An immersive program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander high school students.
National Indigenous Business School in Queensland (NIBS) is an initiative of the Australian Business Deans Council, providing immersive business study experiences for high school students at universities around Australia.
The 2025 program will be hosted across Meanjin (Brisbane) and on the land of the Yugambeh/Kombumerri peoples (Gold Coast) by Griffith University’s Business School in conjunction with GUMURRII and partner universities.
Dates
Sunday 29 June – Saturday 5 July 2025
- Sunday 29 June – travel to Brisbane
- Monday to Friday, 30 June – 4 July – program
- Saturday 5 July – return travel home
Cost
Free! All expenses including travel to and from Brisbane, accommodation, meals and activities are covered.
How to apply
- Chat to your parent/caregiver and get their permission.
- Obtain an adult character reference (a letter of support). An adult character reference can be from a principal or teacher at school or TAFE, a youth group leader, a manager from work or sporting coach etc.
- Obtain a copy of your most recent report card.
- Complete the online application form.
Image: The Currency of Country. Ink on paper, 2017 © Shawana Andrews
GUMURRII Student Success Unit
GUMURRII is a dedicated support unit for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students providing undergraduate and postgraduate support, including tutorial assistance.
Servicing on each of Griffith's campuses, with officers who also assist online students studying through the digital campus, GUMURRII Student Success Unit offers a safe and culturally appropriate environment to enhance the student experience.
Banner image: Artwork by Sid Domic
Image: The Currency of Country
Ink on paper, 2017 © Shawana Andrews
The people come together to trade and share. They are dressed in possum skin cloaks and have a basket of ochre, berries, yams and eggs to exchange. There is also an axe of stone and timber to be traded. The squares represent the shared knowledge built over generations of cultural memory. The people are connected with a songline and they look to the ancestors to learn and maintain culture.