What is the National Indigenous Business Summer School?
The National Indigenous Business Summer School (NIBSS) is an exciting initiative of the Australian Business Deans Council. The program is an immersive experience for Year 11 and 12 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander high school students who have a strong interest in entering the business world, becoming an entrepreneur or want to know more about coming to uni.
NIBSS has been running since 2018 and has previously been held in New South Wales, Victoria, and Western Australia. 2022 will be the first time NIBSS will be held in Queensland and the QUT Business School is proud to be the inaugural host.
This program will be delivered in partnership with other Queensland universities including Bond University, Griffith University, James Cook University, University of Queensland and University of Sunshine Coast.
Take part in an immersive business study experience
This is a week-long residential program hosted by QUT in collaboration with our partners.
The program is designed to:
- provide you with practical workshops and activities to give you a better understanding of business degrees
- develop your understanding and appreciation of life as a business student
- introduce you to the Queensland Indigenous Business community
- develop your appreciation of the career pathways available to you upon graduation.
You will have the opportunity to:
- visit QUT and partner universities in south-east Queensland
- meet other like-minded high school students interested in business degrees
- participate in workshops that build your skills and knowledge about different areas of a business
- compete in a case competition, which you will work towards during workshops over the week
- meet and be mentored by current and past Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander business students
- engage with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander business owners, including industry visits, presentations and networking opportunities
- participate in cultural and social activities.
Dates
Location
Brisbane City
Cost
Who can apply?
You can apply if you meet the following:
- identify as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- will be starting Year 11 or Year 12 in 2022
- have endorsement from your school.
Applications have closed.
Important information about the NIBSS
What to pack
A packing list will be provided closer to the program start date.
Getting to the accommodation
If you are flying to Brisbane, a NIBSS staff member will be there to meet you at the airport. Transport will be arranged to get you from the airport to the student accommodation. We will also arrange transport to the airport after the program finishes.
For those participants who are located in Brisbane, we can discuss transport support to and from the accommodation.
Accommodation inclusions
You will have your room and ensuite (your own shower and toilet).
Spending money
Spending money is not required because all costs including travel, meals and accommodation are met by NIBSS QLD. However, you might like to bring a small amount to buy a drink or chocolate. Depending on the program, there might be some opportunity for some limited shopping.
Visiting family and friends during the program in Brisbane
You will not be able to visit family and friends in Brisbane during NIBSS. This is a residential program designed to provide you with an opportunity to connect with other like-minded students. The program will be very busy, including day and night activities, and there will be little opportunity to visit with people outside the program.
COVID-19 vaccine information
To ensure the health and safety of the NIBSS staff and the other participants, we will be requiring all participants to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19.
Further, the student accommodation has a policy in place that all staff, guests and visitors to their premises must be fully vaccinated.
We will be continually monitoring COVID-19 and we will provide regular updates.
Confirmation of Aboriginality
The Confirmation of Aboriginality (COA) is a certificate which acknowledges that you are known to your community as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person. If you aren’t sure if you have one, have a chat with your parents/caregivers to check. If you don’t have one, don’t worry. We can chat with you about other ways to provide that evidence.
You can learn more about what a COA is and how to get a certificate at the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) and Deadly Story websites.
Partners
Sponsors
Supporters
Artwork attribution
The Currency of Country, ink on paper, 2017 © Shawana Andrews
The people come together to trade and share. They are dressed in possum skin cloaks, and have a basket of ochre, berries, yams and eggs to exchange. There is also an axe of stone and timber to be traded. The squares represent the shared knowledge built over generations of cultural memory. The people are connected with a songline and they look to ancestors to learn and maintain culture.
Acknowledgement of Country
QUT Business School acknowledges the Turrbal and Yugara, as the First Nations owners of the lands where QUT now stands. We pay respect to their Elders, lores, customs and creation spirits. We recognise that these lands have always been places of teaching, research and learning.
Contact us
For further information on the program, please contact Bianca Hill-Jarro, Indigenous Project Officer.