This week QUT’s Future You Summit is guiding the next generation of leaders, entrepreneurs and innovators
This week, we’ll be joining hundreds of high-achieving Year 11 and 12 students at QUT’s Future You STEM Summit – all keen to give their future careers a head start, before they’ve even started university.
Kicking off from today (September 27), the four-day STEM festival will give students already nailing their STEM subjects a chance to build on their real-world tech skills as they make use of the awesome labs and STEM facilities at QUT’s Garden Point campus in Brisbane.
The Summit is packed with interactive workshops across some seriously cool-sounding STEM areas including entrepreneurship, innovation, robotics, sustainability and data science. Plus, it’s a really unique opportunity to attend conference-like keynote speaker sessions with industry leaders and STEM experts.
If you’re one of the students lucky enough to attend, the official program is available to download here. And if you’re not hitting up the event itself? It’s a great way to get excited about future STEM opportunities – at uni and beyond!
Explore your future STEM options
QUT’s Dr Ted Pickering, a postdoctoral researcher at the uni’s Bone and Spine Research Group, says the summit is a great opportunity to be exposed to the exciting and diverse world of STEM, and to begin the journey of discovering what your own future career might look like.
“Exploring is good,” says Ted. “You don’t need to know exactly what you want to do. Be excited to learn about different careers. Find your niche. Find what excites you.”
Ted was involved in last years’ STEM Summit, so witnessed firsthand the power of this program. “I loved the opportunity to share my experiences with students and help smooth their pathways to university,” he says.
Skill up at home
Weren’t able to secure a place in this year’s Future You Summit? There are still loads of ways you can get skilled up and inspired from the couch!
- Connect with like-minded STEM lovers on both the QUT and Careers with STEM social accounts
- Meet real-life QUT STEM grads and read about their inspiring study and career paths in our Role Models Hub
- Get a complete introduction to individual STEM careers via our Job Kits
- Hear from female QUT students, grads and lecturers about how they use their STEM mindsets to smash the glass ceiling in a live, pre-recorded webinar
- Learn the secret formula to getting that great-paying, in-demand and stellar career that you’ll actually love with the QUT STEM + X Guide
STEM at QUT
Whatever you’re into, chances are there’s a STEM pathway at QUT – where you’ll build real-world experience while skilling-up in the latest cutting-edge tech.
Choose from more than 100 real-world courses and turn your passion into a seriously rewarding next-gen career.
This article is brought to you in partnership with QUT.
