UQ poised to make pivotal changes to the University experience

The University of Queensland is making pivotal changes to the way higher education is imagined and experienced. Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Peter Høj today announced a five-year program of initiatives "at the forefront of the learning revolution", designed to equip UQ graduates to be enterprising and to excel in the new-world workplace. "The program is designed to deliver innovations and new initiatives in graduate employability, student facilities as well as integrated digital learning technologies, more flexible study options, and broader support for students and graduates including for those who wish to start their own business," Professor Høj said. He said the University needed to adapt and innovate to equip students with the skills to compete in fluid, globalised and highly technological work environments. "Like other sectors, the higher education sector is being transformed and we want to ensure we are at the forefront of the learning revolution required to ensure we deliver enterprising graduates who are geared for the new-world international workplace," Professor Høj said. "Enhancing the student experience is one of the most significant ways the University can support our students to create change in themselves and in the world around them. "We want students to have more control over what, when and how they study, with more advice, technologies and opportunities at their fingertips than ever before to support their priorities and career ambitions.