UTS inFocus video
Facilitator: UTS is located in the heart of one of the world's most vibrant, multicultural cities. UTS is young and dynamic. We are renowned for our practice-oriented teaching programs, our focus on high impact research and our strong, enduring partnerships with industry and the professions. Our city campus is situated in Sydney's central business district and neighbours the nation's largest creative industries precinct. Our location provides us with easy access to Australia's major corporations as well as the high tech and creative industries.
UTS has a vibrant, multicultural campus that is home to some 7000 international students from more than 115 countries around the world. Our global practice-oriented learning model has made us a recognised leader in teaching and learning. In recent years, UTS has been consistently top ranked by the Australian Government for teaching excellence. The UTS model readies students for the real world, with research-inspired curricula, engagement with both academics and practitioners, and practical experiences with our industry and professional partners.
Experience abroad and international engagement add yet further dimensions to the UTS model, introducing Australian students to the rest of the world, and our international leadership and development program equips UTS students with the skill essential to global careers. UTS is committed to internationalisation, and with a culture that embraces discovery, creativity and collaboration, UTS is striving to be a world leader in its areas of research strength. Building research excellence is a key priority for UTS. Our technological advantage and our collaborative approach mean we can develop strategic technology partnerships with research institutions across the globe.
We have world-class research facilities and infrastructure like our super-resolution 3D structural illumination microscope, one of only two such microscopes in the world. Our research strengths range from quantum computing and intelligent systems to the biotechnology of infectious diseases, from sustainability to understanding societal change in China, from nanotechnology to choice modelling, and we are building leading research capability in a number of new research fields where we know we can make a difference.
Real impact, that's what drives our research agenda, and that's why we are a partner of choice to agencies such as the World Health Organisation and CSIRO, Australia's national science research body. UTS is also a member of two Australian Research Council centres of excellence and six collaborative research centres. In fact, UTS is responsible for some of the most innovative research projects currently undertaken like Switch, Australia's first hybrid car that can be charged from a normal power point and feed power back into the electricity grid, and the intelligent wheelchair, a semi-autonomous wheelchair that can be controlled by head movements or thought patterns.
We are also at the forefront of fingerprint recognition technology, as well as the development of simple, cost-effective earthquake-proof homes. UTS is a world leader in robotics, currently developing robots capable of saving lives and robots capable of independent thought. We are injecting AUD1 billion into our city campus, and by 2015, UTS will offer a student experience like no other, a state of the art campus with four new Green Star buildings and spaces designed to meet the needs of 21st century students.
By the end of its third decade, UTS aims to be a world-leading university of technology. As the world looks forward, so do we. UTS is creating new spaces, developing new ways of thinking and designing new technologies. What's more, our research informs our teaching so that today's students are equipped for tomorrow's world. UTS, focused on excellence, focused on creating a better future.
