Shadow Minister for Education and Training visits CSU Bathurst

The Federal Shadow Minister for Education and Training, Mr Stephen Smith, MP, will visit Charles Sturt University's (CSU) Bathurst Campus on Tuesday 13 November for talks with University executives, staff and students. He will be accompanied by Mr Bob Debus, Labor candidate for the new Federal electorate of Macquarie.Acting Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (Academic) Professor Ross Chambers and other CSU senior executives will welcome Mr Smith and Mr Debus for discussions about a range of higher education topics.Professor Chambers said that discussions will focus on rural and remote student access to university education, clinical placements in health sciences and higher education policies.Professor Mark Burton, Director of Dentistry (Implementation), will provide Mr Smith and Mr Debus with an update on the development of CSU’s new School of Dentistry and Health Sciences, with particular reference to facilities at the University’s Orange Campus, including images of the proposed exterior design.