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Vision

A Faculty committed to renewal and recognised globally for the strength and relevance of its integrated disciplines.

Values

We desire to make a positive difference to our own lives and those of others, particularly our students, through:

Passion for work
Empathetic respect for others
Openness and integrity through honesty and trust
Persistence, resilience and determination to succeed
Leadership that is innovative and visionary
Engagement in purposeful collaboration

Strategic goals

Australia's best professional Built Environment and Engineering courses
Lead professional disciplines and have real world orientation of our courses - we aim to offer leading professional courses for international and domestic employers and students

World class niche scholarship
Be responsive and innovative in developing specialist disciplines from our strengths that have a local and international market demand such as medical engineering, infomechatronics, avionics, and urban design - being world class providers of niche courses and scholarship relevant to our societal context

Successful multi-disciplinary schools
Work flexibly in collaboration and partnership across disciplines, QUT faculties and external partners, in applying scholarship to societal problems in schools of design, Urban Development, and engineering systems - having viable and established activities that serve external needs, inspire our people and gain an international reputation

Research theme world leaders
Be 'high impact' international research leaders in themes of: sustainability, design, medical engineering, and smart systems -participate in QUT institutes in all themes, be internationally known for achievements, and have grown research by proportion of staff engaged, income and HDR numbers

Pioneers in integrated learning environments
Be nationally leading innovators in the creation and application of technologically advanced and pedagogically appropriate learning environments - to implement a best practice vision for integration of virtual and physical workshops, laboratories and studios as learning environments in our disciplines

Leading scholars of professional education
Be national leaders in the scholarship of teaching in professional education in real world contexts - setting national and international agenda and applying our expertise widely within our programs

Best practice processes
Provide stimulating, equitable, open work environments where creativity, personal development and innovation is supported at all levels, with a focus on service to students, community and industry stakeholders -professional and academic staff working in teams to achieve goals and solve problems

See also

Research
The Faculty has 4 key research themes covering the areas of design, infrastructure, medical engineering and smart systems

Related sites

Corporate Performance - Strategic Planning at QUT
Plans including the QUT Blueprint, top level, and the faculty and division plans

QUT's Mission and Goals
The goals and mission statement of Queensland University of Technology (QUT)