Central Queensland University (CQUniversity Australia)

CQUniversity Australia has one of the largest national footprints of any university in Australia, providing you the opportunity to study at one of more than 20 locations across the country, with a range of state-of-the-art facilities available. We’re also one of Australia’s leading providers of online learning, with the resources and support to help you succeed.

STUDY ONLINE

CQUniversity provides you with the flexibility to tailor your study to suit your lifestyle. Benefit from the support and expertise of a university with over 40 years’ experience delivering distance education. As one of Australia’s largest online learning providers, we offer over 200 courses online, allowing you to balance study with family and work commitments. With over half of our Australian students regularly choosing to study online, we are committed to providing a quality virtual experience. Online students have the added benefit of accessing services and support at any of our national locations. Plus, many of our courses are designed to allow you to move between on-campus and online delivery so you can expect a seamless transition between the two.

STUDY ON CAMPUS 

Each campus is unique and offers an assortment of on- and off-campus facilities and services, coupled with carefully-planned program and course offerings. If you want to live, study and play while taking in the bustling and diverse nature that is a city, look at our metro campuses spread across five of Australia’s capital cities. Alternatively, if you prefer the lower-key, relaxed pace of the countryside, we’ve got a regional campus that will suit you.

LIVE AND STUDY IN OUR CAPITAL CITIES

Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney CBD locations offer state-of-the-art multi-story study and recreational environments, the convenience of public transport options, and a multitude of dining, shopping and entertainment venues.

REGIONAL QUEENSLAND LIVING

Our regional Queensland campuses in Bundaberg, Emerald, Gladstone, Mackay and Rockhampton boast some of Queensland’s most scenic locales, plus strong community and industry connections.

Northern Queensland locations in Cairns and Townsville offer you the perfect mix of regional living and city amenities with convenient CBD campuses.

Our Noosa campus offers an enviable lifestyle with pristine surfing beaches, national parks and fine restaurants.

STUDY CENTRES

Our study centres, located at Queensland’s Biloela and Yeppoon, are smaller than a campus. They include staff and teaching facilities, though usually don't have a full range of services, like commercial outlets or food and beverage venues.

With a strongfocus on student experience, CQUniversity helps you build study into yourdesired lifestyle. Lateststudent survey results also show the majority of CQUniversity students ratetheir overall student experience positively. Each location has its ownpersonality and range of social activities, giving you lots of opportunities tonetwork with your fellow students and make new friends.

SOCIAL LIFE

CQUniversityoffers a vibrant and active campus life for students right across our entirecampus network. Campus activities include live music, networking events, exerciseclasses, free coffee days, outdoor movies and more. Many of our locations alsooffer a range of student recreation facilities such as gyms and sports areas,food outlets, cafés, bars, games areas, and lounge and entertainment zones.

STUDENTSUPPORT

Servicesinclude orientation to assist your transition to university life, assignmentand exam preparation and support evenings, ongoing assistance through theStudent Mentor Program, counselling services, support for students with adisability or medical conditions, career planning services.

Students canalso access our Academic Learning Centre, which offers information, support,advice and resources related to many of the academic communication, mathematicsand statistics, science and computing requirements of study.

INTERNATIONALSTUDENT SUPPORT

Together withthe Campus Life Committees and Student Experience teams across the University,we aim to provide ongoing support for all international students from arrivalto graduation. Support services include:

• pre-arrivalinformation
• accommodationassistance orientation
• informationon Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC)
• studentmentor and leadership programs
• careerservices
• confidentialcounselling and welfare services
• socialactivities and student forums
• care arrangementsfor students under 18 years of age
• students withfamilies
• going homeprogram after completion of studies.

INTERNATIONALSCHOLARSHIPS

TheInternational Student Scholarship and the International Student Scholarship –Regional are CQUniversity’s merit-based scholarships that awards successfulrecipients with a reduction in their tuition fees. Other scholarships areavailable through the Australian government and external organisations:

• Australia Awards
• Endeavour Awards
• Research Training Program
• Ministry of Religious Affairs Indonesia.

Find out moreat www.cqu.edu.au/scholarships.

ACCOMMODATION

It is importantto find the right place to live so you can focus on your studies. You can choosefrom a range of accommodation options to suit your needs and budget.

Homestay

Our preferredhomestay provider is AustralianHomestay Network who will facilitate the arrangement and ensure you have awelcoming, safe and enjoyable experience.

StudentAccommodation

Student One is the preferredaccommodation provider for CQUniversity students in Brisbane. Our studentsenjoy an exclusive floor only in the Wharf St residence.

Urbanest is an endorsed provider ofstudent accommodation to CQUniversity students in Brisbane, Melbourne andSydney.

PrivateAccommodation

Off-campusaccommodation such as flats, houses and shared accommodation can be found inthe private rental market. You may look for these rental properties throughproperty websites such as www.realestate.com.au and www.domain.com.au.

On-CampusResidence

Living oncampus provides a great environment to live and study in. It offers ease andconvenience to your university life.

Benefitsinclude:

• opportunity to make friends from all overthe world and local Australian students
• learn about different cultures
• save money and time on travelling to campus– no car or public transport is required
• increased safety with campus security andindividually keyed rooms
• opportunity to get involved with social,community and cultural activities
• on-site manager and 24-hour live in staff
• access to Residential Life team for ongoingpastoral care
• reduced fees for gym membership.

Find out moreabout student life at CQUniversity Australia at cqu.edu.au/student-life.

CQUniversity Australia offers a wide variety of TAFE and university qualifications with seamless pathways between short courses, certificates and diplomas, through to undergraduate, postgraduate and research higher degrees to help you be what you want to be.

Explore your options and discover everything you need to know about how to apply.

At CQUniversity Australia, our courses are designed in collaboration with industry, allowing you to graduate work-ready. Our alumni experience outstanding graduate outcomes year-on-year, with more CQUniversity students finding full-time employment and earning higher salaries compared to national averages. 

CQUniversity’s career services offer regular career support workshops and other careers-focused services including CQUni Career Connection, CQUni Careers and CareerHub to help prospective and current students and graduates of the University in their job search and career development.

GRADUATE OUTCOMES

CQUniversity continues to be recognised as one of the top five universities in Australia for full-time employment and starting salary for undergraduate alumni. We also rank second in Australia for postgraduate starting salaries.

CQUniversity postgraduate alumni earn 17 per cent more than the national average, with median salaries for full-time employees at $97 300 (national average $83 500) within four months of graduating.

The QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2020 ranks CQUniversity as one of the top 500 universities globally. With more than 28 000 universities globally, this places us among the top two per cent for graduate employability. These rankings are based on graduate employment rates, employer-student connections, university-employer partnerships, alumni outcomes and a university's reputation among employers.