Engineering School Holiday Program (Friday)
You will spend the day immersed in solving a real life problem, tackling issues such as climate change, sanitation and health. You'll get hands on and creative designing and building.
Engineering disciplines you'll be exposed to are:
- Civil Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Environmental Engineering
- Biomedical Engineering
- Water and Marine Engineering
Program for the day*
| Time | Activity | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 8:45am - 9:00am | Arrival and registration | |
| 9:00am – 9:30am | Welcome to Engineering at UQ | |
| 9:00am – 11:00am | Waves of Destruction | Explore the importance of coastal protection by using a mobile wave tank to simulate interacting with coral reefs and beaches. Working in groups, you'll discover the damage waves can have on our coastline and work out the best solutions to minimise this impact. |
| 11:00am – 12:00am | Lunch (not supplied) | |
| 12:00pm – 2:00pm | Nanomedicine | Biomedical engineering is revolutionising drug delivery for patients. Students will get hands-on and discover how nanoparticles can deliver lifesaving cancer treatments directly to tumours. |
| 2:30pm | Depart UQ |
*please note this program is subject to change at anytime
About Engineering, Design and Computing School Holiday Program
Designed for Year 9 and 10 students, the 4-day program follows our study areas of Engineering, Design and Computing. You will learn to think like engineers, architects, designers and planners, and computing professionals through hands-on and interactive workshops and presentations, facilitated by lecturers and our wonderful Student Ambassador team. You’ll also have the chance to explore UQ’s engineering, design and computing precinct including the state-of-the-art makerspace facility, UQ Innovate and the Andrew N. Liveris Building.
You can enrol in one, two, three or four days.
- Tuesday 25 June - Engineering School Holiday Program Day 1
- Wednesday 26 June - Architecture + Planning School Holiday Program
- Thursday 27 June - Design and Technology School Holiday Program
- Friday 28 June - Engineering School Holiday Program Day 2
Cost: $35 per day.
Registration
Registration for this event will open in early May 2024. Register your interest so you are one of the first to be notified once registrations do open. Please note that registering your interest does not guarantee you a place in the program, you will still need to book and pay once registrations open.
Important information
- Please note each workshop has a max capacity, and registrations will close once this number is reached.
- Students do not need to prepare anything before attending our workshops.
- Students can bring their own lunch or buy lunch from one of the food outlets on campus.
- Attendees are expected to stay with the group for the entire day.
- Registration closes 23 June 2024 (or unless sold our prior). Please register before the closing date.
- Images and videos may be taken for the use of marketing purposes, please advise event staff via email should you not want your or your childs photo taken.
Event enquiries
Please get in touch with the Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology Outreach and Engagement team at outreach@eait.uq.edu.au
Venue
The University of Queensland
St Lucia Campus
