Due to the current COVID-19 restrictions we have decided to postpone the Oration until further notice.
Event details:
Title | For and Of. The importance of Tertiary Education and Research Institutions being based in Regional Australia
When | Postponed.
Where | JMB Auditorium, Menzies School of Health Research, Building 58, Royal Darwin Hospital Campus, Corner of Nightingale and Paracelsus road, Tiwi. View RDH map. View Google Map.
Cost | This is a free event.
Registrations | Registration is essential. Please register for a ticket by clicking here. Zoom registrations are also available via this link.
Abstract
The Oration will look at the importance of having universities and research institutions which are for and of the regions they serve. The impact of such organisations will be considered using Charles Darwin University and Menzies School of Health Research as examples. The oration will put forward an argument that institutions of and for the region are ideally placed to adapt their offerings to fully meet the needs of the populations they serve. These institutions will be judged according to their success in doing this. Urban institutions have a part to play in the regions, however they are poorly placed to fully understand the complexities of the regions. The future development of health and medical education, training and research in the Northern Territory will be discussed in terms of a for and of agenda.
Professor Scott Bowman AO
Professor Bowman joined CDU in 2021 with considerable university leadership experience having served as Vice-Chancellor and President of Central Queensland University (CQU) for over a decade. His vision and leadership helped transform CQU into one of Australia’s largest and most engaged regional universities.
Prof Bowman has also held leadership positions at Western Sydney University, James Cook University, Charles Sturt University and was Foundation Dean of the Faculty of Health Science and Community at University College of St Martin (Lancaster University) Lancaster, UK. In 2019 he was appointed as an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for his significant contributions to higher education, training and regional Australia.