Charles Sturt University will increase employment opportunities for graduates in science, mathematics and information technology with three new double degree courses to be offered next year.

Snowfights, spills on skis and snowmen are memories frozen on film snapped by Malaysian students on a visit to the Australian snowfields this week.

"When in times to come our tale is told The world will praise what we accomplished here This proud city on the western plain Its glory will remain"

The Australian regional city of Wagga Wagga was the destination this week for more than 200 Malaysian university students who have just finished their studies with Charles Sturt University.

A new Professor of Irrigation is being appointed at Charles Sturt University to spearhead research and education initiatives aimed at achieving more efficient and sustainable management of Australia's most precious resource - water.

Indonesian health service managers are visiting health and aged care facilities around Wagga Wagga and Albury this week to gain an insight into how Australian rural hospitals are run.

Watching paint dry will assume new artistic dimensions when performance art staged in Wagga Wagga is beamed around the world for the first time live via the Internet tonight.

Changes must be made to give rural women greater access to legal resources and greater protection under the law, according to a leading Charles Sturt University social researcher.

In an age where health care providers must do "more with less", the command of new technology is yet another burden.