Established in 1989, the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is a public institution that focuses on research and learning. It was originally set up in 1849 as Brisbane School of Arts. It gained the university status under an Act passed in the year 1988. It has affiliations from the Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning (ASAIHL) and the Australian Technology Network (ATN). QUT is a chief member of Brisbane Diamantina Health Partners. QUT conducts education programmes at three campuses – two in Brisbane and one in Canberra. The institute boasts of its world-class infrastructure and avant-garde academic, recreational and athletic facilities. Situated along the Brisbane River, the Gardens Point campus in Brisbane forms the main campus of the university. It houses business, law, science and engineering faculties, QUT Art Museum and Gardens Theatre. The campus features a number of cafes, restaurants and bars that provide healthy food and drinks. Other facilities on the campus include a gymnasium, swimming pool, cycle centre, pharmacy, aquatic centre and bookshops.

The Kelvin Grove campus in the city is home to the Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Creative Industries Precinct and QUT International College. The Roundhouse Theatre, an experimental black-box theatre, various artwork and exhibition spaces within the Creative Industries Precinct are open to the public. The university has a small campus in Canberra’s suburb Deakin, where master’s programmes in business, operates on one floor in Equinox Business Park. QUT has three libraries housing an extensive collection of books, journals, documents and other publications that provide specialised support to students, researchers and academic staff. The university has the third most extensive collection of e-books and other digital resources of learning amongst the libraries in Australia and New Zealand.

QUT offers over 100 bachelor’s, masters and doctoral programmes. QUT prepares students for job roles in various disciplines of architecture, business, science, engineering, creative industries, education, health and community, information technology, mathematics, languages, law and justice. The university also provides various online programmes and diploma courses for flexible learning. Apart from this, the university has research collaborations with several leading institutes and organizations to facilitate advanced learning. There are about 49,843 students across all the campuses of the university, which includes 37,792 undergraduates and 11,310 postgraduates. QUT has 8,358 international students from 100 countries. It has 2,096 faculty affiliates, who are highly knowledgeable and masters in their subjects. The student-faculty ratio at QUT is 23:1.

The university has a list of notable alumni that include politicians, media persons, artists, academics and attorneys. Some distinguished alumni of the university are Anna McGahan (Actress), Josh Thomas (Comedian), Yang Jin-Woo (South Korean actor), Tracey Curro, (Journalist), Graham Perrett (Australian Politician), Peter Greste (Al Jazeera’s Correspondent), Spencer Howson (ABC Radio Presenter), Steve Lawrence (Computer Scientist), Leila McKinnon (Journalist), Tim Carmody (Former Queensland Supreme Court Justice), Geoffrey Fitzgerald (Physics Academic) and Keith Pitt (Australian Politician).