School:University of Technology Sydney

Overview

The University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) was founded in 1988 and is located in NSW, Australia.  A modern focus and a drive for innovation has enabled UTS to quickly climb global rankings, currently ranked number one in Times Higher Education top 100 universities under 50. With an overall ranking of 21 worldwide for all universities founded in the last 50 years.

An industry focus with modern courses and state-of-the-art equipment has enabled its degrees and students continue to become more renounced and respected. UTS has shown a passion to continue this movement through it's 1 Billion dollar investment to fundamentally change the way that teaching, learning and research is delivered.

Student Entrepreneurship

UTS is located in Ultimo which is the most heavily populated Start-Up area in Australia, Similar to Silion Valley in the USA. Leveraging upn this, UTS has become one of the most innovative and entrepreneurial campuses in Australia. There are various programs implemented by UTS to encourage student entrepreneurship including,

- The Hatchery, a 6 month extra curricular program, designed to give students the upper-hand in launching start-ups

- New Courses such as the Bachelor of Creative Intellegence & Innovation

- Innovation and Entrepreneurial Student Run Societies on Campus

- Hackathons & Competitions including Project Pitch and 3P Competition, designed to launch competitive businesses

Each of these programs are cross-disciplinary, with no limitations or restrictions to certain faculties, degree types or year levels. 

These programs have enabled UTS to become an active player in the Australian Start-Up Community through it's support and resources.

Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Innovation has been included in the course work of a few first year engineering classes for many years, through subjects called design and innovation fundamentals, Mechanical design and Engineering Communication. But in 2015, the university went a step further and created an entire course based around design thinking, Entrepreneurship and innovation all creative intelligence and innovation. Allowing students to get a bachelors, diploma or even a double degree with innovation and creative intelligence and better preparing people for an innovation based career path.

University Opportunities

During a student’s study, there are many opportunities provided by the university which range from hosting hackathons weekends, entrepreneur based societies and an incubator called the hatchery 

University - Industry Collaboration

The university of technology is known as an extremely practical university and encourages students to take on internships during their university career to better understand the job market and get real life experience. Industry professionals regularly mentor students during their semester at the hatchery and help design business models for potential student run start-up companies.

Regional and Local Economic Development 

One of the amazing advantages UTS has over any other university in Australia is its location. According to the Startup Ecosystem Index, Sydney has 64% of Australia’s Start-ups. But UTS is located in Ultimo which is home to…

Start-Up Companies

UTS’s constent support and enterpearnural education has assested may students develop million dollar start up companies straight out of university. Some of the companies developed and formed in the UTS environment include Cuberider, which is the first private Australian company to put satelights in space and Wine stash, which is predicted to make 3 million dollars during it’s third year.

http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/business/business-support/business-in-your-sector/key-industries/tech-startups

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Related Links

UTS Home Page:

https://www.uts.edu.au

UTS Hatchery Home Page:

https://www.uts.edu.au/current-students/opportunities/hatchery/overview

UTS FaceBook Page:

https://www.facebook.com/UTSEngage/