Darling Downs Institute of Advanced Education
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The Darling Downs Institute of Advanced Education (DDIAE) was a tertiary education facility offering undergraduate (Bachelor level and below) degrees and certificates in Toowoomba, Queensland
Australia, from the 1967 until it was elevated to University College
status (1990) and later University status (1992) as the University of Southern Queensland
.
DDIAE was originally a campus of the Queensland Institute of Technology (later Queensland University of Technology
).
In order to attract staff, DDIAE offered life tenure
contracts in the 1960s, even to comparatively junior staff. Many of these early staff remained at Darling Heights until they retired in the late 1990s and early years of the 21st Century.
Loss of the Administration Centre to fire in c.1974 has meant not only a loss of historical material, but great difficulty in tracing and verifying graduates from the early days.
Toowoomba, Queensland
Toowoomba is a city in Southern Queensland, Australia. It is located west of Queensland's capital city, Brisbane. With an estimated district population of 128,600, Toowoomba is Australia's second largest inland city and its largest non-capital inland city...
Australia, from the 1967 until it was elevated to University College
University College of Southern Queensland
A transition phase between the Darling Downs Institute of Advanced Education and the University of Southern Queensland, tertiary education facilities based at Darling Heights, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia.The UCSQ existed between 1990 and 1992....
status (1990) and later University status (1992) as the University of Southern Queensland
University of Southern Queensland
The University of Southern Queensland is based in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. The institution was established in 1967 as the Queensland Institute of Technology...
.
DDIAE was originally a campus of the Queensland Institute of Technology (later Queensland University of Technology
Queensland University of Technology
Queensland University of Technology is an Australian university with an applied emphasis in courses and research. Based in Brisbane, it has 40,000 students, including 6,000 international students, over 4,000 staff members, and an annual budget of more than A$750 million.QUT is marketed as "A...
).
In order to attract staff, DDIAE offered life tenure
Life tenure
A life tenure or service during good behaviour is a term of office that lasts for the office holder's lifetime , unless the office holder is removed from office for cause under extraordinary circumstances or chooses to resign.Judges and members of some upper chambers have life tenure...
contracts in the 1960s, even to comparatively junior staff. Many of these early staff remained at Darling Heights until they retired in the late 1990s and early years of the 21st Century.
Loss of the Administration Centre to fire in c.1974 has meant not only a loss of historical material, but great difficulty in tracing and verifying graduates from the early days.