Shaping an Indigenous future in Engineering

Four of the top Victorian universities are uniting in their commitment to greater representation of Indigenous Australians in the field of engineering. The University of Melbourne, Monash, Swinburne and RMIT Universities are hosting the inaugural Victorian Indigenous Engineering Winter School (VIEWS). Over five days, Year 11 and 12 students from all around Australia will get an insight into what it's like to study and work in engineering through exposure to real world applications of engineering and access to world-class facilities. Participants in the winter school will have the opportunity to learn about different pathways into engineering and hear first-hand from current Indigenous engineers and engineering students. By the end of the week the students will have an appreciation of what an engineer does and how they can impact society and improve the lives of people across the globe. Ms Hope Perkins from the Melbourne School of Engineering and one of the's of VIEWS said that Indigenous engineers are part of the conversation and the opportunity exists to set about positive change. A commitment to population parity is a key feature of the 2015 Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) for the University of Melbourne.