Queensland University of Technology

Queensland University of Technology

Motto	A University For The Real World
Type	Public research university
Established	Founded in 1989 from the merger of Queensland Institute of Technology and the Brisbane College
Endowment	A$889 million (2013)[1]
Chancellor	Tim Fairfax AC
Vice-Chancellor	Professor Peter Coaldrake AO
Academic staff	2,200 (FTE academic, 2011)
Undergraduates	34,793
Postgraduates	5,126
Location	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 27°28′37″S 153°01′41″E / 27.47694°S 153.02806°E / -27.47694; 153.02806
Campus	Urban
Organisations	Member of Australian Technology Network of Universities (ATN)
Colours	Blue, White
Affiliations	ASAIHL, ATN
Website	www.qut.edu.au

Queensland University of Technology, abbreviated as QUT, is a public research university located in the urban coastal city of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. QUT is located on three campuses in the Brisbane area: Gardens Point, Kelvin Grove, and Caboolture. The university has approximately 35,000 undergraduate students and 5,000 post graduate students, of which 6,000 are international students.^[2] It has over 4 000 staff members, and an annual budget of more than AU$750 million.^[2]

QUT ranks within the top 10 Australian universities and the upper 3 per cent world-wide.^[3] QUT has been ranked as Australia's best university under 50 years of age by the Times Higher Education Top 100, and ranks 26th globally in that category.^[4] The university in its current form was founded 1989, when the then Queensland Institute of Technology (QIT) merged with the Brisbane College of Advanced Education.

History

QUT has a history that dates back to 1849.^[5] The current Queensland University of Technology was established in 1989^[5] from the merger of Queensland University of Technology with predecessor institutions:

• Brisbane School of Arts (1849)
• Brisbane Technical College (1882)
• Central Technical College (1908)
• Queensland Institute of Technology (1965)

with the Brisbane College of Advanced Education (1982), itself a combination of multiple predecessor institutions:

• Brisbane Kindergarten Training College (1911)
• Brisbane Kindergarten Teachers College (1965)
• Queensland Teachers Training College (1914)
• Kelvin Grove Teachers College (1961)
• Kelvin Grove College of Advanced Education (1976)
• Kedron Park Teachers College (1961)
• North Brisbane College of Advanced Education (1974)

The Gardens Point campus was once solely occupied by the 19th Century building, the former Government House of Queensland. 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 which was moved to St Lucia in 1945, where it remains today.

Education

Entrance to QUT Gardens Point campus. Parliament House can be seen on the right

QUT offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and higher degree research courses (Masters and PhD) in the fields of:

• Business
• Creative Industries
• Education
• Health
• Law
• Science and Engineering

The QUT Business School has triple accreditation (AMBA, EQUIS, and AACSB).

San Jose State University in San Jose, Ca offers a Ph.D. program in library science in collaboration with Queensland University of Technology.^[6]

Campuses and Precincts

QUT has three campuses, each is a micro-community, with on-campus academic, recreational, and support facilities.

Gardens Point

Part of Gardens Point campus as seen from South Bank Parklands.

Gardens Point campus is located in Brisbane’s city centre, beside the Brisbane River and adjacent to the City Botanic Gardens and Queensland Parliament House. At the centre of the campus is the Old Government House which was built in 1862 and re-opened in 2009.^[7] The faculties of Business, Law, and Science and Engineering are based at this 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.

• The QUT Art Museum houses the university's art collection, which focuses on contemporary Australian art, including painting, sculpture, decorative art and works on paper.^[8] The Museum opened in 2000 and attracted about 350,000 people in its first decade of operations.^[9] The building is a 1930s neo-classical revivalist building, and the QUT Art Museum was designed by Peddle Thorpe Architects, Brisbane.
• The Gardens Theatre features professional theatre, children's theatre, and student showcases.^[10] The Gardens Point Precinct also comprises a cafe, bar, and free parking. 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 then 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.

Science and Engineering Centre The Science and Engineering Centre was completed in November 2012. It brings together teaching and research in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines. QUT has received both gifts, and federal government funding to support the project’s $230 million budget.^[11][12]

Kelvin Grove

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 connected to the Kelvin Grove Urban Village, a development comprising private residences, education, retail, health, and business in one precinct.

QUT Kelvin Grove Health Clinics offer services for free or low-cost to staff, students, and the general public.

The Creative Industries Precinct, located at Kelvin Grove campus, includes many arts and exhibition spaces open to the public:

• the Roundhouse Theatre, a large theatre venue and home of the La Boite Theatre Company
• interactive exhibition spaces
• an experimental black-box theatre
• multimedia performance spaces
• public artwork exhibition spaces

The Precinct was built at a cost of around $60 million on the site of the Gona Barracks, an Australian Army barracks, which was decommissioned in 1998.^[13][14]

Caboolture

The Caboolture campus, located 45 kilometres (28 mi) 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.

Carseldine (closed)

In November 2008, Carseldine teaching, research, and support activities were relocated to Kelvin Grove and Gardens Point campuses. This included the School of Psychology and Counselling and the School of public health and social work, as well as some Business, Science, and Information Technology subjects. The campus has since been abandoned and is currently under renovations by the Queensland Government. The Carseldine Urban Village, as set out by the ULDA (Urban Land Development Authority) is what will be replacing the unused campus there.^[15] Following QUT’s decision to vacate the campus and the lack of a suitable education provider to take over the site, the State Government announced plans to decentralise government services and move around 1000 employees to the remodeled former QUT buildings by late 2012.^[16]

Research

QUT establishes collaborative research partnerships between academia, industry, government and community actors. QUT attracts national grants and industry funding and has a number of research centres, including:

Research Institutes

Institute for Creative Industries and Innovation

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's research projects focus on creative, digital and innovative projects.^[17]

Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation (IHBI)

The Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation (IHBI) commenced operation in October 2006 at the Kelvin Grove campus.^[18] It 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. The institute draws from the faculties of Health, Science and Technology, and Built Environment and Engineering.

Institute for Future Environments (IFE)

The Institute for Future Environments (IFE) commenced operation in 2013 at the Gardens Point campus. IFE is a multidisciplinary institute for large-scale engineering research in the areas of energy, resources, ecosystems monitoring, maths, infrastructure, subtropical crops and intelligent environments.

Research Centres

Australian Centre for Health Law Research (ACHLR)

ACHLR is Australia’s largest health law centre, leading innovative research into current and emerging health law issues in Australia and globally. ACHLR members undertake research into a broad range of health law, ethical and policy issues with a focus in the areas of end of life; children's health and the beginning of life; and governance and regulation of health care.

Commercial and Property Law Research Centre (CPLRC)

CPLRC is a specialist network of researchers with a vision to reform legal and regulatory frameworks in the commercial and property law sector through high-impact applied research.

Australian Centre for Robotic Vision (ACRV)

ACRV will develop the fundamental science and technologies to allow robots to see, that is, to function effectively in everyday complex, unstructured and dynamically changing environments using a sense of vision. The Centre was established in 2014 as a partnership with University of Adelaide, Australian National University and Monash University.^[19]

Australian Research Centre for Aerospace Automation (ARCAA)

ARCAA conducts research into all aspects of aviation automation, with a particular research focus on autonomous technologies which support the more efficient and safer utilisation of airspace, and the development of autonomous aircraft and on-board sensor systems for a wide range of commercial applications.

Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety – Queensland (CARRS-Q)

CARRS-Q is dedicated to research, education and outreach activities in road safety, and is a vital player in the international pursuit of road safety. CARRS-Q was established in 1996 as a joint venture initiative of the Motor Accident Insurance Commission (MAIC) and QUT.^[20] CARRS-Q works to shape and inform public debate that works through long-term partnerships with key government and industry bodies.

Dementia Collaborative Research Centre (DCRC)

DCRC conducts research to improve diagnosis, reduce the risk of dementia and improve the quality of life of people living with dementia, their families and carers.^[21] It is one of 3 collaborative research centres located at QUT, Australian National University (ANU) and University of New South Wales (UNSW). Each centre has a separate research focus with the QUT centre focusing on research related to Carers and Consumers, ANU pursuing research related to Early Diagnosis and Prevention, and the UNSW centre primarily involved in research for Assessment and Better Care.^[22] The DCRC is funded by the Australian Government and administered by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).^[23]

Library

The QUT Library provides learning and research support to students and staff. There are four library branches at QUT: Gardens Point library, Law library, Kelvin Grove library and Caboolture library.^[24] In addition to borrowing and information access services, the QUT library also offers specialised support for coursework students, academic staff and researchers.

The QUT library has a resource budget of approximately $13 million to buy subscription to academic journals and other materials. QUT Library provides the 3rd largest collection of ebooks and online video of any Australian or New Zealand university library.^[25][26]

The QUT library hosts a number of institutional repositories. QUT is a world leader in the area of open access. In 2003, it became the first university in the world to adopt an institution-wide Open Access policy, mandating the deposit of research papers in its institutional repository, QUT ePrints.^[27]

Notable alumni and faculty

See also

• List of universities in Australia

References

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