The plan for Griffith’s Country University Centre has taken a step forward, with hopes it will be up and running for next year.
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The proposed centre would see students able to choose to study different degrees from different universities. It also presents the opportunity for face-to-face interaction with classmates and professors.
Griffith City Council opened the opportunity to host for expressions of interest late last year.
Council’s General Manager Brett Stonestreet confirmed the interested parties had toured the old WIN TV building recently.
“We had one expression of interest and at this stage it’s looking positive,” he said.
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Funding submissions are currently being prepared to work out the logistics and details of the project.
“We hope we’re going to have the centre up and running for the first semester of 2019,” Mr Stonestreet confirmed.
He says any potential site had to meet certain requirements set out by council including disability access, fast and reliable internet and the capacity to accommodate students.
Griffith Council has been working with a community steering group and Duncan Taylor, Chief Executive officer for Country University Centre.
Discussions for projects are underway in Goulbourn and Broken Hill and success has been seen at the Snowy Monaro Country Universities Centre in Cooma.
Carmel La Rocca has been on board with the project since it’s infancy and now works as part of the steering group.
She says such a facility would be a huge plus for the region.
“It would be a bonus for Griffith. People would be asking for it for years. There are so many people looking forward to studying closer to home,” she said.
”Griffith is the right place to have something like this, given it’s size and the fact it can draw students from the area around it. It’s a really great spot for it.”