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A new collaboration
The University of New England (UNE) will establish a new Business Innovation Hub in the centre of Armidale by mid-2021, as a part of a commitment stronger more purposeful community engagement.
Armidale Regional Council (ARC) will provide the former Armidale War Memorial Library building which UNE will renovate to locate UNE’s SMART Region Incubator (SRI) in the CBD.
The SRI will be responsible for running the day-to-day operations the new facility and will offer programs to engage and inspire new and existing founders of businesses and build the enterprise capacity of the community.
“The Business Innovation Hub will provide a focal point for a range of activities that will encompass existing businesses as well as new start-ups,” said Armidale Mayor Ian Tiley.
âSo much deathâ: New uni boss fighting COVID in US says vaccines bringing hope
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When Australian nurse Patricia Davison administers a coronavirus vaccine in her adopted home of Baltimore, a US city hit hard by COVID-19, some patients are in tears. âSome people become really emotional,â she said. âItâs amazingly rewarding.
âThe vaccine has offered a lot of hope. I didnât cry, but when I was lining up to get mine, I had this feeling of, âSo much has happened, and there is a way out of thisâ. Thereâs been so much death. So much suffering.â
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Students and staff in the higher education sector have done it tough this year - and that extends further than just in the cities.
Many residential colleges in regional Australia have only been half full and international students there have faced an uncertain future.
Umang Uliana is from India and studying a master of data science at the University of New England (UNE) in Armidale, in the Northern Tablelands of New South Wales. He hoped going regional would help secure his future in Australia. That s what most of the international students aim for, come here, study a degree and then get permanent residency,” he told SBS News.