A program connecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander high school students with engineering pathways has marked 10 years during NAIDOC Week.

The Victorian Indigenous Engineering Winter School (VIEWS) brings Year 11 and 12 students from across Australia to Melbourne for a week of hands-on experience across engineering and information technology.

The program is jointly run by the University of Melbourne, Monash University, RMIT University and Swinburne University of Technology.

Almost 200 students have taken part since the program began, with about one third going on to further education.

Students spend a day at each partner university, take part in workshops, visit industry partners and have all expenses covered.

Yidinji man Guruji Wagner attended the program in 2019 and has since returned as a mentor.

Mr Wagner is now in his final year of a Bachelor of Design in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Melbourne.

He said the program gave students a clearer view of engineering.

"VIEWS provides students with a practical understanding of what engineering looks like in the real world," Mr Wagner said.

"The program goes beyond the classroom, allowing participants to engage directly with universities, industry professionals, and current students while experiencing the breadth of disciplines available within engineering and technology.

"It played an important role in helping me understand the pathways available through engineering and the impact engineers can have on society."

This year's activities included a Haus of Dizzy tote bag workshop, where students designed and customised their own bags using a range of Haus of Dizzy DTF and iron-on prints.

Activities have also included flying a virtual plane at Swinburne's Flight Simulator and programming robots at the University of Melbourne.

The program aims to show students how engineering can help address challenges including climate change, renewable energy, land and resource management, robotics, technology and medicine.

Mr Wagner said the experience helped him choose his study pathway.

"One of the greatest strengths of VIEWS is the opportunity for students to engage with people who are already studying and working in the profession," he said.

"Those conversations can often have a lasting impact and help students make informed decisions about their future studies and careers."

Murawarri man and Associate Professor Joseph West, Associate Dean (Indigenous) in the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology and Interim Director of the University of Melbourne's Indigenous Knowledges Institute, leads many of the faculty's initiatives to engage Indigenous secondary school students.

Mr West said Indigenous engineering perspectives had an important place in the field.

"It's crucial that we continue to focus on building and nurturing a pipeline of Indigenous engineering interest," he said.

"Indigenous ingenuity has all the hallmarks that modern engineers strive for, including community centric solutions; personal and task specific modifications; evolutionary and agile development; and sustainable material pipelines.

"There is much to learn from enabling Indigenous engineering perspectives, both as examples of early engineering and for new engineers to understand how to design a system that can stand the test of time."

Students arrived in Melbourne on 4 July and are visiting each university throughout the week.

The program also includes an industry site visit with primary sponsor Worley and a celebration dinner on Friday.