A CSU researcher has hailed the focus on direct engagement with Murray Darling Basin communities, as highlighted in the draft Murray Darling Basin Plan released by the Murray Darling Basin Authority, as a step in the right direction.

The success of Indonesian competitors at the recent 2011 South-East Asian Games – known as the SEA Games - has led to negotiations between CSU and Universitas Negeri Jakarta to strengthen links with sport and academic counterparts in Indonesia.

CSU Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor Ian Goulter, has welcomed the announcement by the Minister for Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, Senator the Hon. Chris Evans, of funding of around $8 million to tackle the chronic shortages of tertiary educated agricultural professionals in Australia.

Returning to his remote community after graduating with a Bachelor of Pharmacy from Charles Sturt University (CSU), Mr Lloyd Smith is now championing improved health and education in far west NSW.

New research by a CSU PhD graduate into the adoption of high-speed broadband by Australian households has found four key factors influence the decision to adopt the technology.

In response to graduate feedback, CSU will stage its annual graduations in December 2011. Approximately 1 041 students will graduate at six ceremonies at CSU in Bathurst this week.

A CSU academic and a colleague from a major computer company have published a new book that provides a strategic blueprint for using commonly available technology to drive measurable and sustainable change in education.

A report by CSU has found overwhelming public support for its establishment of a new national centre in Canberra that would facilitate research and international engagement to promote religious tolerance and understanding.

The recently launched Early Childhood Education Workforce Capacity Project (ECEWC) kits have already made a valuable contribution to the education of new teachers with more than 140 kits being distributed across Australia so far.