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Taree Universities Campus (TUC) is receiving early offers of paid work for students of Business, Accounting and Education degrees. “The Taree Universities Campus is all about matching students and graduates with local workplaces to meet skills shortages.”

Taree Universities Campus has partnered with the Rotary Club of Taree on Manning to create a Scholarships Fund for tertiary students in financial need.

Taree Universities Campus (TUC) has announced its first corporate sponsorship which will support Bachelor of Nursing students in Taree. HealtheCare Australia (HCA) will provide a $100,000 in-kind donation to support Nursing and future Allied Health courses through Taree Universities Campus.

Glen shares his views on the support local students will receive from Taree Universities Campus. He believes TUC will assist in meeting the skills shortages of our area and remove some of the barriers students face when contemplating study.

Our Open Event was a resounding success - a fantastic opportunity to showcase our mission of connecting local aspiring students with the opportunity to undertake university study close to home, here in Taree.

Taree Universities Campus (TUC) is welcoming partner university delegates to town this Thursday 17th December to meet potential students. Students interested in studying through the new Taree Universities Campus are warmly invited to an Opening Event on Thursday at 3pm at 1 Pulteney Street, Taree.

This week we were excited to announce our Campus Coordinator, Marlo Slavin. Marlo is a MidCoast local who has returned to the area after a number of successful years working with university students pastoral care and student advocacy roles for UNSW and Macquarie University.

Taree Universities Campus is today launching Episode 001 of their podcast Six Degrees of Study: An Uneducational Podcast. The podcast features regional graduates and explores their stories of the road to a degree.

Taree Universities Campus (TUC) has announced the first universities to offer courses through the new Taree campus in 2021.

Central Queensland University and University of New England are the first two institutions to link up with Taree Universities Campus (TUC) ahead of the first roll out of courses in 2021.

Meanwhile the Taree Universities Campus has taken its next step – with a location confirmed and a CEO appointed today. The board is aiming to have students in the Pulteney Street building early next year.

The Taree Universities Campus project continues to prove a magnet for local talent eager to be involved in such an exciting undertaking.

A mix of business and industry representatives will make up the board for the Taree Universities Campus (TUC) project. The board is Dr John Howard (chair), Dr Alison McIntosh (deputy chair), Lisa Proctor (secretary), Graham Brown OAM (treasurer), Maurie Stack OAM (board member) and Steve Atkins (board member).

The plan for a stronger university presence in the Manning-Great Lakes region is one step closer to reality, with a new board of members, heading the initiative, announced today.

Officials are taking the next step towards building a university campus in Taree. It's been labelled as a game-changer for the region - with hopes it will keep school-leavers in their hometown.

Taree Business Chamber creates online survey for schools and business in relation to Taree Universities Campus project. The survey relates to the Taree Universities Campus, earmarked for the centre of town in the near future.

Planning for a stronger university presence in the Manning-Great Lakes region is already underway, a steering committee meeting held in Taree today.

“Through the week I announced a steering committee would be established to advise and assist me to develop a new project that will deliver a larger university presence in Taree to serve the Manning-Great Lakes Region.”