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WESTERN AUSTRALIAN SCHOOL OF MINES

WESTERN AUSTRALIAN SCHOOL OF MINES. Professor Steve Hall Director. What’s Down the Track 2052. The Western Australian School of Mines celebrates 150 years of mining education and research By hologram from the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens, the 11 th Director, Emeritus Professor

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WESTERN AUSTRALIAN SCHOOL OF MINES

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  1. WESTERN AUSTRALIAN SCHOOL OF MINES Professor Steve HallDirector

  2. What’s Down the Track 2052 The Western Australian School of Mines celebrates 150 years of mining education and research By hologram from the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens, the 11th Director, Emeritus Professor Steve Hall (93) joined the party in Kalgoorlie Curtin University Overview

  3. Western Australian School of Mines • Now on three Campuses: • Kalgoorlie • Perth and • Miri • Over 2,000 students, over 200 staff, over $50 million budget • Higher education is increasingly global and about quality, NOT location Curtin University Overview

  4. Infrastructure Achievements The Agricola College redevelopment project plans a state of the art 180 room student accommodation. Agricola College first opened by Laurence Brodie-Hall in 1971 for 50 students. Since expanded to around 160 student places. This project – the first ever rebuild - incorporates collaboration with Goldfields Institute of Technology and will retain 40 existing rooms (220 bed provision by 2017). With a life of 35 years will require replacing in 2052 Curtin University Overview

  5. WASM Kalgoorlie Campus – Student Numbers Curtin University Overview

  6. Significant Changes • Student exchange (e.g. Study Abroad) • Growth in postgraduate coursework numbers (Graduate Diploma and Masters) • Move to research-intensive (more PhDs) – nine graduated in past 3 years from Kalgoorlie – but we work across 3 campuses (Kalgoorlie, Perth and Miri) Curtin University Overview

  7. Growing Pains • Further redevelopment on the Campus – new student learning centre, laboratories and teaching spaces. New staff and new ways of working (e.g. shared real-time lectures with Whyalla) Curtin University Overview

  8. What remains the same • Experiential learning and regional/remote living (mining takes us the geology!) • The availability of highly-skilled and locally-trained (or training) workforce – please help us engage these students in relevant work experience (they need it to graduate!) See you in 2052? Curtin University Overview

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