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30 years ago, we officially started building a better today

On 1 July 1992, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ officially gained university status when we were proclaimed sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ University of Technology.ÌýBut we’ve been providing the transformative power of education since way before that. In 1908,ÌýGeorge and Ethel sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ founded us. sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ was built on equality, fairness and the bold vision for a better tomorrow. Ìý

In 2022, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ celebrates 30 years as a university. We’re 30 years young. And proud of it.ÌýSo, blow out the candles, turn up the music, and take a deep dive of discovery into our vibrant past, present and future.

sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ turns 30 Years Young
sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ turns 30 Years Young
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30 years of people and technology working together to build a better world

  • Creator | 30 years young

    Nathan Nankervis

    sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Bachelor of Design (Communication Design) (Honours) graduate and emerging artist Nathan Nankervis is making art to make people think and smile.Ìý

    Read more (Nathan Nankervis)

  • Entrepreneur | 30 years young

    Jacqueline Savage

    sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ alum Jacqueline Savage is the founder of Medcorp Technologies, a revolutionary medical technology company.

    Read more (Jacqueline Savage)
  • Dr Andrew Peters

    Activist | 30 years young

    Dr Andrew Peters

    sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ staff member Dr Andrew Peters is aÌýdriving force in Indigenous and reconciliation areas.

    Read more (Dr Andrew Peters)

Interactive timeline of innovation at sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½

To celebrate 30 Years Young, Nature sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Custom Media, the commercial partnership wing of the renowned international scientific journal Nature, has created a timeline to celebrate 30 years of innovation at sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½.
 

From the archives

Immerse yourself in the images that tell the story of our history and vision for the future. Plus, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ staff get unlimited access to the archives.

  • A photograph from the early 1900s of the Honourable George sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ and his baby daughter, Margaret who appears around six months old. She sits on his lap in a white frilly dress, he has an arm around her.
    The Honourable George sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ with his daughter Margaret
  • Two women hold champagne bottles in a bar
    sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ staff at the celebration of sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ gaining university status
  • Nine librarians pose for a group photograph at the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ library in 1974. They wear clothes typical of the 1970s – paisley, clogs and crochet. One lies across a desk, another lies at the front smoking a pipe!
    sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ librarians circa 1974
  • A black and white photograph of a man sitting at a '90s style computer. He is looking at graphics on screen
    sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s CRAY Supercomputer in 1992
  • A group of six people walk around the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ design exhibition. Artworks are displayed in pods scattered throughout the room.
    Students at sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ School of Design's annual exhibition in 1992

30 years of engaging with Indigenous and reconciliation matters

sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ has built significant relationships for more than thirty years with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities. We have a demonstrated long-standing commitment to genuinely engaging with communities and organisations to increase higher education and vocational education access, participation and achievement for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

In the past six years, we have also developed a strong history of national academic and industry leadership in reconciliation. We were the first university to attain an Elevate Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) and are currently on our second Elevate RAP. We co-organised the inaugural National RAP Conference and recently launched Australia’s first National Centre for Reconciliation Practice.

Discover more about the Moondani Toombadool Centre and the National Centre for Reconciliation Practice, which engage with Indigenous matters and reconciliation respectively at sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½.