▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁ ▁The ▁C IA E ▁became ▁the ▁University ▁College ▁of ▁Central ▁Queensland ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁and ▁gained ▁full ▁university ▁status ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁ ▁At ▁that ▁time ▁it ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Central ▁Queensland . ▁The ▁name ▁was ▁changed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁to ▁Central ▁Queensland ▁University . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Australian ▁government ▁approved ▁the ▁en rol ment ▁of ▁full - fe e ▁pay ing ▁students ▁in ▁Australian ▁institutions ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁the ▁C IA E ▁( and ▁subsequently ▁the ▁university ) ▁began ▁trans ▁national ▁education ▁vent ures ▁with ▁many ▁countries , ▁including ▁Singapore , ▁Hong ▁Kong , ▁Dub ai ▁and ▁F iji . ▁ ▁Through ▁a ▁public - private ▁partners hip ▁with ▁C MS ▁( which ▁C QU ▁fully ▁acquired ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ) ▁the ▁university ▁opened ▁its ▁first ▁international ▁campus ▁in ▁Sydney ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁followed ▁by ▁international ▁camp uses ▁in ▁Melbourne ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁Br is b ane ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁and ▁the ▁Gold ▁Coast ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁on wards ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁the ▁university ▁appointed ▁Queensland ' s ▁first ▁female ▁Vice - Ch an cell or , ▁Professor ▁Glen ice ▁Han cock , ▁who ▁retired ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁From ▁ 2 0 0