tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25637657.post5242114754441837720..comments2024-03-29T12:36:41.063+11:00Comments on New England, Australia: Charles Sturt University to open in Tamworth?Jim Belshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25637657.post-56225403039665799862011-09-02T08:17:03.156+10:002011-09-02T08:17:03.156+10:00Interesting comment, Janine. I suspect that they a...Interesting comment, Janine. I suspect that they are unlikely to teach it in Tamworth as such, but a CSU study centre would make distance education easier.Jim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25637657.post-68848524051983334872011-08-31T20:39:36.498+10:002011-08-31T20:39:36.498+10:00The possibility of CSU at Tamworth is exciting for...The possibility of CSU at Tamworth is exciting for people in the region who want to do a Fine arts Degree. This is not offered by UNE.JanineJaninehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11858780650460015212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25637657.post-19543106591892177482011-08-11T16:29:31.736+10:002011-08-11T16:29:31.736+10:00Greg, I wanted to check my history, for this is pa...Greg, I wanted to check my history, for this is part of of the history of New England, not just UNE. However, again, to do so requires a bit of research that I don't have time for.<br /><br />The short answer is that UNE did have other offices and emerging campuses on the North Coast, but lost them when Southern Cross University was formed. Today, it has a network of study centers including Tamworth and Taree.<br /><br />Because of population stagnation and changing economies of scale, the Tablelands plus North West on their own are too small to support a university based on internal students. In 2010, UNE drew just 1,158 internal students from NT/NW. <br /><br />CSU can't establish a viable full service campus in Tamworth. The number aren't there. It's a strategic move that only makes sense as part of CSU's broader strategy.Jim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25637657.post-77153631529229979372011-08-11T15:45:37.325+10:002011-08-11T15:45:37.325+10:00Actually, that's a bit of a sore point, Greg.
...Actually, that's a bit of a sore point, Greg.<br /><br />There is quite a long history here. More later.Jim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25637657.post-75760304316171652442011-08-11T15:07:43.519+10:002011-08-11T15:07:43.519+10:00Jim, does UNE have other campuses? I am a little s...Jim, does UNE have other campuses? I am a little surprised that Tamworth, as the largest city on the tablelands, does not already have a UNE campus to service a wider population.<br /><br />UON, besides it's Callaghan campus about 10km west of the CBD, has campuses at Orimbah, Port Macquarie and I believe in Singapore. In addition, UON has proposals to establish a Newcastle CBD campus (it already has a small presence in the CBD). Come to think of it, I wonder why UON has not established a Hunter campus further up the valley. That would seem to be a natural step.<br /><br />Newcastle was once a branch of Sydney before it gained autonomy - a landmark event that is still celebrated on the University's calendar. Perhaps the Central Coast and Port Macquarie campuses will likewise gain autonomy sometime in the future. Some university presence is better than none, but I would have thought that the Central Coast and Mid North Coast are both large enough to warrant their own autonomous institutions?Gregnoreply@blogger.com