University of Southern Queensland
ANU and the University of Southern Queensland (USQ) signed a ANU-USQ Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) (PDF, 955KB) on 12 February 2010.
The MOU capitalises on the complementary strengths of the two institutions and fosters greater collaboration in teaching and research activities.
A range of collaborative initiatives will bring benefits to both institutions in the areas of business and law, teacher education, science, climate change and sustainability, including researcher development programs.
The ANU College of Business and Economics will grant students completing the Diploma of Business Administration at USQ entry into the BCom or BBA. Other ANU Colleges are developing similar entry and credit arrangements.
The MOU will enable students enrolled in ANU Graduate Studies Select programs to undertake USQ subjects and have them recognised for their qualifications.
USQ students are able to enrol in natural resource management courses offered by ANU as part of the Graduate Certificate in Climate Adaptation cross-institutional enrolment option.
Students from both universities have already participated in summer exchange programs.
Key agreements
The two institutions agreed to:
- develop collaborative educational initiatives commencing in 2009/2010
- pursue 'hub and spoke' arrangements in research with each university contributing according to its existing and emerging specialisations and strengths
- support their collaborative initiatives by facilitating staff exchanges and professional development workshops
- ensure that a designated person at each institution will oversee and facilitate implementation of the agreement
- make appropriate internal arrangements to promote and encourage the development of the cooperative relationship.
More information
Updates
May 2011: Research workshop
Royston Gustavson (ANU), Julie Cotter (USQ) and Roger Stone (USQ) take part in the research workshop.
USQ academics, graduate students and staff visited ANU in Canberra in May 2011 for a workshop designed to strengthen research relationships and to increase awareness of complementary research and study opportunities.
Around 50 people from both universities attended the workshops, which focused on themes of sustainability (environmental and business), rural and regional Australia (health, regional business and community development), and digital futures.
After two days of meetings and workshops, attendees proposed a number of recommendations, including: an audit of current collaborations between USQ and ANU, development of projects related to the discussion themes, and consideration of creating a new virtual environment to enable alliance projects.
The workshop also spurred a reciprocal visit by ANU staff to USQ. In early July 2011, the Director of the Office of Research Integrity at ANU, Dr Simon Bain, ran several workshops at USQ on research integrity best practices and pitfalls.
