Universities are big, complex federations. All are good at some things and bad at others. Some other universities could rightly see themselves as strong rivals to QUT in deserving recognition. QUT staff are exceptional in their commitment to good teaching and in the quality of their work with students. QUT's first priority is teaching, not research, and it has set out to be the best teaching university in the country.
Staff are highly responsive to student and employer feedback on course design and teaching methods.
There is a culture of continuous improvement. QUT is leading a major change in attitudes to how universities should think about and conduct educational work. Chalk and talk, rote learning, and study divorced from social and professional realities are being replaced by much more exciting and productive ways of learning. QUT is the leading Australian university and a world leader in using computers to improve the quality and speed of student learning. It is also a leader in making students active players in learning through work teams, peer monitoring, and projects in which learning occurs through undertaking real tasks with real consequences.