1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:00,320 Speaker 1: We know. 2 00:00:00,480 --> 00:00:03,880 Speaker 2: Charles Darwin University has officially opened the doors of its 3 00:00:03,920 --> 00:00:08,280 Speaker 2: new City campus after more than five hundred and fifty 4 00:00:08,640 --> 00:00:11,760 Speaker 2: work hours went into the construction. Now joining me on 5 00:00:11,800 --> 00:00:13,920 Speaker 2: the line to tell us a bit more is the 6 00:00:14,120 --> 00:00:17,920 Speaker 2: Vice Chancellor, Professor Scott Bowman. Good morning to you, Scott. 7 00:00:19,040 --> 00:00:21,439 Speaker 1: Hi Katie, good to hear from you, Good. 8 00:00:21,239 --> 00:00:23,319 Speaker 2: To speak to you. I do apologize. We've had some 9 00:00:23,400 --> 00:00:25,760 Speaker 2: issues with our phone line this morning, so thank you 10 00:00:25,920 --> 00:00:29,920 Speaker 2: very much for persevering with us. Now Vice Chancellor talked 11 00:00:29,920 --> 00:00:32,360 Speaker 2: me through some of the key details of the build 12 00:00:32,440 --> 00:00:34,880 Speaker 2: and you know, just the level of work that went 13 00:00:34,880 --> 00:00:36,479 Speaker 2: into making it happen. 14 00:00:37,840 --> 00:00:40,480 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think he said I think he said five 15 00:00:40,600 --> 00:00:43,640 Speaker 1: hundred hours. I think it was half a million hours 16 00:00:43,720 --> 00:00:44,559 Speaker 1: went into it. 17 00:00:45,360 --> 00:00:47,960 Speaker 2: Did I leave a zero off? I do apologize. 18 00:00:48,640 --> 00:00:50,280 Speaker 1: Oh wouldn't that have been good if we could have 19 00:00:50,320 --> 00:00:53,800 Speaker 1: got it done in five hundred hours. Look, I think 20 00:00:53,840 --> 00:00:57,040 Speaker 1: there's two aspects of the building. One's an educational one 21 00:00:57,080 --> 00:00:59,840 Speaker 1: and obviously we are looking to fill it with STU 22 00:01:00,040 --> 00:01:03,120 Speaker 1: dunts from all over the territory, all over Australia and 23 00:01:03,120 --> 00:01:05,759 Speaker 1: all over the world, and that's a big part of it. 24 00:01:05,800 --> 00:01:08,600 Speaker 1: But it's also a part where the university can really 25 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:12,039 Speaker 1: engage with the community, so there's all sorts of really 26 00:01:12,080 --> 00:01:15,760 Speaker 1: exciting stuff in there. My favorite is the Radical Center, 27 00:01:16,080 --> 00:01:19,960 Speaker 1: which is like a miniquestera con where we go. Yeah, 28 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:22,800 Speaker 1: it was great. There was hundreds, if not thousands of 29 00:01:22,880 --> 00:01:27,120 Speaker 1: kids in there over the weekend doing experiments and playing 30 00:01:27,120 --> 00:01:30,840 Speaker 1: with light shows and thermal cameras. So it's really switching 31 00:01:30,959 --> 00:01:37,080 Speaker 1: kids on to science and stem and hopefully they come 32 00:01:37,080 --> 00:01:39,920 Speaker 1: onto the university to study that. And it's going to 33 00:01:39,920 --> 00:01:43,039 Speaker 1: be another place, another venue to take your kids when 34 00:01:43,080 --> 00:01:48,320 Speaker 1: it's rainy and hot outside, So that's good. We've we've 35 00:01:48,360 --> 00:01:50,840 Speaker 1: got a great art gallery. In fact, I'm sitting outside 36 00:01:50,880 --> 00:01:53,600 Speaker 1: the art gallery now in Casarina, but it's a real 37 00:01:53,720 --> 00:01:55,960 Speaker 1: pain to get out here to see it. Now all 38 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:59,000 Speaker 1: of our collection and traveling shows will be on show 39 00:01:59,520 --> 00:02:02,080 Speaker 1: in the city. We've got our library open to the 40 00:02:02,120 --> 00:02:05,000 Speaker 1: public and the Northern Territory Library will be there, so 41 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:06,920 Speaker 1: it's real coming and engagement. 42 00:02:07,040 --> 00:02:09,560 Speaker 2: It is wonderful. It's wonderful stuff. I mean I went 43 00:02:09,600 --> 00:02:11,840 Speaker 2: past here on the weekend and thought, wow, like it 44 00:02:11,880 --> 00:02:16,280 Speaker 2: looks incredible, Vice Chancellor in terms of what it's going 45 00:02:16,360 --> 00:02:19,280 Speaker 2: to mean for people wanting to study here. In the 46 00:02:19,320 --> 00:02:22,440 Speaker 2: Northern Territory. Kids wanting to stay in the Northern Territory 47 00:02:22,480 --> 00:02:24,639 Speaker 2: to study. How big an impact do you think it's 48 00:02:24,639 --> 00:02:25,120 Speaker 2: going to have. 49 00:02:26,440 --> 00:02:29,040 Speaker 1: Look, I think people have a massive impact and I 50 00:02:29,120 --> 00:02:32,280 Speaker 1: must show you around it because it's just incredible inside. 51 00:02:32,440 --> 00:02:37,280 Speaker 1: You won't find better teaching facilities anywhere in Australia, very 52 00:02:37,400 --> 00:02:43,680 Speaker 1: high tech teaching resources in there. I think you know 53 00:02:43,800 --> 00:02:47,480 Speaker 1: that building along with us moving to put medicine on 54 00:02:47,639 --> 00:02:51,960 Speaker 1: and architecture on, you know, it's a real beacon to say, look, 55 00:02:52,160 --> 00:02:54,000 Speaker 1: CDU is a real alternative. 56 00:02:54,440 --> 00:02:54,680 Speaker 2: Yeah. 57 00:02:54,840 --> 00:02:56,840 Speaker 1: Sure, if you want to go down south to study, 58 00:02:56,960 --> 00:02:59,720 Speaker 1: good luck to you. But you've got a really great 59 00:03:00,480 --> 00:03:03,239 Speaker 1: alternative if you want to stay here in the territory. 60 00:03:03,639 --> 00:03:06,240 Speaker 2: I guess the big question that listeners might be asking 61 00:03:06,280 --> 00:03:10,200 Speaker 2: this morning is the UNIFORL have we got the students 62 00:03:10,200 --> 00:03:11,480 Speaker 2: to be able to study in there? 63 00:03:12,800 --> 00:03:17,760 Speaker 1: Look, I think we have. In terms of our Australian enrollments, 64 00:03:17,760 --> 00:03:22,600 Speaker 1: we're doing very well. In fact, across Australia, Australian applications 65 00:03:22,639 --> 00:03:24,639 Speaker 1: are down, but we seem to be old in our 66 00:03:24,840 --> 00:03:29,480 Speaker 1: own which is interesting and I'm asking the question, well, 67 00:03:29,480 --> 00:03:31,560 Speaker 1: why is that? Why is everyone else suffering? And we 68 00:03:31,600 --> 00:03:36,160 Speaker 1: seem to be doing okay. As you know, before Christmas 69 00:03:36,200 --> 00:03:41,240 Speaker 1: we were just going gangbusters with international students. You know, 70 00:03:41,640 --> 00:03:46,119 Speaker 1: it was unbelievable how well we were doing. The migration 71 00:03:47,480 --> 00:03:50,280 Speaker 1: changes in policy came in and we've been knocked for 72 00:03:50,840 --> 00:03:54,880 Speaker 1: six since then and it's been a really problematic year. 73 00:03:54,920 --> 00:03:58,280 Speaker 1: This year. We have got a pretty good quota for 74 00:03:58,400 --> 00:04:00,720 Speaker 1: next year. The government has listened to us, I think, 75 00:04:00,800 --> 00:04:04,320 Speaker 1: and given us a quota. But I definitely want to 76 00:04:04,440 --> 00:04:07,840 Speaker 1: get down to Canberra and really campaign for a lot 77 00:04:07,880 --> 00:04:11,120 Speaker 1: more international students for twenty six because we need them, 78 00:04:11,720 --> 00:04:14,520 Speaker 1: and you know, I think we are lucky. I think 79 00:04:14,680 --> 00:04:18,520 Speaker 1: our local federal member, Luke Goswin understands that. I think 80 00:04:18,560 --> 00:04:24,560 Speaker 1: the new government, Robin Carl and Joe Hersey, the ministers 81 00:04:24,640 --> 00:04:27,320 Speaker 1: involved in this, they understand it. So I think, you know, 82 00:04:27,360 --> 00:04:29,240 Speaker 1: we're going to the four of us will probably get 83 00:04:29,240 --> 00:04:30,680 Speaker 1: our pitchforks out. 84 00:04:30,480 --> 00:04:34,040 Speaker 2: And get down to canber I reckon it might be needed. Professor, 85 00:04:34,040 --> 00:04:38,120 Speaker 2: before I let you go this morning, did the project 86 00:04:38,200 --> 00:04:40,560 Speaker 2: coming on budget? How much did it cost in the end? 87 00:04:41,880 --> 00:04:47,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, Look, the budget did come in on budget and 88 00:04:47,080 --> 00:04:50,159 Speaker 1: I've got to give a big call out to Dayco, 89 00:04:50,360 --> 00:04:52,760 Speaker 1: the builders of it. They did a great job, even 90 00:04:52,839 --> 00:04:55,880 Speaker 1: more so the workers on that building. I mean, can 91 00:04:55,880 --> 00:04:58,440 Speaker 1: you imagine being stuck on top of that building or 92 00:04:58,520 --> 00:05:00,560 Speaker 1: down in the car park whole, and we were doing 93 00:05:00,600 --> 00:05:03,040 Speaker 1: it in the heat of the build up and wet season. 94 00:05:04,240 --> 00:05:07,200 Speaker 1: How much did it cost is about a two hundred 95 00:05:07,240 --> 00:05:12,200 Speaker 1: and twenty five million dollar project, so you know this 96 00:05:12,440 --> 00:05:15,719 Speaker 1: is a significant build for the Northern Territory and definitely 97 00:05:15,760 --> 00:05:16,640 Speaker 1: for the university. 98 00:05:17,560 --> 00:05:21,440 Speaker 2: Well Vice Chancellor Professor Scott Bowman always great to catch 99 00:05:21,520 --> 00:05:23,320 Speaker 2: up with you. Thank you so very much for your 100 00:05:23,320 --> 00:05:24,040 Speaker 2: time this morning. 101 00:05:25,080 --> 00:05:27,200 Speaker 1: Yeah, thanks very much, and I'd love to show you 102 00:05:27,240 --> 00:05:28,080 Speaker 1: around at some timet. 103 00:05:28,480 --> 00:05:30,800 Speaker 2: Definitely be very keen to see it. Thank you so 104 00:05:30,920 --> 00:05:32,159 Speaker 2: much for your time this morning.