The Historical Archives has a new exhibition, ‘University of Southern Queensland – 55 years in higher education, 30 years as a university’ on the 3rd level of the UniSQ Toowoomba Library.
This year the University is celebrating its 55th anniversary as an educational institution and 30th anniversary as a University. View the University’s 55 years history through key events, milestones and achievements, such as:
- Opening of The Queensland Institute of Technology Darling Downs (QITDD)
- First Graduation Ceremony
- The Darling Downs Institute of Advanced Education (DDIAE)
- External Studies Department establishment
- First Research Centres establishment
- Opening of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Education
- DDIAE becomes University College of Southern Queensland
- Kumbari/Ngurpai Lag Higher Education Centre establishment
- University of Southern Queensland establishment
- Good Universities Guide “University of the Year” Award
- UniSQ Springfield opening
- Queensland College of Wine and Tourism (QCWT) establishment
- New Research Plan launch
- UniSQ Ipswich acquisition
- Agricultural Science and Engineering Precinct opening
- UniSQ ranked in the Top 500 of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings
- UniSQ named one of Australia’s Trailblazer universities