A delegation of senior officials from the Ministry of Education and 18 universities in China will visit Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Bathurst on Friday 12 March to discuss the potential for academic initiatives and partnerships between their institutions and the CSU Faculties of Education, Science, Business and Arts. Professor Jo-Anne Reid, the Acting Dean of the Faculty of Education, said, “The purpose of the delegation's visit to Australia and Charles Sturt University is to gain an overview of teacher education in Australia and current trends. We will be discussing opportunities for academic and student exchange, and potential research collaboration. The delegation is particularly interested in Charles Sturt University as a regional university because many of the universities represented are spread throughout rural China.”