The Oodgeroo Unit is our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander student support 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.
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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Connecting over 1,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.
The Oodgeroo Unit provides a range of facilities and services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students across both campuses.
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 ProgramOur Keystones of Success: Supporting our Future Leaders program, provides additional hours of tuition and study support to help you succeed.
TutoringWe offer a range of scholarships and bursaries specifically tailored for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.
Browse scholarshipsOur 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 staffEstablished 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.
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.
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.
Let us know what information you need to support your students and we can send you a resource pack.
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.
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.
Embedding Indigenous Knowledges is a way to support the inclusion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledges and perspectives in schooling.
Outcomes from our research into supporting pre-service teachers and their supervisors.
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.
Sixteen First Nations artists, curators and filmmakers from Australia, Taiwan and Aotearoa/New Zealand will overcome border restrictions and gather online for a QUT-hosted international symposium from October 7 to 9.
Two years ago Siena Stubbs found herself on a bullet train in Japan, contemplating how her life seemed to also be on a pre-determined path, speeding into adulthood.
In the bush at Samford, 23km northwest of Brisbane, lies one of QUT’s little-known gems, the 51-hectare living laboratory known as the Samford Ecological Research Facility (SERF).
If you have any questions about studying with us, or the services we offer, get in touch.
We just have a few questions before booking you in for a 30-minute appointment with us.
Please note that we can only call Australian phone numbers.
