GUC given $15,000 to upgrade classroom technology
27 October 2023 Talking Points: Mitsui E&P Australia and Beach Energy provided $15,000 in sponsorship to support IT upgrades for two Geraldton Universities Centre (GUC) classrooms. The updated equipment will enable GUC students who live further afield to webcam into tutorials when they are unable to travel the long distance. The IT upgrades have replaced […]
GUC welcomes regional focus in University Accord
Geraldton Universities Centre (GUC) has welcomed the focus on regional students and the potential for new models of delivery to increase university participation in regional areas in the Interim Report from the Australian Universities Accord Panel. The Interim Report was released last week by Minister Jason Clare. It asserts Australia will need an additional 900,000 […]
Celebrating the Graduating Class of 2023!
Friday 21st April 2023 Talking Points: 47 students graduating from courses supported by the Geraldton Universities Centre (GUC) in undergraduate Nursing, Education, Agribusiness, Business, Accounting, Human Services, Psychological Science, Social Work, and IT, plus Masters of Sexology and Professional Psychology. Graduates completed courses from GUC’s university partners, CQUniversity, University of Southern Queensland, and Curtin University. […]
CQUniversity Chancellor’s visit GUC
Geraldton Universities Centre (GUC) welcomed both the Chancellor and Vice Chancellor of their largest partner CQUniversity to Geraldton on Monday 20 February. Graeme Innes AM was installed as CQUniversity Chancellor in December 2022. A well known lawyer, author, disability advocate and company director, Graeme provided an address to GUC stakeholders and students on meeting work […]
GUC wins AREA Award!
GUC’s community focus wins National Award Geraldton Universities Centre (GUC) was presented with the ‘Community Centric Award’ as part of the Australian Rural Education Awards ceremony held in South Australia last night. The award recognises an organisation who has placed a regional, rural, or remote community at its centre. GUC Chair Jody Beven and Director […]
Local uni students value GUC support
With our latest student satisfaction survey results just in, it’s official. GUC students overwhelming value the opportunity to study a university degree locally. Key responses show that GUC students highly value the support provided by GUC academics and support staff. Services featuring in the “extremely valuable” range in the survey included: Locally run residential schools […]
GUC celebrates the Graduating Class of 2021
Talking Points: 46 students graduating from courses supported by the Geraldton Universities Centre (GUC) in undergraduate Nursing, Education, Engineering, Environmental Science, Accounting, Psychology, Social Work, and post graduate Tertiary and Adult Education, Master of Teaching, and Master of Letters. Family and friends, along with the broader community, joined together for the celebration, which saw 46 […]
2022 Hollomby Foundation Scholarship Winners!
Congratulations to our 2022 Hollomby Foundation Scholarship Winners! Thank you to our Scholarship Donors who this year provided $83K in scholarships for 30 GUC students. For a list of the scholarship winners please visit: https://www.guc.edu.au/students/scholarships/
2022 Hollomby Foundation Scholarship Program NOW OPEN!
Talking Points: 26 scholarships worth $82,000 on offer for GUC students. 29 Metals-Golden Grove provide a new $5,000 academic excellence in teaching scholarship. Named in honour of the late Joe Hollomby, the Hollomby Foundation Scholarship Program provides financial assistance to students studying a degree course through the Geraldton Universities Centre (GUC). Scholarships are provided by […]
Geraldton Universities Centre and Curtin partnership grows
Students studying Curtin University courses in the Mid-West can now access local support and 24-hourstudy facilities at the Geraldton Universities Centre (GUC), following the signing of a new Service Level Agreement. The Agreement extends the partnership between GUC and Curtin University, providing local support for Curtin students, ongoing support for the Indigenous Tertiary Enabling Program […]