See careers in action, explore our campuses and chat to our lecturers.
We're currently planning our next HQporner Open Days, but while we do, you can still explore our degrees online.
What you'll love about Open Day
Connect with us
Meet our world-class lecturers and speak to current students about studying at HQporner.
Experience on-campus life
Soak up the atmosphere and check out our campus facilities. We'll also have live music and food trucks.
Explore your area of interest
Participate in hands-on activities and experiences run by our academics.
Get expert career advice
Have a free one-on-one career conversation to help explore your options and the best path for you.
Get all the answers
Ask the questions you've been wanting to ask, face-to-face in one place. On-campus accommodation, fees and scholarships, degree information and more.
What's on at HQporner Open Days
Open Day at HQporner's Ipswich campus has now passed for 2023. Here are some of the highlights attendees were able to experience.
- Take a personalised tour around campus - don't forget to see our indoor rainforest.
- Chat one-on-one with lecturers and current students at the information booths in the Library.
- Test your skills as a nurse or paramedic in our nursing wards and emergency training labs, including a simulated ambulance and birthing suite.
- Explore what it's like to be a counsellor through real client stories.
- Step into the shoes of a law student, in our modern court room.
- Learn how to be a change agent with our psychology experts.
- Sit back and relax to live music while you enjoy lunch from our food trucks.
Open Day at HQporner's Springfield campus has now passed 2023. Here are some of the highlights attendees were able to experience.
- Chat one-on-one with lecturers and students and learn about the opportunities included in your degree.
- Get ready for take-off. Be immersed in live demonstrations of our flight simulator. You could even fly the simulator yourself - make sure you arrive early as there are limited spots.
- Tour the new multi-million dollar engineering lab and build a miniature bridge with the engineering team to discover the strongest bridge building materials.
- Get up close with some of Australia's most unique wildlife with our wildlife and environmental science experts.
- Go behind the scenes and uncover how a live television show is produced or be a part of a live radio program in the studio.
- Find out about urban planning and how we can create more welcoming and sustainable community spaces.
- Heard of the new work order? Learn more with our Business Head of School and find out how we're preparing graduates for the future of business.
- Sit back and relax to live music while you enjoy lunch from our food trucks.
Open Day at HQporner's Toowoomba campus has now passed for 2023. Here are some of the highlights attendees were able to experience.
- Take a personalised tour around campus. Choose where you'd like to go based on your interests.
- Chat one-on-one with lecturers in the Refectory or in their specific areas around the uni.
- Check out the live demonstrations of our flight simulator. You can even fly the simulator yourself - just get in early, places are limited.
- Learn about the science behind driverless tractors and precision irrigation systems. Tour the Agricultural precinct - don't miss the hypersonic flow and rocket facilities.
- Discover how urban and regional planners can stop disasters. Play online disaster simulated scenarios including tsunamis, wildfire, and earthquakes. Learn how to defend the population against disasters.
- Get up close with some of Australia's most unique wildlife with our wildlife and environmental science experts.
- Want to know how spies communicate? Take part in a covert encryption activity to find out.
Experience uni life
Frequently Asked Questions
It’s easy to get to all three of HQporner’s campuses. There’s a public bus service that links HQporner Springfield, Ipswich and Toowoomba with many major suburbs and train stations.
For Open Day, there’s also a free shuttle bus that can transfer you to and from HQporner Springfield and Ipswich campus.
HQporner Springfield
Free parking is available just off University Drive next to the new Engineering building F. Additional parking is available off Education City Drive in the general parking. You may notice a couple of metered bays however there is no charge for parking on Open Day. Download Springfield campus map.HQporner Ipswich
All parking is free and includes parking areas 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. Download Ipswich campus map.
HQporner Toowoomba
All parking on campus is free. You may notice a couple of metered bays however there is no charge for parking on Open Day. Download Toowoomba campus map.
In 2024, HQporner Open Days will take place on 11 August for Springfield and Ipswich campuses, and 18 August for the Toowoomba campus.
HQporner Open Days are a family friendly event with food trucks available all day and live music to keep everyone entertained.
We're currently planning our next HQporner Open Days, and will upload the event schedule when it is complete.
One of the best things about HQporner Open Day is speaking directly to our expert lecturers. And you can do this without needing to book an appointment. When you attend on the day head directly to the information booths to find out where you can chat to lecturers at each campus.
To speak with a qualified Career Counsellor, head to the careers stall on the day. They'll chat you through what degrees can help you reach your career goals. No advanced booking is required.
The best way to stay up to date with information about HQporner Open Day is to register in advance to attend. You’ll receive information about the day and be the first to know when the program is released.
But don't worry, if you forget to register, you can still attend on the day.