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Illawarra innovation takes centre stage at Parliament House
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Governor of Jakarta launches PetaJakarta.org project
PetaJakarta.org, a big data project mapping instances of flooding in Jakarta, Indonesia, was publicly endorsed by DKI Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama via Twitter during the project’s launch on 2 December.

UOW accommodation PPP transaction closes
Student accommodation at the University of ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ (UOW) will undergo a major expansion and transformation in a circa $250M dollar public private partnership transaction announced today (4 December).
Health Minister meets Illawarra’s women in science
NSW Health Minister Jillian Skinner MP visited the Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute (IHMRI) based at UOW today (Thursday 4 December) to meet with four young female researchers at the cutting edge of their fields.
China partnership a material exchange in innovation and development
UOW materials engineering students will from 2015 have the opportunity to spend part of their degree at one of China’s leading materials engineering institutions, Beihang University (BUAA), following a credit transfer agreement.
Indigenous students get a taste of university life at UOW summer camp
Indigenous students from high schools in the Illawarra and regional New South Wales will get a taste of life at a beachside University and a career in health through a summer camp aimed at increasing the number of Indigenous students going on to higher education.
Leading the way in early childhood research and education
Highly regarded academics add to UOW's growing reputation as national leader in child development.Â