UTS Startups @ School

Inspiring and creating the next wave of young tech-enabled entrepreneurs in Australia

UTS Startups @ School aims to inspire the next generation of entrepreneurs by presenting workshops to provide year 9-10 students with a unique opportunity to explore and discover entrepreneurship.

Presented by leading UTS Startup’s student founders, we inspire future generations to reimagine what they can achieve in their careers.

A wall inside UTS Startups covered with polaroid photos of startup founders

The UTS Startups @ School program aims to create positive attitudes towards entrepreneurship and make the possibility of entrepreneurship more of a tangible reality for school students. 

Helping students develop ideas and participate in team and personal leadership increases their confidence and consideration of their entrepreneurial potential.

Students also experience a boost in self-efficacy, which empowers them to develop and expand on tech-based entrepreneurship ideas.

Students improve their strategic thinking skills by encouraging open-mindedness, constant questioning, observation, and reflection.

The UTS Startups @ School program is proudly supported by Sam Hordern, Ajay Bhatia, Kee Wong and our community of startup founders.

Who is this for?

Any year 9 and 10 students at Sydney Metro, Hunter, and Central Coast Schools, who are deciding what types of career profession or degree to pursue.

How many students can participate?

  • 20-70* (per session) if hosted on campus at UTS Startups or at the University of Newcastle (Honeysuckle, Q Building)
  • 20 - 200 if hosted at your school.

What is being offered?

  • 30 minute presentations (ideal for school assemblies)
  • 60 minute workshop (ideal for classrooms)

Each feature at least one student startup founder sharing their own experiences.

 

Want to know more about UTS Startups @ School? Get in touch with the UTS Startups team here. 

Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.