Bendigo Engineering Link Project

Greg Millican

Event Phone: 07 3102 7394

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  • ELP Bendigo
     23/03/2024
     8:30 am - 4:00 pm

We are very proud to be bringing the Engineering Link Project back to Bendigo.

An Engineering Link Project is a one-day event for Year 10, 11 and 12 students who are interested in finding out what engineering REALLY is!

Everyone will participate in two half-day workshops in two different engineering disciplines.  Each workshop is designed to challenge your creativity, and your knowledge of the maths and science you are learning at school, and introduce you to the engineering paradigm.

A professional engineer will outline their career and what a day in the life of an engineer is, then present you with a problem or scenario that you will have to solve in teams.  You will test materials, complete design calculations and submit a proposal.  If approved, you will construct your solution.  The engineer will evaluate each solution against the criteria and declare the winning team.

Students can choose from up to 4 different disciplines over the two sessions, providing a unique and valuable insight into this exciting career.

During the day, students will also experience La Trobe University Engineering, working in labs and getting a feel for university life.  This is worth the price of admission on its own.

Over lunch, students will have the opportunity to chat informally with visiting professional engineers (in a session we call “Speed Talks”). This is a fantastic opportunity to get to know an engineer or two at a personal level and find out about the profession from the people actually in it.

La Trobe University staff will also provide detailed information about studying engineering (in general) and at La Trobe University in particular.

Venue:  

Venue Phone: 03 5444 7222

Venue Website:

Address:
Edwards Road, Flora Hill, Bendigo, Victoria, 3550, Australia

Description:

At Bendigo, you’ll have access to dedicated teaching staff who are always available to support students. Our research facilities are also state-of-the-art, including the La Trobe School of Rural Health, and Centre for Excellence in Outdoor and Environmental Education.

They offer a number of areas of study that are unique to our campus, including Visual Arts, Outdoor and Environmental Education, Civil Engineering, Dentistry, Oral Health, Paramedicine, Pharmacy and Planning. We also make it easy to transition into university study through our pathway programs (see below for more details).