Northern Inland Education & Training

Northern Inland Education & Training

The region has established education facilities, including Australia’s oldest regional university the University of New England, emerging technology-based clusters, and leading research and development facilities including animal genetics and breeding centres.

The tertiary education sector is at the frontier of the knowledge economy and Armidale is home to the University of New England (UNE).

The University conducts research on food security, health and resilience, and has clusters focused on agricultural science, environment, IT, health and creative arts.
UNE’s SMART Farm serves as a test-site for researching new technologies, including broadband connectivity in an effort to improve productivity, environmental sustainability, safety, workflow and social/business support networks on Australian farms.