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UTS provides you with a full range of support services and programs to help you balance your study, work, home, finances and personal life, and make your learning experience more rewarding and enjoyable.
Find out more about university-wide support services or check out some Faculty-specific services below.
Peer Network
The Peer Network is a group of local and international students who volunteer their time to help out new students. Since its foundation in 1998, the number of Peer Networkers has grown to over 350 students.
Helping new students can involve leading campus tours, staffing the Orientation helpdesk and coffee cart, mingling at official welcomes, answering questions, serving food at BBQs and more. Peer Networkers also help out at various Student Life events including the In-Fusion Festival, Sports Days, and Network Café.
Being a Peer Networker comes with a range of benefits, including training, special events, certificates and references, networking advantages and, of course, the famed t-shirt.
Women in Engineering and IT
The Women in Engineering & IT (WiEIT) Program at UTS is a long-standing initiative designed to redress the low rate of female participation in the engineering and IT, by constructing these fields as potential options for study and career. There are many programs for female students within the Faculty, such as the Lucy Mentoring Program, High School Speakers and buddy programs, as well as regular Women in Engineering and IT events throughout the year with student and industry speakers sharing their experiences and insights.
Mathematics and Science Study Centre
The School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences operates the Mathematics and Science Study Centre. It provides support to all UTS undergraduate and postgraduate students studying in various introductory mathematical and quantitative areas including statistics.
Learning Precinct
The Faculty has a dedicated Learning Precinct which provides students with access to a collaborative learning space, study areas, and toolkits to foster authentic workplace experiences and active learning. In between classes, you can also use this space to access teachers for individual and small group support, and get your hands on reference material, plus software and hardware resources.
Bridging courses
Bridging courses are short intensive courses designed for high school students entering tertiary study. They are for students who aren't confident with their preparation for university study, or those who may not meet the assumed knowledge requirements. Bridging courses only teach to an introductory level and may assist in narrowing the gap between high school and university studies. Subjects taught in bridging courses do not carry any credit towards your degree.
Students entering tertiary study without the recommended knowledge in a particular area should consider doing a bridging course.