Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
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Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is a major Australian university with a global outlook and a 'real-world' focus. With over 50,000 students, including almost 8000 international students from more than 100 countries, QUT maintains close links with business representatives and industry professionals who contribute to course development and lend practical perspectives to students’ theoretical education. QUT offers over 650 undergraduate and postgraduate study options that include extensive research programs and delivers real world outcomes for students through its provision of leading academics, state-of-the-art-teaching facilities and a focused approach to learning. As a multi-campus institution, QUT accommodates an internationally and nationally awarded Science and Engineering Centre which incorporates the world’s largest and most advanced digital interactive learning and display space (The Cube). 2016 saw the opening of the new Creative Industries Precinct and the new Education Precinct will be opened in 2018. The university has two major thematically focused research institutes: The Institute for Future Environments and the Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation– the largest medical research institute in the southern hemisphere. Additionally, QUT leads six nationally endorsed research centres including one in Creative Industries and Innovation and one in Robotic Vision.