VU Open Day
Discover hands-on demos, campus tours, career hacks – and a uni experience built for you.
17 August 2025 – Footscray Park
24 August 2025 – VU City Tower
10am-3pm
Come for the vibe, stay for the:
Clear answers to all your questions about course and study options from our experts
Come for the vibe, stay for the:
Clear answers to all your questions about course and study options from our experts
Personalised advice and hard skills you can use to begin your career journey – right now
Head start on your future, by applying to our VU Early Entry program or your future course on the spot
Sneak peek of VU: explore campus with insider tours and interactive activities
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Score $2k towards your course fees – if you register and rock up!
Yep, you read that right – we’re giving away 5 x $2,000 grants you can use towards your course fees next year^. All you need to do to go into the running is register for Open Day, check in when you arrive at the event – and enrol to start your VU course by February 2026.
Choose your VU Open Day adventure
We’d love to get to hang out with you at both events, but we do have a recommended event for you based on the study area you’re interested in. Explore both campuses below for more details.
Not quite sure what your dream course or career is yet?
That’s okay –
just come along to either of our Open Day events, and our friendly staff can help guide
you or answer your questions.
Footscray Park
Sunday 17th Aug 2025
Where it all began — our original campus, right by the Maribyrnong River. Best for you if you want to check out health, education, sports, science and biomedicine, engineering, trades, hospitality or arts at Open Day.
VU City Tower
Sunday 24th Aug 2025
Our newest VU campus – and the largest vertical university campus in the country. Best for you if you want to check out business, law, osteopathy, dermal science, hairdressing, beauty or massage at Open Day.
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Contact usBoth our Open Day events are 100% free! We recommend taking public transport where possible, as both Footscray Park campus and VU City Tower are easily accessible by train.
There is no on-site parking for the city event, but if you’re driving to Footscray, we do have designated carpark areas as well as accessible parking available. Check out the getting here section and our maps for full details.
And don’t forget, our friendly VU team will be on hand to direct you as soon as you arrive at our events – and they’ll also let you know where to grab your freebies!
Ready to kick start your future? You can absolutely apply direct at VU Open Day – and you could leave with your next step locked in. We can assess your course application, help you apply for credits on the spot, and even issue you a Conditional Offer*.
If you've done any study already, just make sure you bring copies of your academic transcript, course completion certificate, and your CV!
If you're a current high school student, you can also apply right then and there for our VU Early Entry program. Our Early Entry team will be on hand to answer your questions, give you the rundown on how membership will give you a big head start (and heaps of perks) – and walk you through your application with 1:1 guidance.
*A Conditional Offer is not a full course offer, you'll still need to meet any relevant criteria or pre-requisites (all the conditions) before your place in a course is finalised.
Whatever you’ve been wondering about uni, TAFE, studying or life post-high school – or anything you want to know if you’ve got a dream course in mind! We’ll have experts on hand ready to give you advice on courses, careers, and pathways. You could come prepared with questions for our students and teachers like:
- What is the best thing about studying at VU?
- What is the VU Block Model and how will it help me?
- What support systems are available if I need them?
- Do I get to do internships or work placements?
- How will studying at VU help me graduate employable?
For a full rundown of how you can make the most of Open Day, have a read through our blog article which breaks it all down for you.
Wondering what the deal is about VCE VM vs VCAL? Acronyms becoming ABC (Absolutely Baffling Content)? Don’t stress: just check out our quick guide to uni lingo, where we step out terms from ATAR to WIL – and everything in between.
If you've done any study already, just make sure you bring copies of your academic transcript, course completion certificate, and your CV!
And if you’re still wondering what something means on the day itself, just visit our general info or admissions hubs and our team will be able to help you out!
It's never been easier to put yourself in the running for one of five $2,000 grants to go towards your studies! You just need to register for VU Open Day, check in at the event on the day, and be enrolled in your VU course by February 2026 – and we'll do the rest.
After our Open Day events, we'll draw five winners and let the lucky attendees know. If you win and commence your VU course next year by February, we'll apply the grant directly to your course fees. Entry is only open for Australian citizens or permanent residents who haven't enrolled at VU before – for further info on eligibility, prize conditions and other details, check out our full T&Cs.
