Central Queensland University

Central Queensland University (CQU) is a dual sector university located in Queensland. The University was founded in 1992, and is one of the five universities that offer Technical and Further Education (TAFE) courses. CQU has campuses in Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney, Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast that offers variety of courses.

The University was awarded 5 stars for online delivery, internationalization and access in its first foray into the global university ratings QS Stars. Nevertheless during the years of 2002-2007 the university was awarded numerous Queensland Export awards (educational category) as well as National export awards.

CQU has a commitment to research and development, and as a result has several research centers and institutes like:

·         Appleton Institute

·         Collaborative Research Network (CRN)

·         Center for Plant and Water Science

·         Centre for Environmental Management

·         Centre for Railway Engineering

·         Centre for Intelligent and Network Systems

·         Process Engineering and Light Metals Centre (PELM)

·         Learning and Teaching Education Research Centre

·         Queensland Centre for Domestic and Family Violence Research (CDFVR)  

Schools of the University are as follow:

·         School of Business and Law

·         School of education and the Arts

·         School of Engineering and Technology

·         School of Human, Health and Social Sciences

·         School of Medical and Applied Sciences

·         School of Nursing and Midwifery

·         School of Vocational Engineering and Trades

·         School of Vocational Business and Humanities