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This article has been produced in partnership with Griffith University. For more information on the new Griffith Brisbane City campus, tap here.<\/a><\/p>\n

Queensland\u2019s No. 1 university for artificial intelligence will soon call the Brisbane CBD home. <\/p>\n

Currently based at Brisbane South (Nathan), Griffith University\u2019s School of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) will boast a new, central location, making access for students from across Brisbane easier than ever.<\/p>\n

From 2027, students will study in the Treasury Building, reimagined and repurposed for modern teaching and learning.<\/p>\n

Professor Ernest Foo said moving to the CBD placed the school closer to industry as well with more opportunity for the sector to meet students with real-world opportunities to ensure they were job-ready when they graduated.<\/p>\n

\u201cBringing ICT students together in the Treasury Building will offer so many opportunities to build connections that they\u2019ll take into their future careers,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe people you meet at university are going to be your peers as you go forward into the workplace.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Treasury Building will allow us to build on the work we currently do to connect students from across disciplines to collaborate and work with industry partners in real world scenarios,\u201d Professor Foo said. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe other area we specialise in, in terms of research as well as teaching, is artificial intelligence, which is one of those big disrupters in the modern world. It\u2019s changing the way we work. And it\u2019s not one of those things to be feared so much, but it\u2019s one of those things that we can take advantage of.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll be able to bring events like our Hackathon, sponsored by ANZ, which teams IT, finance, criminology and cyber security students together to solve a challenge, like a company losing money through scams.\u201d<\/p>\n

The ANZ Cyber Crime Hackathon, developed in partnership with Amazon Web Services, is a two-day event with students collaborating across disciplines.<\/p>\n

Professor Foo said they were also the first university in Queensland to offer a dedicated bachelor of cyber security degree and also offered a master of cyber security degree. <\/p>\n

\u201cThat means people who come and study that can specialise in that area and be ready for work in the industry, which is a growing area,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom listening to industry, we\u2019ve found that there\u2019s a big need for more people with that specialist knowledge. <\/p>\n

\u201cBeing located in the Treasury Building in Brisbane will help us to meet that need.\u201d <\/p>\n

Teaching is informed by the university\u2019s Industry Advisory Board, a panel of experts who strengthen ties between academia and industry to ensure students are gaining the skills they need to thrive in the real world. <\/p>\n

Master of cyber security student Henry Ng said he chose Griffith because it was one of the strongest universities in South East Queensland, especially for technology. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe campus locations are really convenient, and I liked that it has a very diverse student community,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt felt like a place where I could not only learn, but also be exposed to different perspectives and real-world thinking.\u201d<\/p>\n

Henry said he chose his degree because he was interested in how technology shaped the way people live and work, and he wanted to contribute to something meaningful. He is also looking forward to the move to the Treasury Building.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s really interesting to see a historic building like the Treasury Building being used for a future-focused field like IT,\u201d Henry said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat contrast between heritage and technology makes it quite unique. Being in the CBD also means we\u2019re closer to industry, so it creates more opportunities to connect what we learn with what\u2019s happening in the real world. I think the new CBD location will make student life more connected and engaging.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt creates a space where students can easily catch up, collaborate and spend time together outside of class. <\/p>\n

\u201cBeing in the city also means more people will see and interact with Griffith students, which builds a stronger presence and makes the experience feel more dynamic.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This article has been produced in partnership with Griffith University. For more information on the new Griffith Brisbane…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5234,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[1132,23,133,99,6477,6483,5263,6492,6482,6487,6480,6272,6485,6484,6495,6494,6486,120,212,6481,6478,6489,6493,6488,6491,6490,6479],"class_list":{"0":"post-5233","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-brisbane","8":"tag-artificial-intelligence","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-australia-and-new-zealand","11":"tag-brisbane","12":"tag-central-location","13":"tag-cox-architecture","14":"tag-cyber-security","15":"tag-cyber-security-degree","16":"tag-cyber-security-students","17":"tag-ernest-foo","18":"tag-griffith-cbd-campusgriffith-university","19":"tag-griffith-university","20":"tag-henry-ng","21":"tag-historic-building","22":"tag-ict-company-inc","23":"tag-industry-partners","24":"tag-modern-world","25":"tag-oceania","26":"tag-queensland","27":"tag-real-world","28":"tag-real-world-scenarios","29":"tag-real-world-opportunities","30":"tag-real-world-thinking","31":"tag-stephen-nadin","32":"tag-student-community","33":"tag-student-life","34":"tag-teaching-facilities"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5233","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5233"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5233\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5234"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5233"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5233"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5233"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}