Orientation

Orientation encompasses programming for students new to QUT and there are plenty of opportunities to connect with peers, QUT staff, student clubs and development opportunities on campus and online.

Orientation is a great time to:

  • attend Welcome Week events, workshops and seminars
  • explore QUT's huge range of student clubs and societies
  • find out about opportunities to play sport at QUT, including esports.

Accepted your offer? Log in to HiQ to start your orientation.

Have you accepted your QTAC offer?

What you need to know about responding to your QTAC offer.

Need help?

HiQ is your first stop to find information about anything at QUT.

Call us, email us, or chat to us online.

Welcome from the Vice-Chancellor

QUT Vice-Chancellor Professor Margaret Sheil AO welcomes you to QUT in 2021.

Get social

Check out our Welcome Week highlights reel and join our Facebook community to connect with new students who are also starting their university journey.

Orientation workshops and seminars for students

In addition to essential orientation sessions, we run a number of highly recommended sessions and social engagements during and leading in to Welcome Week.

Our help sessions and uni tours include:

  • an introduction to QUT's technology, facilities, learning and support services with QUT101
  • help navigating your first semester with Explore Uni sessions
  • sessions on financial help, living in Brisbane and finding accommodation.

Our skills workshops and library tours will help:

  • build your academic skills including referencing, researching and writing
  • introduce you to library spaces and study support services
  • give you a head start on building your career while you study.

Take your university experience beyond the classroom and get involved in clubs, sport, volunteering and other co-curricular programs.

Registration for orientation activities open in June.

Register for orientation activities

You may need your QUT student login details to register for some of these events.

28 November 2024 - 13 February 2025

New to QUT - HiQ Sessions

This session will help you get started in navigating your way through University life! HiQ Peer Concierges will guide your enrolment and introduce you to the HiQ and other digital platforms that will help you self-service and curate your University experience.

Where: HiQ Service Points/Online

28 November

New to QUT - International Students

For international students, this online session will help you get started in navigating through University life! HiQ Peer Concierges will guide your enrolment and introduce you to the HiQ and other digital platforms that will help you self-service and curate your University experience.

When: 3:30pm 28 November

Where: Online

3 December - 22 February

Campus Tours

Get to know your campus with tours available for both Gardens Point and Kelvin Grove.

Where: Gardens Point and Kelvin Grove

10 December

Early Birds Orientation

If you just finished Year 12 and received an offer for your QTAC to study at QUT next year, start your uni journey with our Gardens Point orientation program on 10 December. 

When: 9:00am-4:15pm 10 December

Where: O Block, Room 30814, QUT Gardens Point

Get started and succeed at uni

Discover our range of services and programs to help you get started and succeed at uni.

Prepare for university

Make sure you have everything you need to start your study.

More information

Financial or personal support

Whether you’re the first in your family to attend university, experiencing financial hardship, or want a bit of guidance to help you study at your full potential, we can help.

Learn more

Studying effectively

Learn how to manage your time, lower your stress levels and find the support you need for your university life.

Our tips and advice

Campus life and sport

We have clubs, sports and events that you can be involved in to make the most of your university experience.

Clubs at QUT

We've got clubs for recreation, music, social justice and more.

Preview our clubs

Learn more

Events

Join us at Orientation Week and other flagship QUT events.

See our past events

Sport

Playing recreational or competitive sport is a great way to meet people and keep fit.

Our sports

Learn more

Get involved

Learn how you can make the most of your university experience.

Hear from our students

Need financial or personal support?

Whether you’re the first in your family to attend university, experiencing financial hardship, or want a bit of guidance to help you study at your full potential, we can help.

Learn more

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Students

The Oodgeroo Unit invites all commencing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to our Pre-Orientation Program (POP).

Discover POP

Maori and Pasifika Students

Find a cultural network and supportive community at QUT through peer programs and engaged staff.

Learn more

What is study like in 2021?

We planned 2021 with a mix of on campus and online classes. Some degrees may have specific requirements and we will keep you updated as we know more.

Of course we'll continue to plan our activities around the evolving situation and government advice.

Uni social life

Student clubs and societies

Joining a club is a great way to meet like-minded fellow students who share your interests and build lifelong friendships.

Explore QUT student clubs

QUT Student Guild clubs

Find your strengths

Explore and enhance your capacity for leadership, discover your strengths and leadership style, and build foundations in leadership theory, skills and experience.

Get involved

Sport at QUT

QUT Sport hosts sporting competitions and social sport, as well as training for national and intervarsity events.

Sport at QUT

Have you accepted your offer?

If your application to study at QUT is successful, you'll receive an offer.

How you respond depends upon the type of offer you receive.

Understanding your course

Once you're accepted your offer, you can enrol in your course.

Guide to enrolling

Courses

Your course is the degree or award you are enrolled in, like a Bachelor of Business.  It's also identified by a code, such as BS05.  Courses are made up of units.

Units

Units are individual subjects you enrol in each semester. They're identifiable by a name and a code, such as BSB110 Accounting.

Classes

Each semester, you'll need to register for and attend classes for each of the units you have enrolled in.  You need to enrol in your units before you can register for classes.

Plan your studies

International students

We offer many proactive and timely support services to help our international students to succeed.

International students

As an international student at QUT, you will have access to Orientation events and activities to help you get involved in university life, meet local students, join clubs and societies, and learn more about your QUT campus.

Login to HiQ

If you need assistance with accommodation, language and learning support, counselling, disability or medical support or financial advice, our dedicated support services team are available throughout your study journey.

Find out more about how we can support you

Preparing for university

Before your orientation, there are a few things you can do for extra advice or support and to make sure you have everything you need to start your study.

More information

Studying effectively

Learn how to manage your time, lower your stress levels and find the support you need for your university life.

Our tips and advice

Support for students

Discover all the support services available to you as a QUT student.

Living in Brisbane

If you're moving to Brisbane for study, there are opportunities to get to know the city before semester starts.

Student clubs and societies

Joining a club is a great way to meet like-minded fellow students who share your interests and build lifelong friendships. We've got clubs for recreation, music, sport, social justice and heaps more, including clubs and societies connected to your course or study area.

You can meet representatives from more than 150 student clubs at Welcome Week.

Find your strengths

QUT has opportunities to help you explore and enhance your capacity for leadership, discover your strengths and leadership style, and build foundations in leadership theory, skills and experience.

You can also find opportunities to contribute to the QUT community as a volunteer.

Find out more

Sport at QUT

QUT Sport hosts sporting competitions and social sport, as well as training for national and intervarsity events. We host social and competitive sporting clubs across range of activities, including basketball, baseball, cricket, hockey, motorsport, running, rowing, tennis and rugby.

We have fitness clubs and aquatic centres on both campuses, a multipurpose sports stadium with running track, and a tennis centre.

We also have a competitive eSports team, and support eSports players of all levels. Play at our custom-designed eSports arena, and join our award-winning team.

Get involved

POP

The Oodgeroo Unit invites all commencing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to our Pre-Orientation Program (POP).

POP is designed to familiarise you with university life and give you the best possible start to your studies.

It's a great opportunity to meet other students in your faculty, the Oodgeroo Unit team, and other staff from across QUT.