Thrive at university

The Oodgeroo Unit is our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander student success centre, committed to developing better access to university education for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and promote higher levels of participation in tertiary education.

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Take every opportunity

Torres Strait Islander, human rights advocate and double degree Business and Law student, Kat Dorante is taking every opportunity and using the Oodgeroo Unit to help her succeed.

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Transition with ease

Listen to Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) student Siegfried talk about his first year of study as he offers tips for commencing students.

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Meet your goals

Hear how Aboriginal woman and mum Susanne is using the support of the Oodgeroo Unit to assist her in studies in completing a Bachelor of Public Health.

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Get active

QUT Sport, in collaboration with the Oodgeroo Unit, sends teams to the Indigenous National University Championships for a mixed competition style event.

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Keeping your dreams on track

Hear how the Oodgeroo Unit has been supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to keep their dreams on track in 2020.

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Thinking about uni?
Start your journey with us

Applying for university can be exciting and daunting, but you are not alone. The Oodgeroo Unit offers a culturally supportive admissions pathway for Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people looking to study at QUT.

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Our space, your place

The Oodgeroo Unit provides a range of facilities and services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students across both campuses.

Kelvin Grove campus

Take a 360 tour of the Kelvin Grove Oodgeroo Unit

Gardens Point campus

Take a 360 tour of the Gardens Point Oodgeroo Unit

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Campus tours for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

Supporting you

Your transition

Our Pre-Orientation Program is a series of academic and cultural activities and programs designed to introduce you to the Oodgeroo Unit and QUT.

Pre-Orientation Program

Your success

Our Keystones of Success: Supporting our Future Leaders program, provides additional hours of tuition and study support to help you succeed.

Tutoring

Scholarships and bursaries

We offer a range of scholarships and bursaries specifically tailored for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.

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Our staff

Our staff and student ambassadors are always on hand to answer your questions and offer help and support. You can find us across both our Gardens Point and Kelvin Grove campuses.

Meet our staff

History

Established in 1991, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Unit began providing support for QUT’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.

In 1996, QUT recognised the profound contribution to Australian history by artist Oodgeroo Noonuccal by renaming the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Unit in her honour.

Support for high schools

Campus tours

Experience the Oodgeroo Unit facilities in person, we can arrange campus tours and workshops for you and your Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander high school students.

On-campus visits

Presentations

Want to know what it is like to study at uni? Book an in school, or Zoom presentation and hear from our Oodgeroo Unit student ambassadors and staff.

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Resource pack

Let us know what information you need to support your students and we can send you a resource pack.

Request a resource pack

Success stories

We're proud of our current students and alumni, and to have contributed to the success of some of Australia's most notable names.

Meet our
Elder-in-Residence,
Uncle Cheg

Our Elder-in-Residence Gregory Egert, also known as Uncle Cheg works closely with the Oodgeroo Unit in supporting and creating a culturally safe and inclusive environment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prospective students, current students and staff. Uncle Cheg is a Traditional owner and provides an important link to the countries upon which QUT resides and a knowledge base for QUT staff and students.

All QUT Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students can connect with Uncle Cheg at our fortnightly Oodgeroo Unit Yarning Circle or have a one on one catch-up with Uncle Cheg by appointment. Prospective students also have the chance to meet and yarn with Uncle Cheg at QUT Recruitment Events, in-school visits and via Oodgeroo Unit Zoom presentations.

National award winner

Gangalu woman, Taylah Griffin who graduated from QUT in 2018, was awarded the Tertiary Student STEM Achievement award and is the first Aboriginal person to graduate with honours in electrical and aerospace engineering.

Taylah's STEM success

A step in the right direction

Ghangulu man, and QUT Law alumni, Nathan Jarro makes history as the first Indigenous judge in Queensland.

QUT congratulates Queensland's first Indigenous judge

Research

We work closely with staff from the Carumba Institute, a multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary network of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander researchers, research affiliates and postgraduate students. The Carumba Institute shares Indigenous knowledge, research and solutions through global connections.

The Carumba Institute

Resources and learning

Indigenous inclusion

Embedding Indigenous Knowledges is a way to support the inclusion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledges and perspectives in schooling.

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Pre-service teacher research

Outcomes from our research into supporting pre-service teachers and their supervisors.

Research outcomes

Indigenous knowledges minor

Run by the Creative Industries Faculty, our university-wide Indigenous Knowledges minor invites students to critically reflect on and challenge the limitations of dominant perspectives in Australian society.

Indigenous Knowledges minor

Latest news

12 Jul 2021

QUT announced as host of 2022 Indigenous Nationals

QUT will host the 2022 Indigenous Nationals Competition.  The announcement was made by UniSport and the Wollotuka Institute following the successful 2021 games held in Newcastle.

12 Jul 2021

Cassie Lang uses native title law to protect sites of cultural importance and empower First Nations communities

QUT Alumna Cassie Lang is a solicitor who has spent more than a decade specialising in Indigenous law, particularly native title, governance, and Indigenous cultural heritage, protecting sites of cultural significance and empowering First Nations communities.

5 Jul 2021

VR site tours build interest in construction careers

Hundreds of Queensland high school students have donned VR goggles rather than hard hats to get insights into construction industry careers, thanks to a Virtual Construction Site (VCS) tour developed by QUT lecturer Dr Fiona Lamari.

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Get in touch

If you have any questions about studying with us, or the services we offer, get in touch.