Key people in the College Executive, Business, Accounting & Finance, Law and VET.
![This week Charles Darwin University (CDU) will welcome new students to campuses across the Territory as Orientation Week begins before Semester 2 kicks off on August 22.](/files/styles/medium/public/2022-08/CDU%20welcomes%20new%20students%20as%20Orientation%20Week%20begins%20-%20Min.jpg?h=58c8a5e7&itok=AED1Fhl2)
Hundreds of new students will be welcomed to campuses across the Territory this week to get their first taste of university life as Semester Two Orientation Week begins.
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An international team of students from Saxion University of Applied Sciences and the University of Twente in the Netherlands is making last minute adjustments to their solar car at Charles Darwin University (CDU) ahead of the Bridgestone World Solar Car Challenge in a matter of days.
![Charles Darwin University (CDU) engineering students Napoleao Da Silva (left) and Trang Nguyen participate in the social innovation challenge with support from professionals like Lecturer Dr Ulrike Kachel and Student Council Sustainability Officer Jens Cheung (right).](/files/styles/medium/public/2021-11/CDU%20Social%20Innovation%20Challenge.png?h=0929418c&itok=ecSxZm1J)
A social innovation challenge has kicked off today at Charles Darwin University (CDU), converging brilliant young minds pitching ideas to reduce food waste in the Northern Territory.
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With 15 vocational education and training (VET) certificates under her belt, Charles Darwin University (CDU) VET Lecturer from the Alice Springs Campus, Wendy Blight, is a strong believer in lifelong learning.
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The Northern Territory is welcoming more than 350 international students back to Charles Darwin University.
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Start an Australian Apprenticeship or Traineeship with CDU Tafe. Choose from a range of industries at Entry level, Trade level and Post trade levels.
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Running the successful Star of Greece restaurant in Port Willunga South Australia has had its challenges with COVID-19, but that hasn’t stopped Nikki Govan from completing her Diploma of Laws.
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Charles Darwin University (CDU) has today announced that it has put in place strategies to help its students impacted by the current COVID-19 lockdown.
Akansh is now working as an external auditor at KPMG. He credits CDU for his success.