La Trobe University Engineering Link Project

Greg Millican

Event Phone: 07 3102 7394

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  • La Trobe Uni ELP
     30/09/2019 - 01/10/2019
     8:45 am - 3:30 pm Event is hosted by La Trobe University, Bundoora.

VicELP
We have been proudly working with Victorian students since 2012, and this year, the event is again hosted by La Trobe University.

Thanks to La Trobe University, this event is FREE for the first 25 students who register.

An Engineering Link Project follows the design – make – appraise model of problem-solving.  Students in Years 10, 11 and 12 will participate in a different engineering module each day, facilitated by a local engineer.  Each module is designed to showcase an example of engineering in that discipline, as well as being:

  • hands-on
  • practical
  • relevant to maths and science being studied at school
  • interesting
  • challenging
  • fun!

Students will choose two experiences (one per day).  After the engineer has presented the problem to be solved, each group will fully prepare their ideas and proposed engineering solution, present it to the engineer for approval and then construct their prototype.  Each group’s solution will be tested to ensure it meets the criteria set, then extended beyond the scope of the design, usually to destruction!

Projects in disciplines such as Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, Environmental and Mechatronics Engineering will be offered, subject to engineer availability and student numbers.

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

For students who live too far from La Trobe University to transit every day, TELG is offering supervised accommodation at a nearby hotel (Bell City) and escorted to and from the University.  Meals are included in the price.  If you would like further details, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Venue:  

Venue Phone: 1300 52 87623

Venue Website:

Address:
Kingsbury Drive, Bundoora, Melbourne, Victoria, 3086, Australia

Description:

La Trobe University is an Australian multi-campus public research university whose flagship campus, the largest metropolitan campus in the country, is located in Bundoora, Victoria. The university was established in 1964 following the assent of the La Trobe University Act by Victorian Parliament on 9 December of that year, becoming the third university in the state and the twelfth university in Australia. While it does not share the architectural aesthetics of its sandstone peers, at its core La Trobe, as much as Monash, was “among the last of the old universities in Australia”. Of the many aspirations for La Trobe by its founders, one of its most prominent achievements, and a great source of university pride, has been its long-standing commitment to providing access to higher education to those traditionally excluded from the sector. In 2015 it was ranked in the top 100 universities under 50 in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. Additionally, the 2015–16 THE performance indicators placed La Trobe as 12th in Australia for teaching, 11th for research, and 13th for industry income.