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Karen Foxlee, who completed her Bachelor of Arts at the University of the Sunshine Coast in mid-2005, has won the Emerging Queensland Author – Manuscript Award in the 2006 Queensland Premier's Literary Awards. The prize includes a publishing contract with the University of Queensland Press as well as $20,000 giving Karen more time to focus on her writing.
The weather is warming up and while some are celebrating that they live in paradise, the Sunshine Coast is not immune to disadvantage and hardship and many people depend on essential support from qualified social workers to make it through the day.
High population growth, water shortages and increased pressure on infrastructure have resulted in an escalating demand for qualified planners and the University of the Sunshine Coast is hoping to help address the shortage.
The Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry is set to grow by 47 per cent in Queensland over the next six years and as a result, the University of the Sunshine Coast has been awarded additional places to introduce a Software Engineering degree in addition to the already popular Bachelor of Information and Communications Technology (BICT).
USC has secured 100 new places for nursing and 30 new places for mental health nursing for 2007, which represents 49 per cent of the entire number of nursing places given to all institutions across Queensland.
To help address the significant staff shortages across the education sector, the University of the Sunshine Coast has been allocated 55 additional places across two education disciplines which reconfirms the government's confidence in the University.
Principals from across the region will converge on the University of the Sunshine Coast this Monday for a breakfast to learn more about its new programs, facilities and school initiatives.
This week, the University of the Sunshine Coast as part of its ongoing commitment to Education with a Difference, will welcome speakers from across the globe to host a conference on student learning through a groundbreaking program.