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Over the past 40 years, we have continued to build a distinguished national and international reputation for high quality, flexible delivery of undergraduate and postgraduate programs in all the major engineering and surveying disciplines. As a Faculty of Engineering and Surveying alumni we think it is important to keep you informed on our progression in the Engineering and Surveying education arena and ongoing course and program development and our continued involvement in industry.

Learning & Teaching & Research Renewal Renovations, reconstruction and new works continue as we continually upgrade our facilities.  The civil engineering laboratory (Z1) has now been refurbished, air-conditioned and equipped for new hands-on experiments.  The heat engine laboratory (P7) has had significant funding invested to finalise its research potential.  The foundations for the new Soil Chemistry laboratory, co-founded by the Faculty and the National Centre for Engineering in Agriculture (NCEA) have been poured and the extension work and the hyper-sonics and laser laboratories (P10) are nearing completion.

New major Urban & Regional Planning The Faculty of Engineering and Surveying has introduced a new major in Urban and Regional Planning (URP). The introduction of the URP major into the Associate Degree program will deliver the first two year para-professional program for urban and regional planners in Australia. The Associate Degree will be fully articulated with the professional level Bachelor of Spatial Science (URP) Program.  The introduction URP will assist organisations in meeting the demand for Town Planners and provide the opportunity for some to gain a formal degree in Urban and Regional Planning.

Post Graduate  Programs Did you know if you hold a 3 year Engineering Qualification (BengTech) you may be closer to becoming a RPEQ than you think? In as little as 2 years you could be eligible for CPE and RPEQ status. Master of Engineering Science Master of Engineering Practice Master of Engineering Technology

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Minerals Industry Associate Degree Representatives from major coal miners, the engineering consultancy industry and universities met for the first of the Workplace Input Meeting of the Minerals Industry National Associate Degree Project. The workshop was led by Professor Ron Ayers (USQ) and utilised the Defining Your Discipline (DYD) process developed by Professor David Dowling (USQ) and others under an Australian Learning and Teaching Council grant. The coal industry was represented by mining engineers and geoscientists.

Toowoomba Region Urban Design Initiative USQ will host the Toowoomba Region Urban Design Initiative (TRUDI) workshop in March in conjunction with Toowoomba Regional Council. Toowoomba Regional Council is undertaking a new and exciting initiative focussed on urban design in the city, suburbs and townships of the region. With substantial growth projected for our region, Council wants to ensure that standards of development and design make it easy for communities to continue to enjoy high quality places and spaces. Please contact Paula Grant for more.

Geraldton Universities Centre The Associate Degree in Engineering (Civil) and the Associate Degree in Construction (Civil) will commence at Geraldton, WA in a few weeks.  The partnership with Geraldton Universities Centre (GUC) is off to a promising start with up to twenty (20) students enrolling into the new offers supported in Geraldton.

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