Queensland University of Technology
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The Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is a public research university located in the coastal city of Brisbane in Queensland, Australia.[14] It has two major campuses, a modern city campus in Gardens Point and a historical campus in Kelvin Grove.[15] The university offers courses in fields including architecture, engineering, information technology, healthcare, teaching, law, arts and design, science and mathematics.[16][17]
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Motto | The university for the real world | ||||||||
Type | Public research university | ||||||||
Established | 1849 (earliest college) 1989 (university status)[3] | ||||||||
Accreditation | TEQSA | ||||||||
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Budget | A$1.13 billion (2022)[4] | ||||||||
Chancellor | Ann Sherry[5] | ||||||||
Vice-Chancellor | Margaret Sheil[6] | ||||||||
Academic staff | 2,140 (FTE, 2023)[7] | ||||||||
Administrative staff | 2,369 (FTE, 2023)[8] | ||||||||
Total staff | 4,509 (FTE, 2023)[9] | ||||||||
Students | 52,073 (2023)[10] | ||||||||
Undergraduates | 37,487 (2023)[11] | ||||||||
Postgraduates | 11,453 coursework (2023) 2,339 research (2023)[12] | ||||||||
Other students | 794 (2023)[13] | ||||||||
Location | , , 27°28′37″S 153°01′41″E | ||||||||
Campus | Urban and parkland with multiple sites | ||||||||
Colours | QUT Blue and white
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Mascot | Tank the Tiger | ||||||||
Website | qut.edu.au |
QUT operated as the Queensland Institute of Technology (QIT) established in 1965 before receiving royal charter to operate as a university by act of Parliament of Queensland in 1988.[18] Queensland University of Technology commenced operations the following year in January 1989.[19] The Brisbane College of Advanced Education, an amalgamation of tertiary colleges dating back to 1849, merged with QUT in 1990 expanding to its Kelvin Grove site.[20]
In 2022, QUT enrolled 50,216 students, including 37,860 undergraduate and 11,760 postgraduate students and employed 4,675 regular staff members.[21] It also had a total income of A$1.004 billion, a total expenditure of A$1.135 billion and held A$1.849 billion in accumulated assets.[22] It is eighth largest university in Australia by enrolment and the second-largest in Queensland.[23] The university regularly ranks within the top 200 universities in the world in the Quacquarelli Symonds, Times Higher Education and U.S. News university ranking publications while ranking lower on others.[24][25][26][27][28]
QUT was formerly a member of the Australian Technology Network of universities, but withdrew participation on 28 September 2018.[29][30] The QUT Business School is one of three Triple Crown business schools in Australia and possesses accreditation by Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, Association of MBAs and EQUIS.[31][32][33]