As a QUT student who has to present at least twice a semester, I have a love-hate relationship with the official QUT PowerPoint template.
⭐⭐⭐½ (3.5/5)
First, credit where it’s due: the template looks professional . The inclusion of the QUT logo, the prescribed “QUT Blue” and “QUT Gold” accents, and the standardised title slides immediately make your presentation look legitimate. If you are presenting to external industry partners or at a conference, using this template saves you from design sins (like Comic Sans or clashing colours). It aligns perfectly with the university’s Real World brand, and the “QUT You” watermark in the background subtly reinforces where you come from. qut powerpoint template
The biggest issue is cross-version compatibility. If you start on the university lab PCs (Office 365) and then edit on a personal Mac (older PowerPoint), the “QUT Gold” shifts to a muddy brown, and the custom fonts (usually Montserrat) revert to Arial. I have spent 30 minutes before a presentation just reformatting bullet points because the template corrupted the slide master after a cloud sync. As a QUT student who has to present