Connect with our students
Take advantage of a range of opportunities to involve students in your organisation. Our Work Integrated Learning (WIL) program connects industry with students through short-term work placements in your worksite or semester or year-long industry-based projects, conducted on or off campus. Benefit from fresh ideas, connect with potential future employees and contribute to the future talent of your industry.
- Benefit from fresh ideas, connect with potential future employees, and contribute to the future employees of your industry.
- Tackle your industry challenges and investigate opportunities by offering industry-based work experience for students as part of their degree requirements.
- Provide a project client brief for a final year student research or development project through a semester-long industry-based project.
Contact the Work Integrated Learning Team science.wil@qut.edu.au
We offer exciting opportunities for industry to engage the skills and knowledge of our graduate research students. Our PhD and Master of Philosophy students can bring highly specialised expertise to address the challenges of your industry.
Learn more about research student internshipsCollaborate with us in organizing specific events that have a meaningful impact on both current and future students. Our offerings are subject to change, so don't hesitate to get in touch to explore potential future partnerships.
Contact our engagement team engage.science@qut.edu.au
Mentors from all disciplines, industries, locations and experience levels can help support and shape the next generation of professionals as they prepare for their careers.
Promote your organisation to dedicated STEM student communities by connecting with our student clubs.
Our faculty is home to a range of clubs that are united by study area, passions, or a shared cause. By partnering with these clubs, you can engage with targeted groups around important topics, attend networking events, identify future employees and give back.
Looking for the right candidate to fill a position in your organisation? UniHub is our careers and jobs platform that connects our students with job opportunities from employers. Register as an employer to list your position. You can also search for and profile suitable employees yourself.
Become a sponsor
As a sponsor you'll benefit from connecting with our most exceptional students, profile your organisation as an employer of choice, or make a significant contribution to the future of STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education.
Support our industry-funded student programs, support equity and diversity initiatives, or an individual event.
As an industry sponsor and partner you can engage with our leading students, build your brand and enhance your connections to the future of your industry.
Dean's Scholars Program
The Dean’s Scholars Program is the flagship leadership and development program for high-achieving students of the Faculty of Science and the Faculty of Engineering. These students are identified as being the future leaders and game changers in STEM. They are chosen based on:
- demonstrated leadership skills and completion of innovation and development units
- involvement in co-curricula activities, voluntary work and student clubs
- academic achievements of a GPA of 6.0 or above (on a 7.0 scale)
- professional ambitions.
Contact our engagement team engage.science@qut.edu.au
Together with our sponsors, we foster leadership in STEM-linked careers through industry-led experiences, international exchange programs, professional development and mentoring.
Premium program sponsors
Our sponsors are known in their industries as supporters of leadership and excellence in STEM. By partnering with us as a sponsor of the Dean’s Scholars Program, you will gain access to:
- a diverse talent pool of approximately 170 high achievers studying across the STEM disciplines, plus over 300 program alumni
- dedicated sponsor events that profile your organisation and opportunities
- promotion of your company that supports the next generation of STEM professionals
- opportunities to connect with the QUT community, government, industry and the academic sector as a key faculty partner.
School engagement programs
We are committed to providing experiences related to IT, maths and science. We provide a variety of engagement opportunities, including workshops, events and professional learning, designed to assist schools and students.
High school student engagement
Widening Participation activities
STEM learning hub resources for teachers, students and parents
Connect with our expertise and facilities
Engage with our wealth of expertise and state-of-the-art facilities.
Collaborate, discover opportunities for innovation, explore our world-class equipment and resources, and delve deeper into our research and its real-world impact.
Student Catchment Immersion Program
The Student Catchment Immersion Program (SCIP) is a co-curricular activity that provides the opportunity for QUT science students to learn about the local environment and the role of Brisbane catchment groups. Since 2016, the program has connected students with community-based catchment groups to learn about preservation and restoration of these important urban ecosystems.
The program combines a reflective workshop (concerning local place and identity, understanding the local environment, and leadership for the environment) with hands-on volunteer experiences in four different catchment groups in Brisbane. Through these activities students gain knowledge of the way catchment groups operate and are encouraged to continue volunteering in the local catchments, both in on-the-ground projects and at a governance level.
Connect with fellow alumni
As an alumnus, you're part of a global network of STEM professionals. You could enjoy networking and community events, represent QUT in outreach, or help to guide the careers of young STEM students.
Our alumni receive special benefits, services and discounts.
Give real impact
Every gift has an impact.
Gifts to QUT change people's lives, allowing us to address problems in health, society and the environment.
Support comes in many forms, from a donation on Giving Day to setting up a scholarship and philanthropy that helps make our mission possible.
Upcoming events
11 - 14 February 2025
Science & Engineering Challenge 2025
Fun and interactive STEM challenges for high school students.