Outreach

NICTA (National ICT Australia) endeavours to stimulate interest in ICT research and its future application among secondary and primary school students to encourage student commitment to this course of study. The outreach process begins with introducing the imagination and wonders of technology innovation to students at an early age. To this end, NICTA regularly participates in science fairs and commits resources to creating engaging programs to inspire Australia’s youth to consider the unlimited potential of a career in technology.

NICTA collaborates with partner universities and conducts direct initiatives to meet its outreach objectives.

Summer Scholars Program (Undergraduate)

NICTA’s Summer Scholars Program gives undergraduate students the opportunity to spend 10 or 12 weeks over the summer at any of the five NICTA laboratories in Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne and Sydney [....find out more]

National Computer Science School

Since 2009 NICTA has assisted the University of Sydney in running the National Computer Science School (NCSS).  The NCSS provides quality computer programming educational coursework to high school students across Australia and asks them to consider study and careers in ICT [....find out more]

Work Experience

As part of the Work Experience Program, NICTA is offering regular placements to students enrolled in Year 9 to Year 12 in Australia   [....find out more]

Scientists in Schools

As part of its commitment to primary and secondary education, NICTA is an active member of the Scientists in Schools program, a national initiative of the Australian Government and the CSIRO  [....find out more]

Artemis Orchestra Contest

As part of the pre-tertiary education outreach, NICTA successfully participated for a number of years in the International ARTEMIS Orchestra Contest  [....find out more]