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Explore our range of events and workshops designed to give you the edge.

From application writing, project management and interviewing workshops to networking, career planning and learning about workplace culture, the workshops and events provided by UQ will help you to build capabilities that will make you more employable no matter what direction you choose to take your career in.

Upcoming events and workshops

  • Careers Chats

    Starts: 12 May 2021, 11:00 am
    Finishes: 12 May 2021, 12:00 pm
    Venue: St Lucia, Duhig Lawns
    Are you developing your Career from scratch, changing Industries, or preparing to make that next leap? At Careers Chats get tips and strategies that suit your career journey.

  • Careers Chats - virtual

    Starts: 13 May 2021, 10:00 am
    Finishes: 13 May 2021, 11:00 am
    Are you developing your Career from scratch, changing Industries, or preparing to make that next leap? At Careers Chats get tips and strategies that suit your career journey.

  • Careers Chats

    Starts: 19 May 2021, 11:00 am
    Finishes: 19 May 2021, 12:00 pm
    Venue: St Lucia, Duhig Lawns
    Are you developing your Career from scratch, changing Industries, or preparing to make that next leap? At Careers Chats get tips and strategies that suit your career journey.

  • Careers Chats - virtual

    Starts: 20 May 2021, 10:00 am
    Finishes: 20 May 2021, 11:00 am
    Are you developing your Career from scratch, changing Industries, or preparing to make that next leap? At Careers Chats get tips and strategies that suit your career journey.

  • Careers Chats

    Starts: 26 May 2021, 10:00 am
    Finishes: 26 May 2021, 11:00 am
    Venue: St Lucia, Duhig Lawns
    Are you developing your Career from scratch, changing Industries, or preparing to make that next leap? At Careers Chats get tips and strategies that suit your career journey.

  • Careers Chats - virtual

    Starts: 27 May 2021, 10:00 am
    Finishes: 27 May 2021, 11:00 am
    Are you developing your Career from scratch, changing Industries, or preparing to make that next leap? At Careers Chats get tips and strategies that suit your career journey.

  • Law Week - Harry Jonas - Your Emerging Future

    Starts: 10 May 2021, 10:30 am
    Finishes: 10 May 2021, 11:30 am
    ​Harry Jonas is an international environmental and human rights lawyer. Harry will share his story and inspire you to define your values and your emerging future.

  • Economics Expert Employability Panel - BEL

    Starts: 10 May 2021, 5:30 pm
    Finishes: 10 May 2021, 6:30 pm
    Remaining places: 44
    An employability panel for Work Integrated Learning (WIL) students in Business, Economics and Law featuring industry experts.

  • Law Week - “Legal Futures” - Innovation In The Law Panel

    Starts: 11 May 2021, 12:00 pm
    Finishes: 11 May 2021, 1:00 pm
    Venue: St Lucia, Gordon Greenwood Building (32), Room 215
    Remaining places: 64
    “Legal Futures” - finding your place in the profession as innovation and technology challenge, shift and change the traditional landscape of the law

  • Careers Chats

    Starts: 12 May 2021, 11:00 am
    Finishes: 12 May 2021, 12:00 pm
    Venue: St Lucia, Duhig Lawns
    Are you developing your Career from scratch, changing Industries, or preparing to make that next leap? At Careers Chats get tips and strategies that suit your career journey.

  • Careers Chats - virtual

    Starts: 13 May 2021, 10:00 am
    Finishes: 13 May 2021, 11:00 am
    Are you developing your Career from scratch, changing Industries, or preparing to make that next leap? At Careers Chats get tips and strategies that suit your career journey.

  • Unpacking your SSP Project: Articulating your experiences for your future career

    Starts: 13 May 2021, 10:00 am
    Finishes: 13 May 2021, 12:00 pm
    Join this workshop to learn how to translate your student partner experience so that future employers will notice!

  • Career Planning for international students

    Starts: 13 May 2021, 1:00 pm
    Finishes: 13 May 2021, 2:30 pm
    Venue: Registered students will be sent a Zoom link on the day of the event
    Come along to this workshop to explore aspects that determine your career!

  • BEL WIL Course Information Session

    Starts: 18 May 2021, 10:00 am
    Finishes: 18 May 2021, 11:00 am
    Venue: St Lucia, 76-228 Molecular Biosciences
    Remaining places: 63
    Information session for BEL student looking to take up a WIL course in semester 2 2021

  • SSP Projects – How to submit an SSP Project idea – Information Session

    Starts: 18 May 2021, 12:00 pm
    Finishes: 18 May 2021, 1:00 pm
    Want to know more about Student-Staff Partnership Projects and how you can submit a project idea? Drop-in for this information session to learn how students and staff can submit a proposal for an SSP project.

  • Create Your Value Proposition: Volunteer Week

    Starts: 18 May 2021, 2:00 pm
    Finishes: 18 May 2021, 3:00 pm
    Venue: zoom - a link to the session will be sent prior to the event
    In aid of volunteer week, we are running this session on how you can use your volunteer experience to develop you value proposition. This workshop will unpack how to create an appealing value proposition that will help you in your search for work.

  • Virtual BEL Peers & Careers - Volunteering

    Starts: 18 May 2021, 3:00 pm
    Finishes: 18 May 2021, 4:00 pm
    Hear from experienced BEL students about how they took their first steps in volunteering, the skills they developed and how volunteering has impacted their career.

  • Careers Chats

    Starts: 19 May 2021, 11:00 am
    Finishes: 19 May 2021, 12:00 pm
    Venue: St Lucia, Duhig Lawns
    Are you developing your Career from scratch, changing Industries, or preparing to make that next leap? At Careers Chats get tips and strategies that suit your career journey.

  • Herston Hangouts - Pop in for Career Advice and Coffee

    Starts: 19 May 2021, 11:30 am
    Finishes: 19 May 2021, 1:00 pm
    Venue: Herston, Oral Health Centre (883), Ground level of the Oral Health Centre
    Remaining places: 250
    FREE coffee and career advice at Herston!

  • Careers Chats - virtual

    Starts: 20 May 2021, 10:00 am
    Finishes: 20 May 2021, 11:00 am
    Are you developing your Career from scratch, changing Industries, or preparing to make that next leap? At Careers Chats get tips and strategies that suit your career journey.

  • From Volunteer to Career

    Starts: 20 May 2021, 11:00 am
    Finishes: 20 May 2021, 12:00 pm
    Venue: Zoom - link will be sent to registered students the day of the event
    Remaining places: 100
    Learn how your volunteer experience can kick-start your career in this virtual one hour workshop.

  • Careers Chats

    Starts: 26 May 2021, 10:00 am
    Finishes: 26 May 2021, 11:00 am
    Venue: St Lucia, Duhig Lawns
    Are you developing your Career from scratch, changing Industries, or preparing to make that next leap? At Careers Chats get tips and strategies that suit your career journey.

  • SSP Projects – How to submit an SSP Project idea – Information Session

    Starts: 26 May 2021, 1:00 pm
    Finishes: 26 May 2021, 2:00 pm
    Want to know more about Student-Staff Partnership Projects and how you can submit a project idea? Drop-in for this information session to learn how students and staff can submit a proposal for an SSP project.

  • Careers Chats - virtual

    Starts: 27 May 2021, 10:00 am
    Finishes: 27 May 2021, 11:00 am
    Are you developing your Career from scratch, changing Industries, or preparing to make that next leap? At Careers Chats get tips and strategies that suit your career journey.

  • Career Planning - Shape Your Career and Plan Your Direction

    Starts: 27 May 2021, 1:00 pm
    Finishes: 27 May 2021, 2:30 pm
    Venue: Registered students will be sent a Zoom link on the day of the event
    Are you unsure about your career? Come along to this workshop to explore the aspects that determine your career and start to plan your future!

  • SSP Projects – How to apply to become a Student Partner – Information Session

    Starts: 1 Jun 2021, 11:00 am
    Finishes: 1 Jun 2021, 12:00 pm
    Want to know more about Student-Staff Partnerships and how you can become a Student Partner? Drop-in for an Information Session on how students can apply for SSP projects, the process of partnership, and what is involved.

  • SSP Projects – How to submit an SSP Project idea – Information Session

    Starts: 3 Jun 2021, 10:00 am
    Finishes: 3 Jun 2021, 11:00 am
    Want to know more about Student-Staff Partnership Projects and how you can submit a project idea? Drop-in for this information session to learn how students and staff can submit a proposal for an SSP project.

  • SSP Projects – How to apply to become a Student Partner – Information Session

    Starts: 9 Jun 2021, 2:00 pm
    Finishes: 9 Jun 2021, 3:00 pm
    Want to know more about Student-Staff Partnerships and how you can become a Student Partner? Drop-in for an Information Session on how students can apply for SSP projects, the process of partnership, and what is involved.

  • SSP Projects – How to submit an SSP Project idea – Information Session

    Starts: 11 Jun 2021, 11:00 am
    Finishes: 11 Jun 2021, 12:00 pm
    Want to know more about Student-Staff Partnership Projects and how you can submit a project idea? Drop-in for this information session to learn how students and staff can submit a proposal for an SSP project.

  • SSP Projects – How to apply to become a Student Partner – Information Session

    Starts: 14 Jun 2021, 12:00 pm
    Finishes: 14 Jun 2021, 1:00 pm
    Want to know more about Student-Staff Partnerships and how you can become a Student Partner? Drop-in for an Information Session on how students can apply for SSP projects, the process of partnership, and what is involved.

  • SSP Projects – How to apply to become a Student Partner – Information Session

    Starts: 7 Jul 2021, 11:00 am
    Finishes: 7 Jul 2021, 12:00 pm
    Want to know more about Student-Staff Partnerships and how you can become a Student Partner? Drop-in for an Information Session on how students can apply for SSP projects, the process of partnership, and what is involved.

  • SSP Projects – How to apply to become a Student Partner – Information Session

    Starts: 20 Jul 2021, 2:00 pm
    Finishes: 20 Jul 2021, 3:00 pm
    Want to know more about Student-Staff Partnerships and how you can become a Student Partner? Drop-in for an Information Session on how students can apply for SSP projects, the process of partnership, and what is involved.

  • SSP Projects – How to apply to become a Student Partner – Information Session

    Starts: 26 Jul 2021, 12:00 pm
    Finishes: 26 Jul 2021, 1:00 pm
    Want to know more about Student-Staff Partnerships and how you can become a Student Partner? Drop-in for an Information Session on how students can apply for SSP projects, the process of partnership, and what is involved.

  • Create Your Value Proposition: Student Volunteer Week

    Starts: 10 Aug 2021, 11:00 am
    Finishes: 10 Aug 2021, 12:00 pm
    Venue: zoom - a link to the session will be sent prior to the event
    In aid of student volunteer week, we are running this session on how you can use your volunteer experience to develop you value proposition. This workshop will unpack how to create an appealing value proposition that will help you in your search for work.

  • From Volunteer to Career: Student Volunteer Week

    Starts: 12 Aug 2021, 1:00 pm
    Finishes: 12 Aug 2021, 2:00 pm
    Venue: Zoom - link will be sent to registered students the day of the event
    Remaining places: 100
    Learn how your volunteer experience can kick-start your career in this virtual one hour workshop.

  • International Students, CPA Drop-In Session

    Starts: 11 May 2021, 3:00 pm
    Finishes: 11 May 2021, 4:00 pm
    Venue: Online
    As an international student studying accounting, you have so much to consider once you complete your studies. Join the CPA team during this free online session and you’ll be able to ask questions and receive advice on preparing for your future after graduation.

  • Law Week - JATL x BEL Careers Criminal Law Panel

    Starts: 12 May 2021, 5:00 pm
    Finishes: 12 May 2021, 6:00 pm
    Venue: St Lucia, Gordon Greenwood Building (32), Room 215
    Remaining places: 48
    Interested in criminal law? Gain an insight into this fascinating area of law from our panel of professionals.

  • Law Week - 'The Specialists' Meet & Greet

    Starts: 13 May 2021, 12:00 pm
    Finishes: 13 May 2021, 1:30 pm
    Venue: St Lucia, Gordon Greenwood Building (32), Room 215
    Remaining places: 53
    Excited to learn more about the amazing career opportunities that await you? Meet legal practitioners working in a wide variety of fields and gain insider knowledge that will help you decide which career path is right for you.

  • Bank of America Investment Banking Insight Program (Australia Summer Internship Recruitment)

    Starts: 26 May 2021, 12:00 pm
    Finishes: 26 May 2021, 4:00 pm
    Bank of America would like to invite highly motivated, penultimate year students to participate in the Bank of America Insight Program. The half-day virtual program will provide participants with a unique insight into the world of investment banking and capital markets.

  • Bank of America Corporate Banking Virtual Networking Event

    Starts: 24 Jun 2021, 3:00 pm
    Finishes: 24 Jun 2021, 5:00 pm
    If you are interested in a career in Corporate Banking, join our virtual event to find out more! This event will provide you with an insight into the role of a Corporate Banker, ask questions and talk directly with the team at the end of the session during Q&A and networking break out rooms.