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. The culmination of each of these has enabled UTS to become an active player in the Australian Start-Up Community. Helping to grow and support the culture, values and start-ups in Australias start-up ecosystem.

Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Over the years, UTS has gradually implemented a range of innovative and entrepreneurial course work within all courses to help students gain an in-depth understanding of these concepts. UTS has also implemented faculty KPI's to ensure that this momentum contimues across all levels of the internal organisation.

UTS, has however, also taken this a step further, through the creation of courses such as,

- Bachelor of Creative Intellegence & Innovation,

- Bachelor of Technology & Innovation

- Master of Data Science & Innovation

- Masters of Business Adminstration in Entrepreneurship, and many others.

These courses are designed to help students prepare for an innovative and constantly changing career paths.

University Opportunities

UTS has provided a huge range of different opportunities to help students grow and develop their passion for both Innovation and Entrepreneurship. These include,

Hackathon Weekends such as:

- Project Pitch

- 3P Competition

Entrepreneurial Based Student Societies Including,

- Australian Collabrotavive Entrepreneurial Society (ACES)

- BCII

Incubator Programs Such As:

- Hatchery Program

- Hatchery+ Program

University - Industry Collaboration

The university of technology has a reputation for being an extremely practical university. Encouraging 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.

Start-Up Companies

UTS’s constant support and entrepreneurial education has assisted may students develop million-dollar start-up companies straight out of university. Some of the companies developed and formed in the UTS environment include Cube rider, which is the first private Australian company to put satellites in space and Wine stash, which is predicted to make 3 million dollars during its third year.

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