Professor Sandra Harding
Vice-Chancellor and President |
- A High Ranking University
In 2006 and 2007, JCU was ranked in the World's Top 500 Universities by the Shanghai Jiao Tong Academic Ranking of the World's Top Universities.
- Global Quality Degrees
JCU works with employers and industry to ensure that degrees are relevant and cutting edge, and is constantly adapting and updating its programs to meet students' demands.
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A Supportive Study Environment
JCU strives to create a student-centred learning environment where students never feel like just a number. With friendly campuses, smaller class sizes, accessible teaching staff, and excellent support services including study skills and student mentor programs, our students receive the personal attention they need to achieve their best. |
- Teaching Excellence
Our teaching staff are highly qualified and dedicated, and many JCU academics are considered to be leaders in their fields. One of JCU's leading academics, Professor Chris Cocklin, has shared in the Nobel Peace Prize awarded jointly to former US Vice President Al Gore and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Innovation in the use of teaching styles and taching technologies is fundamental to JCU's approach to teaching. JCU lecturers from a range of study areas recently won nine national awards, Carrick Citations, for excellence in teaching.
- Key Skills
Employers look for many skills in potential employees. They want people with the ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing. They employ people with analytical ability, decision-making skills, computer literacy and creative approaches to problem solving. JCU offers the learning expreiences to provide these skills and the career opportunities expected from graduates from a leading university. |
