A leading public university of technology with global impact
Internationalisation is key to a more connected world. It brings new opportunities for the next generations of students, academics and businesses seeking to prosper in and contribute to an increasingly interdependent and global society.
It also brings greater competition and greater potential volatility. The implications of the increasing pace of technological innovation are likely to be profound. They include a huge shift in demand for ‘borderless’ education, collaboration, cultural competency and a global mindset.
UTS is a globally focused institution, performing well internationally across a wide range of areas, as global university rankings show. In 2023, UTS was ranked #4 in Australia and #14 in the world for positive impact based on its performance against the UN Sustainable Development Goals (THE Impact Rankings 2023). UTS also ranks #90 in the world (QS World University Rankings 2024) and #1 in Australia for International Outlook,which is measured by three indicators: international to domestic student ratio, international to domestic staff ratio, and the proportion of research that involves international collaboration (THE World University Rankings 2022).
UTS has a long and proud international history across research, industry and university partnerships.
We work extensively with partners around the world, including research institutes, universities, industry, governments and businesses to drive positive change. Our partnerships are focused on developing new opportunities for the UTS community, including a commitment to staff and student mobility.
It is our mission to ensure that all UTS students and staff are internationally engaged and interculturally competent; courses and units are of the highest quality and are internationally relevant; research is of international quality and global impact, and international partnerships and pathways deliver opportunity and value across the university.
Given the ever-increasing pace of change globally, we need to:
identify and make the most of emerging international opportunities;
communicate effectively internally and externally about the range of our international activity; and
continuously improve the way in which we go about our international relations and offshore activities, from key signature events to building on our network of world-leading partnerships such as the Australian Technology Network (ATN) and Worldwide University Network (WUN) and many more.
Universities must ‘think outside the box’ to embrace the future and remain competitive. We need to be innovative, agile and maintain a sense of urgency in adapting to global changes and quickly evolving geopolitical climates.
Leo Mian Liu (Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Global Partnerships)
UTS's global engagement also aims at diversifying our product offering to leverage our capacity to deliver new and existing courses remotely, catering to new groups of international lifelong learners beyond our traditional award course students. Enhancing our international reputation and distinct identity will attract the best minds and support the university's vision to become a leading public university of global impact - making important contributions to the local and global communities we live in.
