A Queensland consortium led by Indooroopilly State High School and including Griffith University has been set up to foster a new generation of innovators in the state.
The international education initiative, involving some of the state’s leading organisations in education and industry, highlights Griffith’s commitment to and expertise in entrepreneurship and innovation.
The consortium will roll out an exciting, government-funded competition that gives students aged 14 to 21 all over Queensland the chance to bid for seed capital to fund enterprising ideas.
Shaping Queensland’s Entrepreneurs (SQE) project was announced by the Treasurer and Minister for Trade and Investment, Curtis Pitt as part of the state government’s new $6 million IET Partnership Fund to promote Queensland’s international education and training (IET) industry.
“The Student Innovation Challenge will seek entries from every corner of Queensland, with digital technology ensuring geography is not an obstacle to any students making a great pitch for funding,” Professor Nick Barter,
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