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From finding time to finding your tribe, eight online students at CDU share their insider tips on to make online degree work for your life and goals.
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P: 08 8946 6733, E: noordin.shehabuddeen@cdu.edu.au
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For the first time the CDU Confucius Institute is opening a Chinese language speaking class, available both face-to-face and online!
![Dr Abel Dadi](/files/styles/medium/public/2021-10/Abel%20Dadi.jpg?h=978e21d3&itok=lxQe-xfW)
Abel Fekadu Dadi (Bsc, MPH, PhD) a researcher at the Centre for Child Development and Education (CCDE) at Menzies School of Health Research. Abel is currently working on a range of studies in the areas of childhood early development, mid-year school outcomes, and maternal mental health and perinatal outcomes using large-scale, linked, administrative data.
![Dr Shawgat Kutubi](/files/styles/medium/public/2022-11/Dr-Shawgat-Kutubi.jpg?h=70037846&itok=s7_B3ktW)
Dr. Shawgat S. Kutubi is an industry-focused researcher in Accounting and Finance with over twelve years of experience. Her research interests are in financial reporting, corporate governance, accounting analytics, and first nations businesses in Australia.
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We aim to become a world-leading contemporary Academy of the Arts, built on First Nations engagement, high-impact education, artistic excellence, and creative practice as research and community and creative sector support.
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Indigenous researchers working on country are having their specialist knowledge recognised by a new credentialing system offered through CDU.