Karena Menzie-Ballantyne

I came to CQUniversity after working as a casual academic at QUT, ACU and UQ, and in the not-for-profit sector, predominantly facilitating the AusAID-funded Global Education Project.

During the last decade working at CQUniversity, I co-led the Empower: Global Education for Sustainable Futures research cluster. The project now includes academics from across the globe, as well as PhD and Master students from Australia, Indonesia, Pakistan and Bangladesh. 

I recently worked with UNESCO where I collaborated to create a road map for the implementation of the Recommendation on Education for Peace, Human Rights and Sustainable Development in the Asia-Pacific region. I have also supported the Australian Council of Education Research (ACER) and the Asia Pacific Centre for Education for International Understanding (ACPIEU) in developing a toolkit for monitoring global citizenship education.

Studying and working at CQUniversity has allowed me the opportunity to follow my passion in educating for global citizenship, and working with colleagues both in Australia and internationally, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region. Being based at a relatively young, forward-thinking regional university opens doors that may be restricted in other more established contexts.