. ▁The ▁new ▁instit utes ― R ock ham pton ' s ▁was ▁named ▁The ▁Queensland ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology , ▁Cap ric orn ia ▁( Q IT C ) ― w ere ▁affili ated ▁with ▁the ▁main ▁Queensland ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology ▁campus ▁in ▁Br is b ane ▁and ▁lack ed ▁the ▁aut onomy ▁of ▁univers ities , ▁being ▁controlled ▁by ▁the ▁Queensland ▁Education ▁Department . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁Q IT C ▁first ▁opened ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁extensive ▁campus ▁to ▁gre et ▁the ▁hand ful ▁of ▁staff ▁and ▁initial ▁int ake ▁of ▁ 7 1 ▁full - time ▁and ▁part - time ▁students . ▁While ▁building ▁progress ed ▁at ▁Park h urst , ▁the ▁first ▁classes ▁held ▁on ▁the ▁top ▁floor ▁of ▁the ▁Techn ical ▁College ▁in ▁Bol so ver ▁Street ▁were ▁a ▁makes h ift ▁affair ▁with ▁no ▁labor ator ies , ▁library ▁facilities ▁or ▁stock . ▁By ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁most ▁staff ▁and ▁students ▁had ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Park h urst ▁campus , ▁still ▁a ▁bush land ▁site ▁in ▁progress ― in ▁the ▁summer ▁months , ▁the ▁campus ▁was ▁often ▁ring ed ▁by ▁spect ac ular ▁bush ▁fires ▁or ▁del ug ed ▁with ▁tor r ential ▁rain : ▁cars ▁sl id ▁in ▁the ▁mud ▁or ▁were ▁bog ged ▁and ▁the ▁Q IT C ' s ▁foundation ▁Princi pal , ▁Dr ▁All an ▁Sk ert ch ly , ▁fer ried ▁people ▁in ▁his ▁ 4 WD ▁across ▁flo od w aters .