Day 4: Engineering Day 2: Participate in a variety of mini engineering hands-on workshops
Participate in a variety of mini engineering experiences focused on medical, environmental, and renewable technologies.
Earthquake
Discover how engineers design and construct buildings to withstand the various types of seismic waves generated by earthquakes. Students will design and test their own model buildings, by putting them through a one-minute simulated earthquake challenge.
Powering Tomorrow
Dive into interactive challenges on batteries and hydrogen. Explore decarbonisation, enhance teamwork, and envision a greener future with fun, hands-on experiments.
In this workshop, we will discuss which technologies can help us transition from traditional to renewable energy sources, and why hydrogen has the potential to become the best alternative.
In the second part, students will experiment on a hydrogen-fueled car to learn the benefits of a clean and renewable source.
Nanomedicine
This interactive workshop will introduce you to the basics of chemical engineering with a particular focus on biomedical engineering.
Get hands-on and create your very own nanoparticles and discover how nanoparticles can deliver life saving cancer treatments directly to tumors.
Emergency Health Mission
Students will be challenged to position critical equipment within a Helicopter and plane in a way that allows the flying vehicle to safely rescue, treat or transport their patients.
Program
| Time | Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
| 8:30am | Arrival | Arrival | Arrival | Arrival |
| 9:00 – 10:30am | Earthquake | Powering Tomorrow | Nanomedicine | Emergency Health Mission |
| 10:30 – 11:00am | Morning Tea (All Groups) | |||
| 11:00 – 12:30pm | Powering Tomorrow | Nanomedicine | Emergency Health Mission | Earthquake |
| 12:30 – 1:30pm | Lunch Break (All Groups) | |||
| 1:30 – 3:00pm | Nanomedicine | Emergency Health Mission | Earthquake | Powering Tomorrow |
| 3:00pm | Depart UQ | Depart UQ | Depart UQ | Depart UQ |
About Engineering, Design and Computing School Holiday Program
Across four immersive days, students in Years 9–10 will experience what it’s like to think, create and problem-solve like engineers, architects, designers, planners, and computing professionals. Facilitated by expert lecturers and friendly UQ Student Ambassadors, this hands-on program provides real insight into future careers—while exploring UQ’s cutting-edge engineering, design, and computing precinct.
Students can enrol in one, two, three or four days. Click on the links below to see the day's program.
Day 1: Tuesday 1 July, 8:30am-3pm
Engineering 1: Build a Semi-autonomous Fire Truck
Day 2: Wednesday 2 July, 8:30am-3pm
Day 3: Thursday 3 July, 8:30am-3pm
Computing and Technology: Build and Code a Robotic Arm
Day 4: Friday 4 July, 8:30am-3pm
Engineering 2: Choose from a variety of mini engineering hands-on workshops
Cost
Registration
Register your interest now.
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 21 June 2025 (or unless sold out 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
