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| Motto | A University For The Real World |
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| Type | Public research university |
| Established | 1989 from the granting of University status to Queensland Institute of Technology by the Queensland University of Technology Act passed in 1988 and also by the subsequent merger of Brisbane College of Advanced Education with QUT in 1990. |
| Endowment | A$955.854 million (2015) |
| Chancellor | Tim Fairfax AC |
| Vice-Chancellor | Professor Peter Coaldrake AO |
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Academic staff
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2,158 (FTE, 2015) |
| Students | 48,833 (2016) |
| Undergraduates | 35,304 (2015) |
| Postgraduates | 12,035 (2015) |
| Location |
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 27°28′37″S 153°01′41″E / 27.47694°S 153.02806°ECoordinates: 27°28′37″S 153°01′41″E / 27.47694°S 153.02806°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| CRICOS | 00213J |
| Colours | Blue, White |
| Affiliations | ASAIHL, ATN |
| Website | www |
| University rankings | |
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| Queensland University of Technology | |
| QS World | 247= |
| QS GER World | 61-70 |
| THE-WUR World | 201-250 |
| ARWU World | 201-300 |
| USNWR World | 319= |
| CWTS Leiden World | 348 |
| Australian rankings | |
| QS National | 13= |
| THE-WUR National | 9= |
| ARWU National | 11= |
| USNWR National | 17 |
| CWTS Leiden National | 14 |
| ERA National | 10 |
The Queensland University of Technology, abbreviated as QUT, is a public research university located in the urban coastal city of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. QUT is located on three campuses in the Brisbane area: Gardens Point, Kelvin Grove, and Caboolture. The university in its current form was founded in 1989, when the then Queensland Institute of Technology (QIT) was granted university status by the 'Queensland University of Technology Act' passed in 1988 and also by the subsequent merger of Brisbane College of Advanced Education with QUT in 1990. QUT is a member of the Australian Technology Network of universities.
In 2015, QUT had enrolled 48,503 students, including 8,218 international students from more than 100 countries, 35,304 undergraduate students, 12,035 postgraduate students and 1,164 non-award students. The university had a total of 4,872 Full-time equivalent (FTE) staff members (academic, professional, full-time or fractional full-time and casual) in 2015, and an annual budget of over $900 million.
Queensland University of Technology (QUT) has a history that dates back to 1849 when the Brisbane School of Arts was established. Queensland Institute of Technology (QIT) succeeded the Central Technical College and was formed in 1965. The current QUT was established as a university in 1989 from the merger of several predecessor institutions listed below:
Brisbane College of Advanced Education was formed in 1982, which itself is a combination of multiple predecessor institutions shown in the list below:
In 1988, the Queensland University of Technology Act was passed for the grant of university status to Queensland Institute of Technology (QIT). As a result, QIT was granted university status and was operational as Queensland University of Technology (QUT) from January 1989 onwards. Later, the Brisbane College of Advanced Education had joined with QUT in 1990.
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