A subject that successfully combines traditional teaching and online interactive tools to enhance student learning has earned its CSU creators an international award for innovative teaching.

Thousands of family members and friends of graduates are expected to throng to the city when the annual graduation ceremonies are held at CSU in Bathurst next week. Approximately 1 195 graduates will receive their academic awards from Chancellor Lawrie Willett, AO, at six graduation ceremonies on Wednesday 5, Thursday 6 and Friday 7 May with a combined guest attendance expected to be about 4 000. A further 838 students will graduate in absentia.

CSU will hold three graduation ceremonies in Albury from Thursday morning, 22 April, with 730 graduates eligible to receive their doctorates, degrees, diplomas and certificates.

High school science students in Manitoba, Canada, were the first to enjoy the enhanced operation of the CSU Remote Telescope in Bathurst when they took control of it on Friday 9 April following a recent fibre optic link upgrade.

An initiative by two lecturers from CSU has led to new opportunities for scholarly research and academic development exchanges between Russia and Australia through the Commonwealth government's prestigious Endeavour Awards Scheme.

A leading Canadian paramedic educator has joined the teaching staff of the pre-hospital care programs of the School of Biomedical Sciences at CSU in Bathurst.

Five academics at CSU have been announced as recipients of Australian Learning and Teaching Council citation awards for 2010.

CSU has welcomed news of a breakthrough in the legislative impasse regarding crucial scholarships for university students, lifting a veil of uncertainty for many about financing their studies.

CSU welcomed the announcement today by the Deputy Prime Minister, the Hon. Julia Gillard, MP, that the Federal Government will create a new website called My University to help new students and their parents to make informed choices about going to university.