Community organisations, local councils and universities across Australia are being given the opportunity apply for funding from the Country University Centres (CUC) to help establish a regional university study hub (uni hub) in their area.
“The Government has set a target that by 2050, 80 per cent of workers will have a TAFE or university qualification,” said the Federal Minister for Education Jason Clare.
“To hit that target we have to break down that invisible barrier that stops a lot of people from the bush getting a crack at going to university.
“The evidence is that where University Study Hubs are, university participation goes up.”…