Charles Sturt University (CSU) will receive over $1.4 million from the Federal government in recognition of its performance in educating professionals for inland Australia.
CSU was among the Australian higher education institutions recognised last Thursday 7 December in Canberra by the Federal Minister Julie Bishop for teaching excellence. The awards, from the Federal Learning and Teaching Performance Fund for 2007, are worth $83 million.
Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian Goulter was particularly pleased that the University received extra funds in recognition of teaching excellence in its health courses.
“Our health graduates cover a wide variety of areas, from nurses and paramedics to pharmacists and radiologists, as well as physiotherapists and speech pathologists. All these courses have been developed with the national professional bodies and delivered in collaboration with regional organisations and communities in inland Australia,” Professor Goulter said.
“These courses reflect both CSU’s strategic goal of educating professionals to fill the demand for these positions and the teaching excellence displayed in these professional courses.”
CSU was one of 21 universities to receive $1 million for teaching in 2007, with remaining funds awarded in recognition of excellence in teaching of the University’s health degrees.
“I congratulate the winning universities,” Minister Bishop said at the ceremony at Parliament House.
“I am pleased this year’s fund acknowledged the excellence in learning and teaching within our universities. Although the fund has rewarded the top achievers, we must recognise that the whole sector is responsible for Australia’s outstanding reputation for quality.”
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