QUT Student Guild

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The QUT Student Guild fosters the welfare of all QUT students and protects their rights. It advocates for students who experience difficulties during their time at QUT and represents all students on various University committees. Being a member of the Student Guild is like having an insurance policy; it is there to help you when things go wrong. Many QUT students have graduated only because the the Guild has advocated for them when they have experienced academic difficulties.

The QUT Student Guild is owned and operated by and for students.The Student Guild is governed by Guild Council which consists of the Executive (President, General Secretary, Academic Rights Director, International Director, Womens Director, Welfare Director, Recreation Director, Indigenous Director and Queer Services Directors, campus representatives, and specialist representatives (for part-time and external students, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, and postgraduate students).

Members of the Guild Council are elected at the annual general election and all students are eligible to stand for positions at the election. Students are also able to nominate and vote for campus coordinator positions to help organise activities and services on campuses.

The Student Guild sends representatives to express students’ views to many University committees, including the University Academic Board.

The QUT Student Guild is an organisation which offers support, advocacy and representation to all students at QUT on issues ranging from academic appeals to lobbying the state and federal governments on higher education issues. Quite often, access and equity to education can be affected by government policy. The Student Guild will often call on its members to attend rallies to stop regressive changes to the education system. The Student Guild fully supports a free public education system where everyone has equal access.

The QUT Student Guild also operates several commercial services across all campuses. These consist of the Guild Fitness Centres, Guild Bars, Guild Aquatic and Squash Centre, Guild News and Post Office, the Guild Child Care Centres and Creche, Academic Gown Hire and the Guild Second Hand Textbook Shop.

The Guild has a presence on the Web which can be accessed at www.guildonline.net. All of the Guild’s services are listed there along with an events page where students can find out what is happening on their campus as well as up-to-date accommodation and part-time employment listings.