions will be held 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…

#AskAMentor – How to make it through your first term

Posted on April 8, 2019April 8, 2019 by Ashleigh Truscott

This week in our #AskaMentor blog series, our Student Mentors recall the difficulties they experienced in their first term and their tips to overcoming them and surviving your first term…
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#AskaMentor - How to tackle your first few weeks

Posted on March 25, 2019March 25, 2019 by Ashleigh Truscott

Congrats! You’ve officially survived your first two weeks at University.

While we’re sure you are elated to have made it this far, you’re probably starting to feel a little stressed and anxious as you look towards the upcoming term, map out your assessments and start to notice those deadlines already approaching much quicker than you would like.

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Tackling your first weeks at Uni can be daunting, and no one knows that better than our Student Mentors, who have been there and done that all before. Check out their best tips for making it through unscathed…

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What’s been happening on UCROO in Term 1 so far?

Posted on May 5, 2017October 26, 2017 by SJ 'I've totally got this' Pierce

Term 1 is starting to really get busy now – and there’s plenty happening on UCROO, the CQUni digital campus. If you’ve missed out on what’s being posted in our student social network, here’s a quick round-up.

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