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Advanced Technology and Innovation Centre

The CQUniversity Advanced Technology and Innovation Centre (ATIC) is located at the CQUniversity Rockhampton North Campus. The Centre has been designed support innovation, industry, education and job creation in regional Queensland, with a special focus on manufacturing innovations, engineering, communication technology and design. ATIC is open to community, industry and schools stakeholders, allowing everyone to engage with contemporary technologies, explore careers, and trial new business ventures.

ATIC forms part of CQUniversity's masterplan to establish the Rockhampton North campus as a world-class innovation, education and training precinct, to support the development of regional Queensland and Northern Australia. CQUniversity developed ATIC with the support of the Queensland Government through the Department of State Development, Tourism and Innovation.

CQUniversity Advanced Technology and Innovation Centre (ATIC)

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The CQUniversity Advanced Technology and Innovation Centre (ATIC) is located at the CQUniversity Rockhampton North Campus.

It has been designed to support innovation, industry, education and job creation in regional Queensland, with a special focus on manufacturing innovations, engineering, communication technology and design.

ATIC is open to community, industry and school stakeholders, allowing everyone to engage with contemporary technologies, explore careers, and trial new business ventures.

ATIC forms part of CQUniversity’s masterplan to establish the Rockhampton North campus as a world-class innovation, education and training precinct, to support the development of regional Queensland and Northern Australia.

Narelle Pearse:
The Advanced Technology and Innovation Centre or (ATIC) provides CQUniversity with a chance to engage community and industry stakeholders through new technologies.

Essentially it is a hub where people of all ages whether they are school children or business managers can interact with new hi-tech innovations to improve their understanding of technologies.

Through the facilities and equipment people can engage, explore and trial new things that could help to change the way things are done in the classroom or within our industries and workplaces.

Des Pidgeon:
In many regional areas there aren’t many opportunities to engage with new technologies and to explore how technology can be used to improve business practices and benefit industries. ATIC helps to facilitate that in Central Queensland. Business owners and industry leaders can utilise this space to see what is available to them and how it can benefit them.

VO:
CQUniversity developed ATIC with the support of the Queensland Government with funding from the Department of Tourism, Innovation and Sport.

ATIC is open to the public and available to all members of the community including school groups, community organisations and business and industry.

For more information on ATIC including how to book the space and how to interact with technology, please visit www.cqu.edu.au/atic.

ATIC is open to members of the community looking engage with and enquire about advanced technology. ATIC provides stakeholders with hands-on access to advanced technology as well as event spaces, meeting rooms, co-working spaces and amenities for self-catering. Co-working spaces have been specifically designed for local businesses and emerging entrepreneurs and start-ups with a strong connection to our university experts, researchers and students.  

Equipment currently available at ATIC includes:  

  • Virtual simulators for welding and hydraulic excavation  
  • Robotics  
  • Drones  
  • VR headsets  
  • Autonomous vehicles  
  • Drones  
  • 3D printers  

The Centre also provides access to a range of interactive hi-tech educational resources. ATIC users can access a videowall for interactive demonstrations and virtual conferencing facilities for facilitating remote events.  

ATIC is open to members of the community including school groups, community organisations, and business and industry. Anyone seeking to connect with advanced technology in manufacturing, engineering, communication and design, explore new careers or skills, and trial new business ventures or innovative business ideas and practices, can benefit from the facilities and equipment on offer.  

For more information on ATIC’s facilities and availability, please contact u-innovate@cqu.edu.au.

Hire fees will differ depending on the booking requirements and the type of space required. To enquire about booking ATIC facilities or equipment and/or to obtain a hire quote please email u-innovate@cqu.edu.au. 

ATIC is located in Building 37, at our Rockhampton North Campus. The Centre can be found just of the main entry to the campus off the Bruce Highway.   

ATIC is open from 8 am – 5 pm Monday – Friday, with co-working spaces open from 8 am – 9 pm, Monday to Friday.