Program
CDU Open Day is your chance to explore the range of courses and programs available at CDU. Participate in interactive workshops, displays and activities. Staff and students will be on hand to answer all your questions.
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Interested in the study but not sure where to start? Talk to our staff and find out about CDU’s Higher Education and VET courses. We’ll be there to answer all your questions.
Study areas include:Time Activity Location 10am - 2pm - Accounting and Finance
- Automotive, Automotive Electrical, Spray-painting, Panel Beating, and Maritime
- Baking
- Business
- Butchery
- Children, Health and Community
- Civil Construction
- Commercial Cookery
- Creative and Digital Arts
- Design
- Education
- Electrotechnology, Airconditioning and Refrigeration and Plumbing
- Engineering
- Engineering and Construction
- Exercise and Sport Science and Fitness
- Hair and Beauty
- Health Science, Occupational Therapy, Speech Language Therapy, and Nutrition
- Hospitality
- Humanities and Social Sciences
- Humanitarian Aid Development and Emergency and Disaster Management
- Information and Communication Technology
- Information Technology
- Languages
- Law
- Medical Laboratory Science and Clinical Science
- Midwifery
- Music and Centre for Youth and Community Music
- Nursing
- Paramedicine
- Psychology
- Science and Environmental Science and Environmental Studies
- Social Work
- Sports and Recreation
- Tourism and Events
- Transport and Warehousing
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Get an insider’s view of the university with hands-on activities such as virtual reality, welding simulators and much more. There will be demonstrations ranging from cooking and cake decorating to nursing and aeromedical retrieval on the main stage.
Demonstration
Time Activity Location 10.00 am Aeromedical Retrieval: Retrieving an injured patient in a remote part of Kakadu CDU Stadium
(Main Stage)10.30 am Butchery 11.00 am Cake decorating 11.30 am Nursing and Midwifery: An interactive guide to wearing PPE in a COVID-19 world 12.00 pm Chinese cultural performances including traditional dance, song and magic tricks 1.00pm Asian cookery 1.30 pm Mocktail making Interactive displays
Time Activity Location 10.00 am - 2.00 pm Augmented reality and lego robots (Information Technology) CDU Stadium (inside) 3D Printing (Engineering) Chinese cultural activities (Confucius Institute) Drones display (Education and RIEL) Sanitize your hands (Nursing and Midwifery) Learn weightlifting techniques (Exercise and Sport Science) Make your own keyring (Trades) Mammal and bird display (RIEL) Roll a swag (Tourism) STEAMLab and GROWLab (Education) Test your reaction and hand-eye coordination on the Batak board
(Exercise and Sport Science)Under the microscope - check out samples of pond water and ants (RIEL) Welding and civil simulators (Trades) 10.00 am - 2.00 pm RIEL in the Field - a showcase of research trailer, 4WD, boat, and ATV CDU Stadium (outside) Royal Flying Doctor Service and CareFlight Aeromedical Simulator (Nursing and Midwifery) St John's Ambulance (Paramedicine) Check your speed and movement - timing gate sensors (Exercise and Sport Science) Virtual Reality - an insight into the human anatomy (Health and Human Science -
Participate in an interactive workshop. Registration is essential.
Time Activity Location Registration 10am - 2pm Free Tax Clinic
Get support from CDU Accounting students to complete your tax affairsCDU Stadium (inside) Register 11.00am Pyschology
Using non-invasive brain stimulation to understand learningCDU Stadium (inside)
Level 2, Meeting RoomRegister 10.30am
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12.00pm
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1.00pmEnvironmental Science
Make your own animal nest boxCDU Stadium (outside) Register -
Drop in to a talk to see what makes CDU a unique place to study.
Time Talk Location 10.00 am What course is right for me? CDU Stadium
Level 2, Seminar Room10.45 am Scholarships 11.00 am Business 11.15 am Accounting and Finance 11.30 am Law 11.45 am Indigenous Pre-Enabling Programs 12.00 pm Hellenic studies 12.15 pm The Greek-in Country virtual studies tour 12.30 pm Indonesian studies 12.45 pm Chinese Language units 1.00 pm Nursing and Midwifery 1.15 pm Psychology 1.30 pm Clinical, Medical or Biomedical Science - which one is right for me? -
Meet our researchers and see their work in health, culture, education, social policy, economics and the environment.
Time Activity Location 10am - 2pm - Energy and Resources Institute
- Northern Institute
- Menzies School of Research
- Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods
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All you need to succeed including scholarships, Tertiary Enabling Program, Student Engagement and Success and Indigenous Student Support.
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Activity
Location
10am - 2pm - CDU Global
- CDU Library and Language and Learning Support
- CDU International College
- Education strategy
- Foundation Skills
- Indigenous Leadership and Regional Outreach
- Student Central
- Student Engagement and Success
- Tertiary Enabling Program
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Say hello to some of CDU's partners including the Confucius Institute and the Darwin Symphony Orchestra.
Time Activity Location 10.00 am - 2.00 pm Darwin City Deal: Education and Community Precinct CDU Stadium (Inside) Darwin Symphony Orchestra Confucius Institute -
Check out the accommodation, student groups, and sporting and social clubs that enrich campus life.
Getting there
CDU Stadium
Join us at our new location for 2021, CDU Stadium. Located in the heart of the northern suburbs, CDU Stadium sits within the Marrara Sporting Complex.
Free bus travel
Darwin Bus Service will provide free travel to CDU Stadium from 9am – 3pm.
Free onsite parking
There will be free parking available to all visitors.
Territory Check-In App
All visitors will be required to check-in via the Territory Check-In App prior to entering the stadium.
On the day, if you are feeling unwell, or have COVID-19 symptoms, for the safety of yourself and others, please stay at home.