Central Queensland University

Location

The Central Queensland University is located on Bruce Highway in Norman Garden, Australia, close to the Limestone Creek Conservation Park and the Boundary Park. Its setting is the city, therefore, it is surrounded by a lot of great stores and restaurants like Woolworths Parkhurst, SUPA IGA, Food Works, Thai Taste Restaurant, McDonald’s, Troppo’s Restaurant, Sizzler and others to ensure that the students have a lot to do off-campus as well.

Campus

The CQ University has many different locations, therefore, there are many campuses around Australia, but the main one is divided into two locations CQ University Rockhampton City and CQ University Rockhampton North where students can enjoy a range of facilities offered like the Hair Essence Hair Salon on Rockhampton City, the new Bruce Hiskens Library, Community Sports Centre, Allied Health Clinic and Engineering Technology Center, Research Building, Science Building, Language Center on Rockhampton North. The Engineering building count with modern labs for thermodynamic, fluids, geotech, thermofluids, structure and concrete and updated electronics. The campuses also counts with a Lecture Theatre, an acoustic test cell and multi-purpose project-based learning lab.

Residing Options

The CQUniversity offers their students a variety of options for accommodation, mostly for International Students which are the ones who usually look for housing options. The university offers three available options including on-campus accommodation, homestay and renting apartment or house. On-campus accommodation at Rockhampton provides a supportive and caring environment for around 300 students. The residence is very close to all the academic buildings, the sports area and the library and it offers a standard room with three meals a day. Homestay is usually for students that are looking for short-term accommodation or that are new to the country. This option means that students will be staying at a family house where they will show them around the community, help them with the basics of Australian culture and provide support to settle into the Australian life. The last option is living off-campus, where students can rent an apartment near the University at an affordable price and find comfortable facilities.

Faculty

Even though the University is well recognized for having a lot of campuses across Australia, their education from a few years to present has downgraded a little bit. Many students complain that Lecturers are sometimes lazy and unorganized and they do not always align with tutorials and courses. However, the Engineering programs count with good professors that qualified and experienced.