Project-based engagements

Projects offer industry partners a unique opportunity to deep-dive into an organisational challenge they’re facing with a team of students.

Whether you’re looking for fresh insights on a strategic project or new solutions to a complex problem your sector is facing, our TD students are equipped with new ways of thinking to tackle your project.

Benefits of projects

  • Work with and learn from our very own TD thinkers
  • Exposure to new methodologies and cutting-edge practices
  • Talent pipeline for partners to engage, nurture and secure graduates
  • Gain novel insights from students’ out-of-the-box thinking
  • Opportunity for your staff to mentor a team of students
  • Immersion in a transdisciplinary learning ecosystem supported by leading academics in this emerging and prized field

Project opportunities

There are several project-based subjects for industry partners to engage with.

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Industry Innovation Project

Over one semester, students work in small transdisciplinary teams to collaboratively develop ideas and strategies that tackle the complex challenges presented by industry partners.

Degree: Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation (BCII)
Timeframe: From March to June 

 
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TD Electives

Students from across all UTS courses and disciplines will have the opportunity to take a transdisciplinary elective subject, immersing themselves in real-world challenges from industry partners to make their mark at the cutting edge of innovation.

Degree: Several UTS degrees
Timeframe: Semester 1, Semester 2 and Winter break in 2022

 

Projects vs internships

Project-based engagements offer industry partners the opportunity to gain insights from a student team outside of their organisation. Students deep-dive into a problem space with the guidance of a lead mentor who provides context and resources to inform the student team’s innovation journey. In comparison, internships are a more structured engagement whereby the student undergoes formal onboarding, and a dedicated supervisor provides them with a series of tasks.

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.