QUT has welcomed the selection of Victoria Park as one of the major infrastructure and precinct development sites for the 2032 Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The state government announcement heralds a once-only opportunity to deliver a world-class precinct to drive Queensland’s knowledge economies for generations.
The multi-billion dollar sporting precinct will include a 63,000-seat Brisbane Stadium and world-leading National Aquatic Centre, both of which will neighbour QUT’s 27-hectare Kelvin Grove campus in Brisbane’s inner north.
The sporting precinct will also connect to the rapidly advancing Herston Health Precinct and together will cultivate an unparalleled knowledge corridor and global hub of biomedical, sport and health sciences research and innovation in the heart of Brisbane.
QUT Vice-Chancellor Professor Margaret Sheil said connecting these sites will ultimately unlock significant opportunities for our students and world-class teaching and translational research in sports science and real-world health solutions.
“The Kelvin Grove Campus is already host to QUT’s renowned Centre for Biomedical Technologies and home to Australia’s #1 Biomedical Engineering degree*. We also offer other world-class courses in health, education and creative industries from this campus,” Professor Sheil said.
“Just one kilometre away, the Herston Health Precinct boasts world-class hospitals and other cutting-edge research facilities.
“This announcement will exponentially aid the work underway to better integrate QUT’s world-leading translational research with the education and development of Queensland’s next-generation workforce.”
Professor Sheil said QUT would now accelerate and increase partnerships with sporting organisations to provide opportunities for research, teaching and learning, as well as student experiences.
“Just last week, QUT became Australia’s first university to be named a gold tier member of the Australian Institute of Sport’s new Elite Sport Education Network (ESEN), following an expansion of its Elite Sport Program which is providing wellbeing, academic and financial support to more than 300 students from nationally recognised sports in 2025.
“In coming years, we will be supporting Queensland’s Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls as they balance tertiary studies with their 2032 preparation.
“Having the Brisbane 2032 precinct on our door-step will be a catalyst for exciting collaborations and partnerships in research, teaching and learning – not to mention an extraordinary experience for our staff, future students and graduates,” she said.
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* 2024 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS)
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