Co-operative Centre of Excellence brings vibrancy to the heart of Ballarat

20 April 2023

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Vibrant new learning and meeting spaces in the heart of Ballarat’s CBD are connecting students and academics with business and the community as part of a major campus revitalisation.

Minister for Higher Education Gayle Tierney officially opened Federation University’s Co-operative Centre of Excellence at the historic School of Mines Ballarat (SMB) campus on Lydiard Street on Friday, April 14.

The Centre has seven innovative spaces which feature state-of-the-art audio-visual technologies that support media-rich collaboration, video conferencing, and focus group discussions. It will be used by students from a range of disciplines across higher education and TAFE, connecting the University with industry, government and the local community.


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