Explore UTS's Key Technology Partner institutions across the globe.
We've partnered with universities that share UTS's research interests and the desire for close collaboration. The diversity of our partners reflects the geopolitical, economic and intellectual priorities of UTS and Australia more broadly.
UTS currently has five Key Technology Partner universities through Greater China, India, Europe, and the Americas.
Greater China
Shanghai University (SHU)
Shanghai
Partnership established: 3 November 2010
Agreements: KTP; SILC; collaborative doctoral degree (dual); student mobility exchange
SHU is a public university funded by the Shanghai municipality government and has received Project 211 status from the Chinese Ministry of Education. Eight disciplines at SHU are ranked in the top 1% of the Essential Science Indicators global ranking.
SHU and UTS cofounded one of the largest and oldest joint higher-education institutes in China: the Sydney Institute of Language and Commerce (SILC), established in 1994. SHU and UTS share research interests in design, urban social studies, engineering, business, and science.
India
Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM)
Chennai
Partnership established: 4 November 2013
Agreements: KTP; Collaborative Doctoral Degree (joint)
Founded in 1959, IITM is ranked among the world’s top 150 institutes in numerous subject areas (QS 2021). This includes petroleum engineering, mechanical engineering, engineering and technology, and electrical and electronic engineering. In 2020, IITM scored first place for engineering in India (NIRF).
UTS and IITM have mutual research interests in water and wastewater technology, computer science, big data, energy, construction management, physics, nano-materials and chemical vapour disposition.
Europe
Technische Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Partnership established: 11 June 2014
Agreements: KTP; Collaborative Doctoral Degree (joint); Student Mobility Exchange
TU Berlin is a research university with six themes: Materials, Design and Manufacturing; Cyber-Physical Systems; Energy Systems and Sustainable Resource Management; Infrastructure and Mobility; Knowledge and Communication Systems; Human Health. TU Berlin is a member of TU9, an alliance of leading German technology institutes which enables student exchange between engineering schools.
UTS and TU Berlin share a range of collaborative research interests, including education, architecture and design.
Latin America
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (UC)
Santiago, Chile
Partnership established: 9 March 2015
Agreements: KTP; Collaborative Doctoral Degree (joint); Student Mobility Exchange
Founded in 1888, UC is one of the oldest and most recognised universities in Latin America. Its leading research and graduate programs have considerably influenced Chile’s cultural and scientific development.
UC and UTS share strengths in many research fields: sustainability, pharmacy, linguistics, quantum computation and intelligent systems, bacteriology, parasitology and virology, health services and practice, built infrastructure, plant functional biology and climate change, contemporary design practices, law research, and corporate governance.
North America
University of Arizona
Tuscon, Arizona, United States
Partnership established: 5 July 2016
Agreements: KTP; Student Mobility Exchange
The University of Arizona is one of the top-ranked research universities in the United States of America. Pioneering interdisciplinary scholarship and entrepreneurial partnerships, the University of Arizona is a member of the leading Association of American Universities. The University of Arizona is rated #124 globally (THE World University Rankings (2021).
UTS and the University of Arizona have seen significant research collaboration together. Areas include Environmental Science, Law, Indigenous Studies, Health, and IT. The two universities also enjoy an active student exchange partnership.
(All university links listed above open external sites.)
The KTP program strengthens the international collaboration between UTS and UC, and the opportunities that come with that — opportunities for student exchange, joint grant submissions, even for the sharing of knowledge and teaching. It goes beyond research.
Associate Professor Mary Bebawy, Pharmaceutical Sciences at UTS