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CDU Alumni E-News
January 2023 Issue
New CDU Nhulunbuy facility to lift remote education
Charles Darwin University (CDU) has expanded its Northern Territory-wide presence with the purchase of a new facility in Nhulunbuy on the Gove Peninsula in East Arnhem Land.
The Top End facility is earmarked for a CDU learning hub that will increase access to education and training for the people of Nhulunbuy and support nearby communities in the wider region.
The commercial property, purchased in January, will be used for the University’s vocational education and training (VET) and higher education programs.
Once refurbished it will feature a student training facility with a workshop, a 24-hour study area and an administrative centre including student services and staff offices.
CDU makes over 1,900 offers for students to study in 2023
Charles Darwin University (CDU) has made 1,951 offers to students to study undergraduate and postgraduate courses at CDU in 2023.
This year, there were restrictions on the number of Nursing places available. Excluding Nursing from the data, CDU has increased offers from 1,784 in 2022 to 1,835 in 2023..
A total of 1,399 undergraduate and 552 postgraduate places have been made for entry in semester one, 2023.
New Bilateral Skills agreement to increase CDU's training capacity
Charles Darwin University (CDU) will receive hundreds of fee-free TAFE places, as part of a new skills deal made with the Northern Territory and Federal Governments to develop the NT’s workforce.
This investment provides immediate support for up to 1500 Fee-Free TAFE and Vocational Education and Training (VET) places, which will be offered in the hospitality and tourism, care sectors including aged care, agriculture, technology and digital, construction, sovereign capability, and other priority sectors including foundation skills.
CDU graduate hits the right notes to improve First Nations language and literacy
A Charles Darwin University (CDU) graduate has used the power of music to help improve language and literacy skills in children across Australia, including First Nations children in remote NT communities.
Over three years, Master of Education graduate Chris Aitken, from Melbourne, produced a collection of songs and stories written by children living in 50 remote communities across Northern Australia – including Peppimenarti, Barunga, Ngukurr and Belyuen in the NT.
New Director encourages collaborators to share in Northern Institute research successes
The new Director of Charles Darwin University’s (CDU) Northern Institute wants to build on the successes that it has had over the past decade.
New Director, Professor Kim Humphery, acknowledged the work that former Director Professor Ruth Wallace had done for the institute and said the Institute’s reputation was a big lure for her to move from RMIT University in Melbourne to Darwin.
CDU students to share knowledge overseas after winning scholarships
Two Charles Darwin University (CDU) students will travel overseas and share knowledge next year after each receiving a prestigious New Colombo Plan (NCP) Scholarship.
Bachelor of Laws (Honours) student David Ninan will travel to Singapore, while Bachelor of Arts student Emily Tyaemaen Ford will head to South Korea to undergo language and other studies, complete internships, share knowledge and culture with their host countries.
CDU passage to top job and traditional culture
On a remote stretch of tropical coastline shaped by the Northern Territory’s Gove Peninsula, Joelene Puntoriero, 28, and her four-year-old daughter Darcy are living the dream in Nhulunbuy in North East Arnhem Land.
Graduating from her CDU degree in October 2020 has helped Ms Puntoriero secure a prestigious job with a multinational company and forge a new career as an Environmental Scientist in the Top End town.
CDU computer scientist recognised as one of the most influential in the world
Charles Darwin University (CDU) Associate Professor Mamoun Alazab always noted the renowned researchers who made a list of the top one per cent of the most influential in the world, never imagining that one day he would be on it.
But the 2022 Clarivate’s list of Highly Cited Researchers, which acknowledges the top one per cent of cited researchers in their disciplines, has included Associate Professor Alazab for his contribution to the field of Computer Science.
Clarivate is an analytics and data provider for government and the private sector that produces its most cited list annually.
“I thought I would never be on that list. My real aim is to do impactful research in the field of cybersecurity and cyber threats,” Associate Professor Alazab said.
CDU Art Gallery presents:
17 November 2022 - 1 April 2023
Taken from the AM’s extensive archival collection of glass plate negatives, 67 large-format photographic prints showcase the scientific discoveries of Australian Museum scientists between the 1850s and 1890s, while also telling the story of the advent of photography in the young colony, less than 10 years after the birth of photography in Europe.
The images range from the initial tentative experiments in the 1850s to the time when photography was becoming an indispensable part of museum practice in the early 1890s. The subjects vary from a large sunfish and the flipper of a sperm whale to a gorilla and the fragile bones of a flamingo. Most of the specimens photographed at the museum are by taxidermist, Henry Barnes and his son, Henry Barnes Jnr with the help of the AM’s pioneering Curator Gerard Krefft.
Australian Museum Director and CEO, Kim McKay AO, said some of the earliest adopters of photography were scientists.
“They were quick to see its enormous potential for capturing the process of discovery and describing new species which are the foundation of scientific practice,” she said.
“In the Victorian era, museums were the public face of science. At the Australian Museum, the arrival of curator and scientist Gerard Krefft in 1864 marked a fortuitous coming together of skills, experience and technology.”
ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT
Norman Evans
Class of 2004 - Doctor of Business Administration
Winner - CDU Alumni Award for Industry Excellence 2022
During his Doctoral studies at CDU, Norman designed and developed an innovative business incubation model which he subsequently used to help build two companies, Endace and Prolificx.
Prolificx and Endace were 1st and 16th respectively in the Deloitte Fast 50 of high-growth companies in 2003 and 2nd and 3rd in 2004.
Building on this further, Norman continued to implement his business incubator model for companies in need, while simultaneously founding a local Investor group, and becoming one of the founders of the NZ Angel Association.
“The Doctoral programme educated me and strengthened my abilities as a leader and manager,” he says. “The research skills I obtained and the support I received from the university allowed me to be more demanding of evidence-based decisions in business.”
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Alumni Access to CDU Portal
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CDU Careers Centre
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Though you may have finished your formal study at CDU, with an alumni account, you will have access to a select range of CDU Library’s online resources, which includes access to a growing number of high-quality databases, e-journals and e-books, you are always welcome to borrow physicals materials from any our campus libraries.
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