University of Queensland (UQ) News and Events

Engineering Futures Evening
UQ’s Women in Engineering program will host this evening for female students in Years 10-12 who want to explore a career in Engineering. The event will be held from 4.30pm – 7.00pm on Thursday 21^st July at UQ’s St Lucia Campus. For details and to register, visit: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/engineering-futures-evening-tickets-25217601525.

Robotics Holiday Workshops
UQ offers holiday workshops for Year 7-12 students in Introduction to Robotics and Artificial Intelligence. RoboGals workshops for girls are also available. For more information, visit: https://www.eait.uq.edu.au/secondary-schools and click on ‘School Holiday Robotics Workshops’. To register for an activity, please contact Gail Smith on (07) 3365 3853 or email: schools@eait.uq.edu.au.

Careers That Shape The World
This event will be held from 8.30am – 3.00pm on Tuesday 12^th July (Week 1 of next term) at the St Lucia campus. View the program at: http://www.uq.edu.au/shapeyourworld/. Several of the sessions are already fully booked, so students are encouraged to book now if they would like to attend.

Young Scholars Program
Applications are now open for the UQ Young Scholars Program. This program, open to current Year 11 students, is designed to nurture and develop future leaders and to expose them to the UQ environment. Program fee waivers and travel bursaries are available for students who are able to provide evidence of financial hardship. The due date for applications is 12^th August. For more information and to apply, visit: https://young-scholars.uq.edu.au/.

Engineering and Technology Careers Evening
Do you want an exciting career, qualifications that enable you to work around the world and the skills to solve both local and global challenges? Find out how you can have all this and more with a career in Engineering and Technology. UQ invites you to attend the annual Engineering and Technology Careers Evening on Thursday 18^th August.

You will have the opportunity to:

• Hear from recent Engineering and IT graduates about their experiences in the industry;
• Talk to academic staff and current students about the study options available at UQ;
• Ask engineers and technology innovators about job opportunities available in industry; and
• Discover why UQ provides students with the best foundation for careers in Engineering and IT.

The full program will be available online closer to the date of the event. For more information, visit: www.engtechevening.eventbrite.com.au.