Today the UQ School of Tourism is the only University School in Australia to be TedQual accredited by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO). The School is a founding member of the UNESCAP Asia-Pacific Education and Training Institutes in Tourism, a member of the Pacific Asia Travel Association Education & Training Committee and a member of the prestigious TTF Australia, a national member-funded CEO forum for the Australian transport, property, tourism and infrastructure sectors.

The University of Queensland is also an active member of the Australian Group of Eight ‘sandstone’ universities, and the only one to feature comprehensive programs in tourism, sport and recreation, events and hospitality management.

The School offers a sophisticated suite of undergraduate, postgraduate coursework and postgraduate research programs. The School of Tourism retains an impressive list of academic and research staff who actively research and publish, as well as a notable assembly of adjunct professors who represent leadership across a range of tourism-related fields.

Research expertise within the School focuses on tourist behaviour and visitor experiences, sustainable events and leisure lifestyles, tourism workforce development and sustainable tourism destinations. The School currently manages six international journals in these areas:

• International Journal of Event Management Research
• Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management
• Australian Journal of Environmental Education
• Annals of Leisure Research
• Current Issues in Tourism
• The Visitor Studies Association international publication, Visitor Studies (USA)

Beyond the desire to provide professional and innovative programs, the School has a dedicated sense of social responsibility and is quickly achieving its mission to become a beacon of best practice in the industry.

What the School of Tourism can offer you

Industry partnerships. The School of Tourism has established a dedicated Industry Partnership Development team, which manages ongoing links to industry, guest lectures, including private consultancy projects and a highly successful Executive Shadowing Program and much more.

Executive Shadowing Program (ESP)

Tourism Regional Internship Program

Industry Day

Holiday Inn Hotel Technology Competition

Tourism Student Association (TSA)

Employment services

Student Services