Far North Queensland Engineering Link Project 2022

Event Phone: 07 3102 7394

We are proud to continue to be associated with JCU, and are excited to present the Far North Queensland Engineering Link Project again in 2022.  Following on from the success of the single-day workshops in 2020 and 2021, we aim to provide an exceptional engineering experience while ensuring that all relevant and required COVID-19 conditions are met.

The Engineering Link Project will be an event for Year 10, 11 and 12 students who are interested in finding out what engineering REALLY is!

This year’s event will be held on Saturday 23rd July.

Everyone will participate in two workshops in different engineering disciplines. Each workshop is designed to challenge your creativity, 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 construction 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 unique and valuable insights into this exciting career.  Students will be asked to make preference selections closer to the event, via email. During lunch, students will sit and talk to engineers, learning about their lives and have time to ask questions.

Students will also experience JCU Engineering by working in labs and getting a feel for university life.  This is worth the price of admission on its own.

Quotes from 2021 Participants:

The thing I found most valuable was learning how to think like an engineer and the types of skills used in it

Really fun and I want to come back next year

I loved working with industry professionals and gaining insight into their experiences and stories of how they got into the field they are in.

Registration for the Engineering Link Project is from 8 am on Saturday 23rd July at The Ideas Lab, JCU Cairns, and it starts at 8.30 am. The event concludes at 4 pm.

Subsidised accommodation* (on-campus) is available for the night before the event, for those who are traveling from out of town. Please see the ticketing information for details.

Please read this carefully before commencing registration:

• Registration is only confirmed once payment has been received. If you intend to pay by direct deposit, please email receipt of payment as soon as payment is made.
• The first email address you enter into the registration process will be the main form of communication with registered participants. Please ensure you monitor that address (checking on spam/junk email regularly).
• Please download this document that briefly outlines the possible engineering modules so you can make informed choices of what activities you’d like to experience during the registration process.