A Charles Darwin University (CDU) researcher has called for changes to lengthy, unpaid work placements in higher education, which she says are causing students to choose between their qualifications and other life responsibilities.
At a major field education summit in Sydney, CDU Head of Social Work, Associate Professor Lisa Hodge, said a lack of flexibility and financial pressures are putting a strain on students who need to undertake placements as part of their studies.
Charles Darwin University (CDU) academics recently welcomed legal researchers from Yale University to offer guidance for an upcoming research project on the longevity of the ANZUS Treaty.
CDU Faculty of Arts and Society law lecturers Professor David Price and Dr John Garrick met Nick Barile and Andrew Smith in Darwin to discuss various models for potential treaties in the future, based on the ANZUS agreement.
The 2023 Lunar New Year has been welcomed with a feast and festivities at Charles Darwin University (CDU), as Chinese and First Nations communities came together to celebrate the Year of the Rabbit.
CDU students, staff and families shared their culture in a range of traditional performances, food, music and activities.
A Darwin student who traded a job as a roofer to study cooking has been chosen to represent Australia at the 2024 Culinary Olympics.
Stellio Ginis, 23, is studying a SIT30816 Certificate III in Commercial Cookery at Charles Darwin University (CDU) and along with studying and undertaking his chef apprenticeship he is also part of the Australian Culinary Federations’ Youth Culinary Squad.
Charles Darwin University (CDU) looks forward to welcoming Chinese students back to campus, as post-pandemic restrictions in China continue to ease.
Recently, Chinese government announced it would stop honouring online qualifications, which means around 40,000 Chinese students may elect to return to study at Australian universities.
CDU Vice-Chancellor Scott Bowman said this decision would be welcomed by CDU and was great for the Northern Territory.
Charles Darwin University (CDU) has expanded its Northern Territory-wide presence with the purchase of a new facility in Nhulunbuy on the Gove Peninsula in East Arnhem Land.
The Top End facility is earmarked for a CDU learning hub that will increase access to education and training for the people of Nhulunbuy and support nearby communities in the wider region.
The commercial property, purchased in January, will be used for the University’s vocational education and training (VET) and higher education programs.
Seventy Charles Darwin University (CDU) students will have the opportunity to study and intern in the Indo-Pacific through funding from the New Colombo Plan (NCP) Mobility Program.
CDU was awarded $231,000 in funding under the 2023 Round of the NCP Mobility Program, which allows undergraduate students aged 18 to 28 to participate in studies, internships, mentorships, practical courses, and research in host locations across the Indo-Pacific.
The rising use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) by students has sparked a crisis threatening the integrity of education, according to a Charles Darwin University (CDU) expert’s new book.
Charles Darwin University’s (CDU) Careers Centre has cause to celebrate after being awarded three Excellence Awards at the National Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services (NAGCAS) Conference recently.
The annual conference, which was held in Sydney in November, brings together careers service professionals, industry associations and university graduate recruiters from around Australia to share best practice and support careers services and the career development of students.