| Queensland University of Technology (QUT) | |
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| Motto | "A university for the real world" |
| Established | 1989 |
| Type | Public |
| Chancellor | Major General Peter Arnison (Retd) AC CVO |
| Vice-Chancellor | Professor Peter Coaldrake AO |
| Academic staff | 2 200 |
| Undergraduates | 34 793 |
| Postgraduates | 5 126 |
| Location | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Campus | Urban |
| Organisations | Member of Australian Technology Network of Universities (ATN) |
| Affiliations | ASAIHL |
| Website | www.qut.edu.au |
Queensland University of Technology (QUT) 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.[1]
QUT is marketed as "A university for the real world". The university is a member of the Australian Technology Network, a network of Australian universities that are strongly focused on technological research.
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QUT has a history that dates back to 1849.[2] In 1990, the Queensland University of Technology—a combination of four predecessor institutions—merged with the Brisbane College of Advanced Education—a culmination of seven predecessor institutions—to form the current Queensland University of Technology.
QUT’s predecessor institutions[3] include:
The Gardens Point campus was once solely occupied by the 19th Century building, Old Government House. In 1909, during the relocation of the Governor's residence, Old Government House and the surrounding five hectares were set-aside for both a University and a Technical College. The first university on the site was the University of Queensland. This University was moved to St Lucia in 1945, where it remains today.
QUT offers undergraduate, postgraduate, higher degree research courses (HDR) in the fields of:
A number of QUT courses are accredited by professional bodies, which ensures the development and maintenance of standards, best practice principles, and resources.
Specifically, the QUT Business School is accredited with AMBA, EQUIS, and AACSB, making it one of very few business schools in the world, and the first in Australia, to obtain this Triple Crown of international accreditation.[4] QUT's MBA program is also the only Queensland MBA program (and one of only three Australian programs) to have ever been listed in the FT Top 100 rankings (in 2004 at no. 82).[5]
QUT is committed to establishing collaborative partnerships that result in industry, government, and community solutions. QUT has an established track record in attracting national grants and industry funding.
The Institute for Creative Industries and Innovation (iCi) is a multidisciplinary research centre that draws research from the faculties of Creative Industries, Law, Business, Science and Technology, Education, and Built Environment and Engineering. The institute has nurtured over 20 research projects[6] that focus on creative, digital, and innovative solutions.
The Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation (IHBI) is a collaborative institute based at QUT devoted to improving the health of individuals through research innovation. IHBI’s researchers focus on three broad health areas: prevention, mind and body, and recovery, and draw from the faculties of Health, Science and Technology, and Built Environment and Engineering.
QUT's Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation commenced operation in October 2006[7] at the Kelvin Grove campus. It is also involved in road safety through the Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety - Queensland. IHBI, together with the university's private arm, QUT Bluebox, promotes greater commercialisation of QUT research.
The Institute for Sustainable Resources (ISR) develops and manages projects in the fast-paced research area of sustainability. The Institute’s research informs technological, social, and policy solutions to the sustainable use of natural resources and adaptive responses to the impacts of climate change.
QUT's Information Security Institute (ISI) is a multidisciplinary institute that builds real solutions for government, business, and the community by undertaking research in technology, legal, policy and governance issues related to information security.
ISI combines research from the faculties of Built Environment and Engineering, Business, Science and Technology, and Law.
QUT has three campuses, each QUT campus is a micro-community, with on-campus academic, recreational, and support facilities.
Gardens Point campus is located in Brisbane’s city centre, beside the Brisbane River, Brisbane City Botanic Gardens, Queensland Parliament House, and the recently restored, Heritage Award-winning Old Government House, which has hosted 90,000 visitors in the year since it re-opened.[8] The faculties of Built Environment, Business, Law, Science and Technology are based at Gardens Point campus.
Gardens Cultural Precinct Gardens Point campus hosts the Gardens Cultural Precinct, comprising the Gardens Theatre and QUT Art Museum, which offer a full theatre and exhibition program.
Science and Engineering Centre A new Science and Engineering Centre is currently under construction and due for completion in 2012. It will bring together teaching and research in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines. QUT has received both gifts[10] and federal funding[11] to support the project’s $230 million budget.
Kelvin Grove campus hosts the faculties of Creative Industries, Education, and Health as well as the QUT International College and the Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation.
Kelvin Grove campus is the location of QUT Health Clinics, which offer services for free or low-cost to staff, students, and the general public:
The Creative Industries Precinct, located at Kelvin Grove campus, features:
The Precinct was built at a cost of around $60 million[12] on the site of the Gona Barracks, an Australian Army barracks, which was decommissioned in 1998.[13]
La Boite Theatre Company’s Roundhouse Theatre is located adjacent to the precinct.
Kelvin Grove Urban Village Kelvin Grove campus is also home to the Kelvin Grove Urban Village, comprising residential, educational, retail, health, and business opportunities.
The Caboolture campus, located 45 km north of Brisbane, shares its campus with the Brisbane North Institute of TAFE. Caboolture campus offers undergraduate degrees in business, education, and nursing, and first-year studies in creative industries.
The campus is situated halfway between Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast is convenient for residents of Pine Rivers, Caboolture, Bribie Island, Glasshouse Mountains, and the Sunshine Coast hinterland.
In November 2008, Carseldine teaching, research, and support activities were relocated to Kelvin Grove and Gardens Point campuses.[14] This included the School of Psychology and Counselling and the Humanities Program, as well as some Business, Science, and Information Technology subjects. The campus has since been abandoned and is awaiting a new tenant.
A number of transport options are available to staff, students, and visitors of QUT.
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QUT Student Guild provides information, support, and assistance for a number of issues.
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