Interstate graduation ceremonies - QUT

Who is eligible to attend an interstate ceremony?

Interstate ceremonies are only available to students enrolled in:

GZ35 - Graduate Certificate in Business (Public Sector Management) (interstate students only)
GS89 - Executive Graduate Certificate in Business Administration (interstate students only)
GS50 - Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) (interstate students only).

If you've completed your studies in Brisbane, you are not able to attend an interstate ceremony.

Graduation ceremony schedule

Interstate graduation ceremonies are available in select cities. If you're eligible, we'll send an invitation to your personal email address with details of your graduation ceremony.

Ceremony	Date and time	Who can attend
Canberra ceremony	Tuesday 8 April 2025, 3pm	Interstate ACT and NSW students
Darwin ceremony	October 2025 (date is yet to be confirmed), 3pm	Interstate NT students

All remaining students are invited to attend a ceremony in Brisbane.

To check your eligibility for an interstate graduation ceremony, email psmprogram@qut.edu.au.

Registration

Registration for the 2025 Canberra ceremony has closed.

Registration is completed via the external GFP Events interstate ceremonies portal. To register you'll be required to log in and verify your identification.

Your graduation fee is $85 and includes:

the hire of academic dress
a mortarboard to keep
access to the post-ceremony function.

Academic dress

Academic dress is purchased or hired when you register to attend your ceremony in the GFP Events portal.

You are required to wear the prescribed academic dress for the award in which you are graduating. Depending on your qualification, this includes a gown, a hood in the appropriate colour and a black mortarboard.

If you choose to purchase any academic dress items, additional fees will apply.

Photography

A complimentary professional photography service will be available on the day for you and your guests. A link to access photos will be sent approximately one week after the ceremony.

By attending the ceremony, you acknowledge that you may be photographed and grant the event organisers full permission to use the resulting images. If you do not wish to be photographed, please inform an event organiser or photographer.

Guest tickets

All guests must have a ticket to attend the graduation ceremony.

Children aged two years and under are welcome to sit on the knee of an adult guest for free. Children aged three and over are included in ticket limits.

You can reserve your guest ticket when you register in the GFP Events portal. After completing your registration, you'll be prompted to assign and email your guest tickets and can specify any accessibility requirements. Ushers will be available at the ceremony to assist with accessibility requirements.

Guest tickets do not have assigned seat numbers.

Your guest ticket allocation does not include your sponsor or academic staff. To ensure they are invited to your graduation, email your request to the Graduate School of Business at psmprogram@qut.edu.au.

Your graduation day

Arrive at the venue with enough time to check in, be robed and attend the mandatory briefing. Guests are welcome to wait in the foyer. The photography studio will be open before and after your ceremony.

The mandatory briefing will begin 30 minutes before the ceremony. This will be followed by a photo of the graduating students. Guest entry to the ceremony room will open 15 minutes before the ceremony.

The ceremony typically runs for 60 minutes and will be followed by a post-ceremony function in the foyer where drinks and canapés will be served for graduates and guests.