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Discover more about Engineering and IT
Through a range of outreach programs, innovative projects and government initiatives, we offer high school students, teachers and career advisers the chance to discover these dynamic professions, the facilities that help teach them and what it means to study at UTS.
BiG Day In
UTS works with the ACS Foundation to produce the annual Big Day In, which aims to address the challenge of connecting students with entrepreneurs and companies who have proven ‘real world’ experience. Through interactive presentations, demonstrations and competitions, tech gurus show students how they built their careers and how students can kick-start theirs too.
| When | 20–21 March 2024 |
| Who | High school students in years 9–12 |
For ticket bookings to the Big Day In please visit the ACS Foundation Events page and select your preferred day (opens an external site).
[Applause] At your age you're still trying to work out who you are as a person you may not even know what your passions are see if you can turn those passions into a job [Music] if you're passionate about something how can you turn that into a career you know you don't plan your life and live it you create it by living it [Music] you get to learn so many opportunities you get to look at how other people work you learn so much I always think that the best thing about big Dane is how inspiring it is and it's not just for students but also the teachers for many teachers this is probably one of the best opportunities that we have to actually speak to leaders in their field find out what is it that drives you the most what is it that you're really passionate about and the only way to do it is get yourself exposed to as many things as possible events like this there are many jobs there are very cool jobs and there are very well-paid jobs and they're the most stable jobs for the future I get people coming to me and Microsoft regularly with really good ideas and asking for funding and asking for support and anybody in this room could do that [Music] you can stay curious you can stay creative you can stay innovative your ideas and what's going to change the world okay so not Microsoft or Google or Apple is people in this room we're gonna come up with cures for cancer self-driving cars send us to Mars all of that kind of stuff I think it's really valuable for students at this age especially because you learn so much about the world around you and how it's changing I think it's a really great experience to learn about the careers in Mighty and how technology is going to affect our lives in the future the world needs smart people who like playing with creative things to make the future [Music]
UTS STEM Day
| When | 17 May 2024 |
| Who | High school students in years 10–12 |
Take part in hands-on workshops, talks and panel discussions with people in STEM industries. Learn all about study and career options in STEM. This program is free and is for students in years 10–12. Held by the UTS Faculties of Engineering and IT, Science, Transdisciplinary Innovation, Arts and Social Sciences.
UTS Girls in STEM Day x Holiday Workshop
| When | 16 July 2024 |
| Who | Female high school students in years 9–12 |
There are many possibilities to explore in the world of Engineering and IT, from civil engineering to exploring solutions for sustainability. Our holiday workshops will provide the opportunity to solve real-world problems using engineering and technology with other girls and women just like you. For details, visit the Women in Engineering and IT website
Engineers Australia school programs
UTS works with Engineers Australia to expose Year 10, 11 and 12 high school students to engineering as an industry and as a profession. This includes their Autumn School of Engineering, Engineering Summer School and Discover Engineering Days.
| Discovery Day | 1 March 2024 |
| Autumn School | 15 April 2024 |
| Experience Engineering | 21 June 2024 |
| Engineers, Careers and Pizza Day | 18 July 2024 |
| Summer School | 5 December 2024 |
If you would like to know more about Engineers Australia, please email us
The Wanago Program
Wanago delivers HSC Stage 6 Year 11 and Year 12 NESA STEM curriculum subjects at the UTS campus for students who do not have STEM subjects available through their school. All classes are taught by NESA accredited STEM specialist teachers.
Learn more about the Wanago Program
School Visits, Campus workshops, Faculty Immersion Days and Tours
UTS Engineering and IT students can come to your school to talk about our courses and what it's like being a student studying engineering or information technology at UTS. School groups can also visit our campus to take part in engineering and IT workshops. Tours of our Faculty of Engineering and IT Building are also available to both the public and to school groups.
School teachers, principals and career advisors can email us at schools.outreach@uts.edu.au to register and/or receive further information.
Women in Engineering and IT – STEM x Impact
This project-based, in-curriculum program for Year 7 and 8 students aims to increase girls' and teachers' interest and confidence in Engineering and IT. Projects have been co-designed with school teachers and academics in the UTS Faculty of Engineering and IT.
More details at Women in Engineering and IT
U@Uni outreach program
At UTS, we believe that our university community should reflect the diversity in Australian society, and that everyone should have an opportunity to realise their full potential.
The Faculty of Engineering and IT participates in the U@Uni is an outreach program that works with partner schools primarily located in South West Sydney. As a key component of the UTS Widening Participation Strategy (WPS), this program values and seeks to increase diversity in tertiary education by inspiring and enabling high school students from low socio-economic (low SES) and/or Indigenous backgrounds to attend university.
High school students from our U@Uni partner participate in on-campus and school-based experiences that demystify university, increase their skills for the HSC and further education, and build their understanding of post high-school options.
For more details visit the U@Uni outreach program website
