The first Suburban University Study Hub in Queensland has opened to students this week at Strathpine, bringing university closer to where students live in the outer suburbs north of Brisbane.
Nearly half of young people in their 20s and 30s in Australia have a degree but not in the outer suburbs. In Strathpine, only around 15 per cent of young people have a degree.
The evidence shows that where Study Hubs are, university participation goes up.
This new Study Hub, located on Gympie Road, will provide student support and facilities for students who are studying a university or TAFE course without having to leave their community.
The new Strathpine University Study Hub is part of the Albanese Government's $66.9 million investment to more than double the number of University Study Hubs across the country, from 34 to 69.
The Strathpine Study Hub plans to support up to 80 students in its first year from Strathpine and the nearby suburbs in the City of Moreton Bay and north Brisbane, and up to 200 students in 2 years.
The operators of the Strathpine University Study Hub, The BUSY Group, will also establish another Hub at Beenleigh, south of Brisbane, to open later this year.
