Our Sponsors & Exhibitors
Forum Dinner Sponsor
Australian Corporate Software
In 2006 Australian Corporate Software was established with the aim of distributing and supporting high quality software systems in Australia. As the exclusive distributor of the EvaSys survey automation suite in Australia we have focussed our attention on the tertiary education sector. We are very pleased with our progress to date and we have installed EvaSys in several universities with others trialling and looking to trial in the near future. With over 20 years experience in the IT industry in both South Africa and Australia we look forward to providing key products and service in the future.
Forum Satchel Sponsor
Graduate Careers Australia
Researching the graduate labour market, and not simply promoting it, is what keeps Graduate Careers Australia at the forefront of the graduate recruitment sector. This research includes the Australian Graduate Survey (AGS), which focuses on the activities of recent higher education graduates, the Course Experience Questionnaire (CEQ), which gathers feedback from graduates about their higher education experience, the Beyond Graduation Survey (BGS), which focuses on the activities of graduates three and five years after course completion, and the Graduate Outlook Survey (GOS), which reviews the state of the Australian graduate labour market from the employer’s point of view.
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eXplorance
Since opening our doors in 2003, at eXplorance, we’ve earned a leadership role as a global Enterprise Feedback Management (EFM) System solution provider with main focus on the automation of course evaluations and surveys.
Blue software supports 3.7 million users in locations around the world, counting organizations like the University of Pennsylvania, RMIT University, the National Bank of Canada, the University of Toronto, NASA and the University of Newcastle Australia among our many satisfied clients.
Trade Exhibitors
Altis Consulting
Altis is the most experienced, vendor-independent information management consultancy in Australia and New Zealand. We help organisations to maximise their business performance with confidence in the following ways:
We have a proven approach to provide you with access to your information, and help you understand it, so you can make the right decisions.
We partner with acknowledged world experts that provide us with direct access to thought leadership in:
- Data Warehousing
- Data Management
- Business Intelligence
- Analytics
We’re able to attract and retain the best people in the industry to give you confidence in delivery.
University Support
Griffith University
Griffith University ranks among Australia's top-ten research universities, according to the latest Excellence in Research for Australia results relating to specific ‘discipline-level’ research fields.
Griffith offers more than 300 degrees across five campuses and is home to more than 43,000 students from 131 countries.
Today Griffith’s strategic research places it on track to be a world leader in the fields of Asian politics, trade and development; climate change adaptation; criminology; drug discovery and infectious disease; health; sustainable tourism; water science; music and the arts.
University of Queensland
The University of Queensland (UQ) is one of Australia's premier learning and research institutions. UQ’s 44,000-strong student community includes 10,000 postgraduate scholars and almost 10,000 international students from more than 134 countries. The University has 6300 academic and professional staff and a $1.4 billion annual operating budget.
The University of Sydney
Consistently ranked among the best research universities in the world, and well-known for innovative research, engaged teaching and a vibrant student life, the University of Sydney is an intellectual community where individuals and their ideas can flourish. We tap into expertise from multiple disciplines to seek solutions to real-world problems, and work to ensure all of our students and staff can maximise their potential.
University of Newcastle
The University of Newcastle is a leader in research, teaching and learning, access, engagement and governance. The University is ranked ninth in Australia for research. Internationally we host partnerships with leading overseas institutions in the areas of health, science and engineering, and energy and the environment.
With more than 35,000 students, our contemporary approaches to teaching and learning attract national recognition for their ability to produce graduates who are well prepared academically and practically to enter the workforce.
Southern Cross University
Southern Cross University is a contemporary regional university with more than 16,000 students.
Our campuses are located at Lismore, Coffs Harbour and the Gold Coast and Tweed Heads and we operate The Hotel School Sydney in partnership with Mulpha Australia. We have a diverse student body, welcoming students from all over Australia and more than 80 countries throughout the world.
The University offers 200 undergraduate and postgraduate courses across the arts and sciences and business and law faculties. Degrees are designed in consultation with industry to produce work ready graduates and we have a strong student focus, providing a supportive learning environment for study on-campus and by distance education.
Our teaching is informed by our research, which draws on issues of relevance to our regions to develop internationally significant research capabilities. Key research centres include Southern Cross GeoScience and Southern Cross Plant Science.
The University is committed to our region and plays a leading role in the intellectual, economic, environmental, social and cultural development of our communities.
University of Western Sydney
The University of Western Sydney (UWS) is a major university serving a growing and diverse urban region, Greater Western Sydney, with a student population of approximately 40,000. UWS has six campuses spread across the Region, each offering a unique learning environment and courses designed for the knowledge economy of the 21st century. From professional education in vocationally-based disciplines through to critical scholarship in higher degree programs, the University ethos emphasises critical and questioning equity and innovation.
University of the Sunshine Coast
USC promises “the best of both worlds”: a quality university experience and the relaxed Sunshine Coast lifestyle. The University serves primarily the growing Sunshine Coast region which has some of the world’s best surf beaches, but its catchment extends from Brisbane’s northern suburbs to Bundaberg.
Founded in 1996, the modern campus now has 8000 students (11 percent from overseas), with a target of 12,000 students by 2015. USC rates* higher than any other public university in Queensland for teaching quality (5 stars) and graduate satisfaction. It has been consistently recognised with Australian Learning and Teaching Council awards.
Research successes include climate change adaptation, aquaculture and tropical forestry.
*Good Universities Guide 2012
www.usc.edu.au
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Premier's Disaster Relief Appeal
The Premier's Disaster Relief Appeal has been extended to help Queenslanders affected by recent flooding and Tropical Cyclone Yasi. Many communities have been devastated. Some families have lost everything.
The 2011 organising committee encourages you to help make a difference.
