The S trategy also sets a target of equal success and completion rates for Indigenous students to non-Indigenous students in the same fields of study over the next decade.
In the first national strategy of its kind, universities will seek to grow the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students enrolled in university by 50 per cent above the growth rate of non-Indigenous students. Professor Glover’s speech, preceded the launch of Universities Australia’s Indigenous Strategy 2017-2020, which sets ambitious targets to lift the university enrolment and completion rates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. University of Newcastle (UON) graduate Karlie Noon, the first Indigenous student in NSW to obtain a double degree in science and mathematics, has been honoured in a speech delivered to the National Press Club by Chair of Universities Australia Professor Barney Glover.Īs the first in her family to attend university, the 26-year-old Kamilaroi woman is humble about her achievements to date and is proud to be a role model for her family and community.
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