Engagement
The Faculty of Arts and Society partners with organisations, industry and government to build more sustainable and resilient communities. Collaborating with our faculty provides the opportunity to have an impact and contribute to the social, cultural and economic wellbeing of Indigenous people and communities around the world.
To find out more about how we can work with you, contact:
Acting Pro Vice-Chancellor: Professor Maneka Jayasinghe
Quality Manager : Tu Ann Calinga
Professional development in law
Our law professors regularly provide training for the legal profession and other stakeholders on current local, national and international legal issues and frameworks. This includes:
- advocacy
- expert evidence
- human rights issues
- online legal education
- International trade / corporate responsibility.
Legal clinics
Legal Clinic is a specialist elective law unit that offers students the opportunity to gain real-world legal experience in a professional environment. Students undertaking this unit have the opportunity to extend their existing knowledge and skills in a clinical legal setting under the supervision of a legal practitioner. Completing a legal placement will allow students to develop critical insights into law practice and practical skills that will help prepare them for the transition to professional work.
Austin Asche Oration in Law and Governance
This annual oration honours The Honourable Austin Asche AC QC service to the people of the Northern Territory and his contribution to law, tertiary education and to the community.
The Honourable Austin Asche AC QC's long and distinguished career includes, amongst others, his appointment to the Queen's Council, Judge of the Family Court of Australia, Judge of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory as well as Chief Justice of the Northern Territory.
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Centre for Youth and Community Music
The Centre for Youth and Community Music offers affordable music instruction for students of all ages - children and adults. We provide instrumental, vocal and theory tuition as well as a diverse and exciting range of ensemble programs.
Students work with local music professionals and leading visiting musicians, all of whom are committed to sharing their musical knowledge and experience.
Centre for Youth and Community MusicA Partnership for the Future of Education
CDU Teacher Education academics are engaged in a collaborative partnership with the Congregations of Escravas da Santíssima Eucaristia e da Mãe de Deus and the Missionary Daughters of the Holy Family of Nazareth to support the establishment and ongoing development of the Bachelor of Early Childhood and Primary Teaching at the newly established Naroman Esperansa Teaching College in Timor-Leste. The partnership adopts an action research approach in which curriculum development, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and continuous refinement are undertaken through iterative cycles of planning, action, reflection, and evidence-informed improvement.
In 2024, this collaboration was formalised through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Charles Darwin University and Fundação Maria de Nazaré, providing a framework for a range of mutually beneficial educational and research initiatives. The project examines the processes and outcomes of developing contextually responsive teacher education in Timor-Leste, while simultaneously strengthening institutional capacity, informing pedagogical practice, and contributing to research on teacher education, multilingual education, and sustainable international partnerships.