Charles Sturt University and Southern Cross University have welcomed the announcement of funding for a feasibility study into the creation of a new national university based in regional Australia.

Charles Sturt University and the Canberra Institute of Technology will sign an agreement today, Friday 6 March, to create higher education pathways between the two institutions for students from the Australian Capital Territory, regional NSW, and overseas.

While 2009 provides CSU with an opportunity to celebrate its 20th anniversary, the year is also a time to honour the 114 year tradition of excellence and innovation in teaching, learning and research.

Re-emerging concerns about food security is just one symptom of the declining trend in Australian agricultural productivity and in investment in agricultural research, according to Dr John Mullen, adjunct professor at the CSU Faculty of Business.

Charles Sturt University and Southern Cross University have submitted a proposal to the Federal Government to undertake a feasibility study into the creation of a new national university based in regional Australia.

Indigenous academics at CSU wholeheartedly support the call by 2009 Australian of the Year, Professor Mick Dodson, for a national 'conversation' about changing the date and name of Australia Day.

A shared desire to recruit, educate and retain Indigenous mental health workers for regional and rural communities across NSW will see the signing of a new agreement between CSU and NSW Health on Tuesday 3 February.

Members of the public are invited by the Chancellor of CSU, Mr Lawrie Willett, AO, to attend the Charles Sturt Oration at CSU Bathurst on Saturday 14 February, to be delivered by Nobel Prize Winner, His Excellency Dr José Ramos-Horta, President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste.

Students studying dentistry at CSU will be the beneficiaries of a significant new scholarship scheme announced today by the Foundation Head of the CSU School of Dentistry and Health Sciences, Professor Ward Massey.