Bachelor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Queensland University of Technology, QLD
Cora is undertaking a Bachelor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Queensland University of Technology, a decision motivated by a desire to be contribute to positive development in Solomon Islands. After complaining about the poor state of infrastructure in her country, Cora was challenged by her father to ‘do something about it’ – and applied to study engineering soon afterwards.
On completion of her degree, Cora plans to return to Solomon Islands to work in the social/development side of infrastructure engineering. In addition to playing a positive role in her country’s future, Cora is also passionate about women in the Solomon Islands becoming more involved in traditionally male dominated STEM(Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) careers.
She hopes that the leadership skills developed through the Women’s Leadership Initiative, coupled with her technical skills, will not only benefit her own career but also model leadership in the sector for young women and girls who may not have considered engineering and other STEM fields as viable career options.
