Queensland University of Technology
| Queensland University of Technology | |
| Motto | "A university for the real world" |
|---|---|
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1908 |
| Chancellor | Major General Peter Arnison (Retd) AC CVO |
| Vice-Chancellor | Professor Peter Coaldrake |
Academic staff | 2 200 |
| Undergraduates | 34 793 |
| Postgraduates | 5 126 |
| Location | , , |
| Campus | Urban |
| Organisations | Member of Australian Technology Network of Universities (ATN) |
| Affiliations | ASAIHL |
| Website | www.qut.edu.au |
Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is located in Brisbane, Queensland, and is one of Australia's largest universities.
QUT's Gardens Point campus is adjacent to the Brisbane City Botanic Gardens and Queensland Parliament House. The university also has campuses at Kelvin Grove, Carseldine and Caboolture.
QUT is Queensland's largest university by enrollment, with 40,000 students, including 4500 international students from over 90 countries. [citation needed]
History
The Gardens Point Campus grounds were once solely occupied by the 19th Century building, known as Old Government House. In 1909 Old Government House and the surrounding five hectares were set-aside for both a University and a Technical College. Then known as the University of Queensland, the University was transferred to St Lucia in 1945, where it still remains today. In 1965 the Technical College became the Queensland Institute of Technology, which in turn became the Queensland University of Technology, holding this name since 1989. In 1990, the Brisbane College of Advanced Education campuses of Kelvin Grove, Kedron and Carseldine merged with QIT. Although the federal government's Dawkins reforms were converting many other tertiary institutions into universities at the time, this particular change was independent of the Dawkin's reforms.
Brisbane College of Advanced Education had a number of predecessor institutions that included Kelvin Grove College of Advanced Education, Mt.Gravatt College of Advanced Education, North Brisbane College of Advanced Education and Brisbane Kindergarten Teachers College which offered academic, technical and teacher education. The oldest of these institutions was the Brisbane School of Arts, which was established in 1849.
QIT began as Central Technical College. The CTC was established in 1908 at Gardens Point. Its name was changed to QIT in 1965.
Faculties
- Built Environment and Engineering
- Business
- Creative Industries
- Education
- Health
- Information Technology
- Law
- Humanities and Human Services (QUT Carseldene) (No new enrolments from 2007 onwards) [1]
- Science
Admission
- see also University admission
As with all public universities in the state of Queensland, QUT uses the Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre to process and rank Australian citizens and permanent residents, as well as New Zealand citizens, undergraduate applicants on the basis of merit. QTAC uses the overall position index (OP) to rank school leavers according to performance.
Scholars from QUT: QUT has produced 3 Rhodes scholars since 1998 [citation needed], the first of which was a graduate of the Law School, Ben White, who is now a senior lecturer in the Law School.
Campuses
QUT has four main campuses:
Gardens Point The Gardens Point campus is located on the Brisbane River in the city centre, next to the Brisbane City Botanic Gardens and Queensland Parliament House. The Brisbane Graduate School of Business and the Gardens Cultural Precinct are located within this campus. This campus is also home to the Built Environment and Engineering, Business, Information Technology, Law, and Science faculties, as well as QUT's languages programs.
Kelvin Grove The Kelvin Grove Campus is situated in the suburb of Kelvin Grove, about two kilometres north of Brisbane's central business district. The Creative Industries Precinct is part of this campus. The Education, Health and Creative Industries faculties are located at this campus, along with the QUT International College.
Carseldine In the outer suburb of Carseldine, 13 kilometres north of the city centre, this campus houses the Humanities and Human Services faculty, as well as the Psychology & Counselling programs. Some units in Business, Science and Information Technology are also taught at Carseldine, in addition to being taught at Gardens Point.
Caboolture The Caboolture campus, located 45km north of Brisbane, shares its campus with the BNIT (Brisbane North Institute of Tafe). The campus offers full courses in Business, Education and Nursing as well as entry to courses in Arts, Creative Industries, Education and Social Science which currently must later be completed at a different campus after the first year, although further years are being introduced as the campus population grows.
Gardens Cultural Precinct
QUT's centre for the arts, the Gardens Cultural Precinct, provides a creative focus for the people of Brisbane at one of the city's most historically important sites.
The Gardens Cultural Precinct includes the Gardens Theatre and the QUT Art Museum, and is adjacent to the Brisbane City Botanic Gardens and the Old Government House. The Gardens Theatre is a medium-sized venue, formerly known as the Basil Jones Theatre, and was renovated with assistance from the Queensland Government. It was reopened as the Gardens Theatre in 1999 by the Premier of Queensland, Peter Beattie. It provides space for QUT productions and visiting performers, and is the only theatre complex in Brisbane's central business district.
The QUT Art Museum houses the university's art collection, focused on contemporary Australian art, particularly paintings, prints and ceramics, as well as other temporary exhibitions and exhibitions by QUT staff and students. QUT Art Museum is located on the ground level of the University's main administration building at the Gardens Point campus. The building is a 1930s neo-classical revivalist building, and the QUT Art Museum was designed by Peddle Thorpe Architects, Brisbane.
Creative Industries Precinct
QUT's Creative Industries Precinct is an extension to the Kelvin Grove campus, housing the Creative Industries faculty and consisting of a large complex incorporating numerous performance and display spaces, offices, classrooms, workshops, a cafe and more. It also houses Australia's largest billboard [citation needed](45m x 9m), which advertises events, performances and exhibitions at the Precinct.
The Precinct was built at a cost of around $60 million on the site of the Gona Barracks, which was de-commissioned in 1998. [citation needed] It is the first part of the Kelvin Grove Urban Village development, a 'residential and retail village'. The development will include over 800 residential units, from low-cost student accommodation to penthouses with city views; retail stores including a supermarket, restaurants and cafes; and QUT's Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation.
The Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation (IHBI)
QUT's Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation commenced operation in October 2006 at the Kelvin Grove campus. It's research program covers: Human Health and Wellbeing, Medical Devices, Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation, Cells & Tissue, Tropical Crops and Biocommodities & Vision Improvement. IHBI promotes greater commercialization of QUT research.
Notable Alumni
Politics
- Sue Boyce, Liberal member of the Australian Senate
- Joe Ludwig, ALP member of the Australian Senate
- Steven Ciobo MP, Federal Member for Moncrieff
- The Hon. Peter Dutton MP, Federal Member for Dickson; Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer.
- The Hon Teresa Gambaro MP, Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives, representing the Division of Petrie; Assistant Minister for Immigration and Citizenship.
- Bernie Ripoll MP, ALP member of the Australian House of Representatives, representing the Division of Oxley
- Ziggy the bagman, Homeless man in Toowong.
Business
- Marcus Derwin, Director; Allco Equity Partners Ltd, [2]
- Jim Kennedy, Deputy Chairman; GWA International Limited
- Paul Leaming, Chief Financial Officer; AMP Limited
- David Moffatt, Group Managing Director; Telstra Consumer Marketing & Channels, Telstra
Student Guild
Undergraduate and postgraduate students on all campuses are represented by the QUT Student Guild. It is affiliated with the National Union of Students and provides services to students including representation to University and faculty committees, a counselling service.
See also
- Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute
- Heart Pump Design Could Give Patients New Hope — A new counter-flow heart pump developed by Queensland University of Technology
- MacLennan-Hookham suspension
External links
- Queensland University of Technology
- QUT Creative Industries Precinct
- QUT Art Museum
- QUT Gardens Theatre
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