From innovative research initiatives to community outreach programs and student engagement events, we actively engage with diverse stakeholders to address real-world challenges.
Financial literacy is unique to each individual, influenced by their personal financial situation, goals, knowledge and preferences. Factors like education, income, cultural background and life experiences all play a role in shaping one’s financial literacy.
Key skills needed for understanding personal finance include: budgeting, investing, debt management, and planning for financial security and stability, and these skills need to be tailored to a person’s specific circumstances.
The Faculty of Business and Law’s Financial Literacy project, supported by the Rural Regional Remote (RRR) Women’s Network of WA, is dedicated to promoting economic inclusion for women in remote, regional, and rural communities.
The initiative supports SDG 5 (gender equality) and SDG 10 (reduced inequality) by empowering women in regional and remote communities through:
Developed in partnership with the University of Queensland and the Carbon Literacy Project, this strategic initiative is driven by the increasing demand from global campuses and various faculties.
The primary goal of this program is to equip Curtin facilitators across various locations with the necessary training, enabling them to effectively instruct their own students and participate in online facilitation. The comprehensive training covers:
In alignment with SDG12 and 13, this new document provides a step-by-step check list to help embed more sustainable business practices. We would like to acknowledge that this was a Students as Partners initiative . These guidelines were inspired by a Tourism Hospitality and Events student assessment completed by Chrisina Jardim, as part of MGMT2003 Sustainable Event Development.
The Faculty of Business and Law has incorporated a student’s assessment into the creation of a Sustainable Events Guide. This guide is designed to help students and staff create sustainable operational events that protect our planet by reducing our carbon footprint and energy usage.
The Sustainable Collective at Curtin (SCC) is a club open to students from all faculties and at all knowledge levels. Their goal is to foster a sustainable Curtin community, encourage curiosity around sustainability, and promote access to sustainable ways of living both on-campus and in life.
