2025 Forum

Overview

The 2025 University Colleges Australia Forum ('Leveraging Leadership: Shaping the Future of Collegiate Life') will be held on the Gold Coast from Tuesday 30 September to Thursday 2 October, with an optional Brisbane college tour on Monday 29 September.

Visit the designated Forum webpage for further details on the Forum, including an indicative schedule: Forum webpage.

Early Bird Forum Ticket Discount

Book before 12 June to receive your early-bird discount.

Use the code: UCA2025

Ticket Pricing

Ticket Type	Price
Standard Member Ticket	$1,350 (excluding GST and Humanitix booking fee)
EARLY BIRD Member Ticket	$1,200 (excluding GST and Humanitix booking fee)
Non-Member Ticket	$2,000 (excluding GST and Humanitix booking fee)
Partner of UCA Member Ticket (Admission to Evening Events only)	$250 (excluding GST and Humanitix booking fee)
New Zealand College Ticket	$1,750 (excluding GST and Humanitix booking fee)
Life Member Ticket	Free

Venue

QT Gold Coast

7 Staghorn Ave, Surfers Paradise QLD 4217

Accommodation

Discount

Forum attendees will receive a 25% discount at QT Gold Coast. Please note that this discount is subject to accommodation availability. We encourage members to book their accommodation as soon as possible.

To access the discount:

Visit www.qthotelsandresorts.com
Select QT Gold Coast, enter your required dates* and number of guests staying and click ‘GO’
Click ‘I have a code’
In the ‘Promo Code’ field enter your booking code: QTEVENT25
Click ‘UPDATE’
Your special rates will appear on the rates screen

*Please note that accommodation is subject to availability.

Optional Brisbane Colleges Tour

Members are invited to participate in an optional Brisbane Colleges Tour, which will be held on Monday 29 September in Brisbane. Expression of interest for the tour is now open and can be submitted here.

A separate ticket must be purchased for this optional event. Those who submit an expression of interest will be contacted with further information about how to purchase tickets. At this stage, the indicative ticket cost is $80. Your ticket will include lunch and transportation between Brisbane colleges and back to QT Gold Coast.

Attendees will need to make their own travel arrangements to arrive in Brisbane for the tour (transport back to the Gold Coast is included in the tour). We recommend that you fly into Brisbane airport or catch a train from the Gold Coast to Brisbane (this takes a little over an hour). If you are flying into Brisbane, we can store and transport your luggage on the bus.

Indicative schedule:

10:50am: Tour participants to meet in Brisbane (specific location TBC)
11am: Tour commences
12:30pm: Lunch at Women's College, UQ
3pm: Bus departs to QT Gold Coast

The Colleges attendees will tour include:

Cromwell College
King’s College
Women’s College

Interested in Becoming a Sponsor?

University Colleges Australia is proud to partner with individuals and organisations who share our commitment to leadership, learning and community in the university residential college sector. Sponsorship plays a vital role in supporting our annual Forum.

If you are interested in becoming a sponsor or would like to explore partnership opportunities, we'd love to hear from you. Please contact our Executive Manager at executive.manager@universitycollegesaustralia.org.