Faculty Visitors
The QUT Faculty of Education is unique in its blend of large-scale teacher education and research excellence. With over 5,300 students and almost 200 full-time staff, the Faculty is able to offer a comprehensive range of education specialist programs including, early childhood, primary, and secondary programs, and studies in higher education, workplace and community-based learning organisations. Award programs include Certificates, Bachelor and Master's degrees, Professional Doctorate, and the Doctor of Philosophy.
The Faculty maintains strong linkages with the profession and sees its professional community incorporating state, national and international educational organisations. Staff are committed to improving the quality of Education for diverse learners both in Australia and beyond.
The Faculty of Education Visiting Academics program regularly accepts visiting academics who can:
- Promote interaction between QUT staff and students and distinguished national and/or international academics.
- Enrich the research culture of the Faculty through interaction and collaboration with national and/or international academics.
- Expose staff and students to academics from other institutions, both nationally and internationally.
- Enhance specialist course offerings in the Faculty's teaching programs (both undergraduate and postgraduate).
- Enhance the Faculty's Seminar Series by the participation of national and/or international specialists.
- Interact with national and/or international academics in teaching and research.
- Expose staff and students to leading authorities in fields relevant to the Faculty's teaching, learning, research and/or community service programs.
Visiting academics are usually nominated by a staff member of the Faculty of Education. That staff member then becomes the 'host' and is expected to fulfil certain duties to ensure the visit benefits both the visitor and the faculty.
Visitor's Forms: