Endeavour, Melbourne School of Engineering, The University of Melbourne

Meet us at the Endeavour Exhibition and discover final-year industry, design and research projects developed by our engineering and IT masters students.

Throughout the year, our students work in collaboration with government and industry on these projects to solve real-world challenges. The Endeavour Exhibition showcases these projects, offering a unique opportunity for our students to demonstrate their engineering and IT capabilities.

With more than 130 diverse engineering and IT projects on display, members of the public, high schools, industry and current students are invited to attend.

Download: 2017 Endeavour program booklet [PDF 9.5mb]

Experience Endeavour

10am–4pm Thursday 18 October 2018

Do you have an interest in engineering and IT? Want to see what tomorrow’s technology will bring? Join us at Endeavour, where you’ll discover engineering and IT for the future.

Run by the Melbourne School of Engineering, we encourage members of the public, high school students, industry and government to attend. Projects crafted by our final-year engineering and IT masters students will be on display, and you’ll have the opportunity to meet the next generation of engineers and IT professionals.

How everyone – including high school students – can get involved

We welcome the public to play a special part in Endeavour and help us select the winners of two awards:

Vote for the Endeavour ‘People’s Choice’ award

Nominate your favourite project and go in the draw to win a $100 JB HiFi voucher. Voting only takes place on-site at the event, so be sure to ask one of our friendly volunteers for assistance. The winner will be notified after the event via phone and the winning project of the ‘People’s Choice’ award will be announced at the Endeavour Awards Night.

Project students, Endeavour volunteers, Endeavour ambassadors and industry sponsors and partners participating in Endeavour are not permitted to vote.

Vote in the ‘Road to Endeavour’ contest

Want to see behind the scenes of Endeavour? View the student video blogs created by our shortlisted Road to Endeavour teams and vote for your favourite. The team with the most social media ‘likes’ wins a share of $2,000.

The 2018 video blogs are coming soon!

How current students can get involved

There are two volunteer programs available to University of Melbourne students. As part of these programs, you can gain extracurricular experience and be a part of an exciting community. Benefits include:

Leadership experience and skills development
A certificate of recognition
The opportunity to network within the engineering & IT community
Eligibility for the Leaders in Communities Award.

Find out more

Past exhibitions

View 2017 projects and photo gallery

Read past Endeavour success stories

For students

When you sign up to participate in the Endeavour Exhibition, you’ll have the opportunity to present your engineering and IT skills to industry and gain access to several activities and benefits.

These activities and benefits are exclusively offered to Endeavour project students, so make sure you take advantage while you can. Find out more below.

For industry

The Endeavour Exhibition is a celebration of work crafted by final-year engineering and IT masters students. An exciting and integral part of the curriculum, the exhibition empowers students to hone their engineering and IT capabilities and apply their skills to real-world problems.

The Melbourne School of Engineering provides your organisation with the opportunity to engage with Endeavour in a number of ways.

Become a sponsor, partner or donor
Support the future of engineering or IT by sponsoring a student award at Endeavour:
- Recognise high-performing student projects
- Engage student talent for potential graduate recruitment
- Participate in brand exposure opportunities
- Foster and strengthen your connection with the University of Melbourne
- Network with industry and student attendees at Endeavour Awards Night
A limited number of awards are available. Please contact us to discuss your award theme and application process by contacting us at endeavour-mse@unimelb.edu.au.
Sponsorship for Endeavour 2018 is now closed. Register your interest to participate as a sponsor in 2019.
Register your interest for 2019
Host a Student Industry Project

Student Industry Projects are created in collaboration with industry supervisors and an academic supervisor from the University. Organisations can work with an individual student or a small group, for either one or two academic semesters, depending on the project.
Your organisation is able to oversee the project, and when complete, you can apply the design and research to your organisation. Projects can take place on-site at your location, at the University with your regular input, or a combination of both. Projects will be showcased in October at the Endeavour Exhibition.
If you’re interested in hosting a project, please visit our Student Industry Projects page.
Sponsor a student award
Support the future of engineering or IT by sponsoring a student award at Endeavour:
- Recognise high-performing student projects
- Engage student talent for potential graduate recruitment
- Participate in brand exposure opportunities
- Foster and strengthen your connection with the University of Melbourne
- Network with industry and student attendees at Endeavour Awards Night
A limited number of awards are available. Please contact us to discuss your award theme and application process by contacting us at endeavour-mse@unimelb.edu.au.
Sponsorship for Endeavour 2018 is now closed. Register your interest to participate as a sponsor in 2019.
Register your interest for 2019
Customise an Endeavour award for your organisation
Your organisation can customise an award theme based on your organisation’s mission, values and core operations, such as:
- Advancement in medical technologies
- Environmentally-conscious project design
- Innovative ‘blue sky’ thinking
As an award sponsor, you’ll actively participate in the judging process to select an appropriate winner, which will be announced at the Endeavour Awards Night. Please contact us to discuss your award theme and application process by contacting us at endeavour-mse@unimelb.edu.au.
Sponsorship for Endeavour 2018 is now closed. Register your interest to participate as a sponsor in 2019.
Register your interest for 2019
Attend our Endeavour Awards Night

Our annual Awards Night recognises our top project students. Held in the evening following the Endeavour Exhibition (Thursday 18 October 2018), it provides the perfect environment for participants and professionals to meet – as well as the opportunity to unwind and reflect upon the Endeavour experience.
If your organisation is interested in meeting the industry’s talent of tomorrow, please enquire by contacting endeavour-mse@unimelb.edu.au. The event is by invitation only.

Sponsors, partners & donors

Endeavour wouldn’t be possible without the generous support of our industry sponsors, partners and donors – we thank you for your continued support.

You’ve helped make the Endeavour Exhibition possible. We look forward to working with you further to develop engineering and IT innovations for the future.

We would also like to thank the Melbourne School of Engineering Foundation for their continued support of Endeavour.