Queensland University of Technology: 75 Years on - Uncle Bob Reflects on the Power of Education
December 10, 2024
December 10, 2024
BRISBANE, Australia, Dec. 10 -- The Queensland University of Technology issued the following news:
Combining modern education with cultural knowledge is crucial for Australia's younger generations, says QUT's first Indigenous Australian graduate.
Robert Vincent Anderson OAM, known as Uncle Bob, a Ngugi Elder from Mulgumpin (Moreton Island), graduated in 1949 after enrolling in carpentry at the Central Technical College (which later became QUT) at the age of 15.
Combining modern education with cultural knowledge is crucial for Australia's younger generations, says QUT's first Indigenous Australian graduate.
Robert Vincent Anderson OAM, known as Uncle Bob, a Ngugi Elder from Mulgumpin (Moreton Island), graduated in 1949 after enrolling in carpentry at the Central Technical College (which later became QUT) at the age of 15.