Cecilia wants a career helping people, so she’s studying a Bachelor of Humanitarian and Community Studies at CDU. After travelling for a while and spending some time working with children, she’s upped the ante and is completing her degree so she’s prepared to work with refugees and special migrants.
If you’re starting university soon, you’re probably feeling excited and maybe a little apprehensive or even a bit intimidated. Try not to worry! Your uni years can be some of the best of your life – you’ll be learning new things, investing in the future of your career, pursing your interests and making new friends.
When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, Heather was at home in China. She was preparing to travel to Darwin to study a Master of Professional Accounting (Professional Practice) at CDU when international borders closed. Faced with her new reality, Heather did not give in, instead, she started studying online.
Aged care nurse Fifi Giraneza has a passion for not only caring for her patients, but those joining the nursing profession. She studied 100% online postgraduate certificate in clinical facilitation to pass on her experience and knowledge.
When Alicia Burrows gave birth, it wasn’t just her daughter that she fell in love with. It was also the idea of pursuing a new career.
Following her dream to become a midwife, Alicia now juggles family and study. But she doesn’t regret a thing. She knows that bringing new life into the world is going to be special for both her and her career.
After becoming an environmental manager in Zimbabwe’s oil and gas industry, Cassian felt he needed to develop his professional education with a master's degree in environmental science to better protect the environments under his care.
Nature lover Chloe lives in Humpty Doo and juggles her job at a plant nursery, her daughter, and her studies at CDU. It’s a world away from her hometown of Paris, and she wouldn’t have it any other way.
Vincent Perry once busked on the streets of Queensland to pay his TAFE tuition but now is an accomplished percussionist with Darwin Symphony Orchestra and bringing his skills to the classroom as Charles Darwin University’s (CDU) new Lecturer in Contemporary Music.
When Bao made the difficult decision to leave behind his career in Ho Chi Minh City, he felt nervous. Studying Master of Engineering at CDU has completely banished those nerves.