The Southbank Institute of Technology (formerly known as Southbank Institute of TAFE or SBIT) was a

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college in

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. SBIT operated in the highly competitive post secondary education sector within South-East Queensland, and received a significant proportion of government funding (about 60%.) The college offered 300 courses and each year approx 30,000 students passed through its doors. SBIT also provided fee for service style courses and corporate training. The Institute has undergone several redevelopment projects (hundreds of millions of dollars) to rebuild and revamp facilities. This major renewal project was initiated by the Queensland government through the first Public-Private Partnership (PPP) in Queensland. On 19 May 2014 SBIT ceased operations as a statutory body and amalgamated with Brisbane North Institute of TAFE and Metropolitan South Institute of TAFE to become TAFE Queensland Brisbane (region) under new statutory body called TAFE Queensland. The Seven Hills location was ceased operations in 2010 but the Southbank campus of TAFE Queensland Brisbane remains on the south bank of the

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. The Southbank campus location is a popular destination for international studentsSouthbank Student Life
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TAFE Queensland Brisbane webpage
TAFE Queensland Education in Brisbane South Brisbane, Queensland {{Australia-university-stub

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