Projects and events

Current projects

The Multicultural Centre endeavours to develop and implement projects which address main contemporary issues relating to culture, language, racial discrimination and religion.

• Mentoring and Language Initiative 
• Post Parliament Event Toowoomba 2010 
• Enhancing migrants and refugees access to the University of Southern Queensland (USQ) academic programs and services
• USQ Indigenous and Sudanese Volleyball/Basketball Sports Clinic
• International Seminar on the Social Teaching of John Paul II
• Multiculturalism and Its Benefits for USQ, Education City and the Greater Springfield Community
• Multifaith Service Celebrating 40 Years of USQ
• Multi-Faith Commemoration of the Life and Ministry of John Paul II
• Supporting Students from Non-English Speaking Backgrounds
• Multicultural and Multilingual Student Association (MMSA) is a group set up by the Multicultural Centre to assist Non-English Speaking Background (NESB) students
• USQ 'Living in Harmony' Project
• Annual Multicultural and Anti-racism Program

The USQ Multicultural Centre hosts a range of activities throughout the year to promote multiculturalism within the University and the local community.

Global Issues Seminar Series:

• "Life in Occupied Palestine"
• "Towards Religious Peace: The Role of Education"
• "China's Minority Nationalities: the Example of the Uyghurs"
•  "Towards a 'Harmonious Society'? A Brief Case Study of teh Post-Liberation Settlement in Beijing of Uygur Intellectuals and their Relations with the Majority Society"
• Harmony Day
• National Day of Healing
• Toowoomba Languages and Cultural Festival

Additionally the Multicultural Centre represented the University at a number of significant annual multicultural events including the Multicultural Summit.

Other events and visits

• USQ Celebrates Internationalisation and Multiculturalism
• Saudi Arabia National Day 
• Papua New Guinea Independence Celebration
• African Cultural Day 
• India Independence Day Celebration
• Australian Citizenship program
• 'The N Word' book launch (photos)
• Chinese Mooncake Festival (photos)
• Events co-sponsored with the Multicultural Staff Network
• Information session 'Visa Pathways to Permanent Residence in Australia for International Students" provided by Ms Glenda Hutch, Industry Outreach Officer, Department of Immigration and Citizenship took place on Thursday 23 October 2008 at USQ Toowoomba campus.
• Islamic Centre open day (co-sponsored with Islamic Society of Toowoomba Inc and Multicultural Affairs Queensland).
• Visiting academic Zeynep Sevinc delivered a lecture entitled 'Women in Islam', an insight into the personal experiences of an Australian Muslim woman (co-sponsored with Islamic Society of Toowoomba Inc)
• Visiting academic Professor Kujawinska Courtney, Head of Department of British and Commonwealth Studies, University of Lodz, Poland delivered a lecture entitled 'Multicultural Dimension of Shakespeare's Universalism and /or his Contemporaneity' (co-sponsored with USQ Faculty of Arts)
• Indigenous and Sudanese youth initiatives

• Visit by Human Rights Commissioner and Acting Disability Discrimination Commissioner 2005, Dr Sev Ozdowski OAM.

Photo gallery

A selection of photos highlighting these annual and special events.

Past projects

Living in Harmony Project 2004