University of Technology, Sydney

University of Technology, Sydney

CRICOS Provider Code 00099F

Dr Wayne BrookesSenior Lecturer, Faculty of Engineering and [email protected]

ABOUT UTS

Key facts:

> Established 1988

> Sydney, CBD location

> 37,400 students

> 11,000 PG students

> 1500 research students

> 9750 international students

> 2600 full time staff

> Over 200 partnerships in 40 countries

Known for:

> Practice-oriented outlook

> Industry connections

> World-class facilities

> Support services

RESEARCH THEMES

> Intelligent Mechatronic Systems

> Innovation in IT> Materials for Energy

Efficient Technology> Nanoscale Technology

> Quantum Computation and Intelligent Systems

> Human Centred Technology Design

> Real-Time Information Networks

> Advanced Analytics Institute

> Study of Choice> Corporate Governance> Management & Organisational Studies> Quantitative Finance

> China> Forensic science > Contemporary Design

Practice> Cosmopolitan Civil Societies> Learning & Change> Transforming Cultures> Strengthening Indigenous

Communities> Creative Practices & Cultural

Economy> Design Innovation> Law

> Climate Change Research Cluster (C3)

> Institute for Sustainable Futures

> Built Infrastructure> Environmental Sustainability> Technology in Water &

Wastewater

> i3 Institute (Infection, Immunity & Innovation) > Health Economics Research & Evaluation> Health Technologies> Health Services & Practices

> Business> Communication> Creative Intelligence and Innovation> Design Architecture and Building> Engineering> Health

STUDY AREAS

> IT> International Studies> Law> Pharmacy> Science

UTS MODEL OF LEARNING & LEARNING 2014

Engineering & IT

>Features 3D data arena, disruptive design lab and software development studio

NEW CAMPUS DEVELOPMENTS

UTS Business School

>Frank Gehry designed building, opening September 2014

NEW CAMPUS DEVELOPMENTS

> Graduate School of Health & new Science facilities, late 2014> Underground library retrieval system> Alumni green

NEW CAMPUS DEVELOPMENTS

>Ongoing rollout of Creative Intelligence Strategy

>Design Innovation Research Centre (DI:rc)

>Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation>Undertaken in conjunction with 17 core

UTS degrees

>Practical Business Learning for Entrepreneurs>Series of workshops from UTS Business School

in partnership with HUB Sydney

OTHER RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

>September 27-29, 2013

>Lean startup weekend format>Initiated by student societies, supported by UTS>Teams provided with workshops and mentoring>Three pitches across the weekend, with the final VC

pitch on Sunday afternoon>Evaluated on execution, viability, innovation

STUDENT NOMINATION PROCESS

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