Renee Leon, former DHS secretary and now Vice-Chancellor of Charles Sturt University is welcoming new students to the university this Orientation Week. Photo: CSU.
More than 8500 new students have enrolled at Charles Sturt University for 2025, making it the biggest intake of students for the university since before the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Wagga Wagga campus alone saw more than 700 new students enrol prior to its Orientation Week beginning on 24 February.
Charles Sturt Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Renee Leon said welcoming the new students as they embarked on their higher education journey was a highlight on the university calendar.
“We are here to help every student succeed on their career journey,” Professor Leon said.
“We are committed to our mission of educating the next generation of professionals vital to Australia.
“The practical hands-on learning at Charles Sturt is one of the many things that give our students the edge when it’s time to step into the workforce. Our paid placements and cadetships also allow students to focus on their studies, reducing cost-of-living pressures.”
Popular courses, on-campus and online for commencing undergraduate students in Wagga Wagga for 2025, are the Bachelor of Medical Radiation (with specialisations), the Bachelor of Agricultural Science and the Bachelor of Veterinary Technology.
Popular courses for new, online undergraduate students across the university are the Bachelor of Educational Studies, the Bachelor of Social Work and the Bachelor of Nursing.
Among the 700 commencing undergraduate students to attend Charles Sturt in Wagga there are 31 First Nations students and 41 international students.
First Nations Student Connect held a welcome session on Tuesday (25 February), where First Nations students could learn about the support on offer and ways to celebrate cultural heritage at Charles Sturt.
“We have workshops aimed at supporting mature-aged students make the transition to studying later in life; workshops for international students to assist with settling into an Australian-based higher education system; specific support sessions for First Nations students; and a workshop called Consent Matters which covers the importance of consent and appropriate sexual behaviours,” Professor Leon said.
“We also have a session covering the Project Zero campaign which helps to create a safer, more inclusive community at university, by offering advice, support, and information to ensure a safe and respectful environment for all.”
In addition to the extensive on-campus orientation activities and events, there will be almost 200 live, online sessions for new online students in 2025. The first sessions commenced for new online students on Monday (17 February) to ensure all students are fully equipped for the academic year ahead.
There will be about 6000 commencing undergraduate students (including on-campus and online) at Charles Sturt in 2025. Of this, there are 369 First Nations students and 211 international students university-wide.
The most popular undergraduate course for new on-campus students through the early admissions Charles Sturt Advantage Program (CSA) in 2025 is the Bachelor of Nursing. For online students, the most popular undergraduate course through CSA is the Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science.
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