University of Technology, Sydney
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{{Infobox University|
name =University of Technology Sydney|
image =[[Image:Uts_logo.gif|UTS logo]]|
motto =Think. Change. Do. |
established =[[1988]]|
type =[[Public university|Public]]|
chancellor =Professor Vicki Sara|
vice_chancellor =Professor Ross Milbourne|
city =[[Sydney]]|
state =[[New South Wales|NSW]]|
country =[[Australia]]|
students =32,708|
undergrad =21,371 (2006)|
postgrad =11,337 (2006)|
staff =2,576 (2006)|
campus =[[Urban area|Urban]]|
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affiliations =[[Australian Technology Network]], [[Association of Commonwealth Universities]], [[Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning|ASAIHL]]|
website =[http://www.uts.edu.au www.uts.edu.au]|
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[[Image:UTS, Sydney.JPG|thumb|[[UTS Tower|The Tower Building]] on [[Broadway, New South Wales|Broadway]]]]
The '''University of Technology, Sydney''' ('''UTS'''), is a [[university]] in [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]]. It is part of the [[Australian Technology Network]] of universities, and is the third largest university in Sydney in terms of enrollment numbers. Founded in its current form in 1988, it is also the only university with its main campuses within the [[Sydney central business district|Sydney CBD]]. UTS has been ranked in the World's Top 100 universities by the [[Times Higher Education Supplement]] and was given A1 ratings across all major disciplines in 2007 by the Federal Government Education department. The schools of Accounting and Finance have [[AACSB]] and [[Chartered Financial Analyst|CFA]] accreditation respectively.
==History==
The present day University of Technology originates from the '''Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts''' (the oldest Mechanics' Institute in Australia). In the 1870s the SMSA formed the '''Workingman's College''' which was later taken over by the NSW government to form, in 1878, the '''Sydney Technical College'''. In 1969, part of the Sydney Technical College became the '''New South Wales Institute of Technology''' (NSWIT). It was officially unveiled by [[Neville Wran]].
It was reconstituted as the '''University of Technology, Sydney''' (UTS), in 1988 under an Act of NSW State Parliament. In 1990 it absorbed the Kuring-gai College of Advanced Education and the Institute of Technical and Adult Teacher Education of the Sydney College of Advanced Education, under the terms of the Higher Education (Amalgamation) Act 1989.
Although its antecedent institutions go back as far as 1893, they took new shapes from the 1960s, creating a new University focused on practice-oriented education with strong links to industry, the professions and the community, and with a growing research reputation and a strong commitment to internationalisation.<ref name="history">{{cite web|url=http://www.uts.edu.au/about/history.html|title=UTS History|work=UTS official website}}</ref>
UTS has had three phases in its history. In the first phase, effort was concentrated on embedding an amalgamation of institutions which were culturally and structurally different. This strengthened the research culture and established a more consistent approach to teaching and learning.<ref name="history" />
The second phase, beginning in the mid 1990s, saw a strong focus on international student recruitment, combined with an expansion of professional post-graduate programs for domestic students. Greater emphasis on both research and flexible learning also became priorities during this period.<ref name="history" />
The third phase began in 2000 with a 10 year strategic vision. This involved concentrating research funding into four major research institutes, upgrading physical infrastructure at the city campus, enhancing teaching and learning, and continuing entrepreneurial activity.<ref name="history" />
===Timeline===
*1893 - Sydney Technical College established - the precursor of the NSWIT.
*1940 - NSW Parliament passes Act to establish an Institute of Technology, World War II intervenes.
*1945 - Technical College Annexe of [[Sydney Teachers College]] was established in the late 1940's - ITATE developed from this Annexe.
*1946 - Lectures commenced at Balmain Teachers College with an enrolment of 210 students.
*1964 - Establishment of New South Wales Institute of Technology (NSWIT).
*1965 - NSWIT enrols first students into Science and Architecture; SE Barratt appointed Chairman of the Interim Council and the first Council.
*1967 - NSW Institute of Business Studies established and teaching commences at the Brickfield Hill Campus, George Street, Sydney. Professional recognition of NSWIT engineering courses.
*1968 - Amalgamation of the NSW Institute of Business Studies and the NSW Institute of Technology.
*1971 - William Balmain Teachers' College moves to Lindfield site (Kuring-gai Campus) NSWIT incorporated and Faculty organisational structure set up.
*1973 - William Balmain College declared a College of Advanced Education.
*1974 - William Balmain CAE renamed Kuring-gai College of Advanced Education (KCAE). NSWIT commences post graduate courses; occupation of Tower on Broadway begins.
*1976 - NSWIT establishes the first Law School in NSW outside the then university sector.
*1981 - [[Sydney College of Advanced Education|Sydney CAE]] incorporated - ITATE was one of five semi-autonomous teaching institutes.
*1984 - NSWIT Brickfield Hill Campus relinquished in December after eighteen years - Faculties of Business and Law and the Library move to the Haymarket Campus.
*1985 - The new Haymarket Campus officially opened, the building shared between NSWIT and ITATE.
*1987 - Announcement on 8 October of the granting of university status to NSWIT, which was followed by the passing of the University of Technology, Sydney, Act 1987 and the appointment of Professor RD Guthrie as Vice-Chancellor.
*1988 - The School of Design of the former [[Sydney College of the Arts]] was incorporated into NSWIT on 25 January and on 26 January NSWIT became the University of Technology, Sydney, known as UTS.
*1989 - University of Technology, Sydney, Act 1989 No 69 assented to 23 May, forming the new UTS in combination with KCAE and ITATE from [[Sydney College of Advanced Education|Sydney CAE]] .
*1990 - New UTS established from 1 January; inaugural meeting of Council on 15 November.
*1991 - Academic Structure of nine Faculties and 25 schools established - Faculties being Business; Design, Architecture and Building; Education; Law and Legal Practice; Mathematical and Computing Sciences; Nursing; Science; Humanities and Social Sciences.
*1999 - [[Gerard Brennan|Sir Gerard Brennan QC]] installed as Chancellor. <ref>[http://www.uts.edu.au/about/timeline.html Timeline]</ref>
==Faculties==
The University has faculties of:[[Image:Ultimo UTS Tower.JPG|thumb|right|[[UTS Tower|Tower]]: The tallest educational facility in Australia with 32 levels]]
*Business & Law
*Design, Architecture and Building
*Education
*Engineering & Information Technology
*Humanities and Social Sciences
*International Studies
*Nursing, Midwifery and Health
*Science
===Insearch===
Insearch is the learning pathways provider for UTS. Insearch offers English language courses to prepare international students for entry to UTS bachelor's degrees and post-graduate study. Insearch provides courses that lead to university degrees in the area of Business, IT, Engineering, Science, Nursing, Communication, Design and Architecture.
Insearch has an operation at the [[University of Essex]], UK <ref>[http://www.insearch.essex.ac.uk/ Insearch Essex]</ref>
==Current standing==
In keeping with its former nature as a Technical Institute and its current name, UTS designs its courses to contain a high level of practical technical knowledge as opposed to pure theory, and maintains close links with industries in order to do this. Its faculty structure also reflects this emphasis on technical knowledge; for example, its Law faculty contains a Practical Legal Training course, its Humanities degrees are heavily geared towards journalism and media productions and its IT and Engineering degrees offer one year of industrial training.
The UTS faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences is widely known for its practical media/ communications degrees, along with its thorough focus on critical theory. UTS is also host to the Australian Centre for Independent Journalism (ACIJ). Graduates from this faculty serve as a feeder to the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] conveniently located just across the road, and the [[John Fairfax Holdings|Fairfax Group]] of newspapers.
== Reputation and Achievements ==
*In 2005, the [[Times Higher Education Supplement]] placed UTS in the top 100 universities of the world, at rank 87<ref>[http://www.topuniversities.com/worlduniversityrankings/results/2005/top_200_universities/ Top 200 Uinversities] World University Rankings</ref>. However, it did not make the top 200 university rankings by Times Higher Education in 2006 and 2007.
*Each year UTS attracts the highest number of first preference applications for Creative Arts courses in the state.<ref>[http://www.uts.edu.au/about/facts/applic.html Student Applications]</ref> These courses include the [http://www.dab.uts.edu.au/design/index.html Bachelor of Design] courses offered by the Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building and the [http://datasearch.uts.edu.au/hss/courses/undergraduate_courses.cfm Bachelor of Arts (Communications)] courses offered by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.
*In December 2006 the UTS Faculty of Business earned accreditation from [[AACSB]] International. There are only 5 institutions that have received this accreditation in Australia, and just 540 worldwide (less than 10 per cent of the world's business schools). This comes on the back of being ranked in the top six business/economics faculties for the DEST Learning and Teaching Performance Fund (2007).<ref>[http://www.uts.edu.au/new/releases/2007/January/10.html AACSB accreditation]</ref>
*At the end of 2007 UTS became the first undergraduate [[Chartered Financial Analyst|CFA]] ([[Chartered Financial Analyst]]) Program Partner in Australia based on the Bachelor of Business with a major in Finance. The UTS Finance major is still the only undergraduate degree in Australia to be acknowledged by the CFA.<ref>[http://www.cfainstitute.org/cfaprog/university/asia_pacific.html CFA Program Partners in Asia Pacific] - CFA Institute</ref>
*In October 2007 UTS received the equal highest allocation of the "learning and teaching performance fund" alongside the University of Wollongong. The university received an A1 rating for all four discipline groupings (science, business, humanities and health).<ref>[http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22521318-12332,00.html Learning and teaching performance fund]</ref>
*UTS has earned an [[Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency|EOWA]] (Employer of Choice for Women) citation every year since it was launched in 2001, and has been rated as a best practice organisation by EOWA for the past ten years.<ref>[http://www.uts.edu.au/new/releases/2006/February/22.html UTS recognised as an employer of choice for women ]</ref>
== Campuses ==
[[Image:UTS Haymarket Campus.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Haymarket Campus]]
{| class="wikitable"
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! Campus
! Address
! Location
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| [[Haymarket, New South Wales|Haymarket]]
| Corner of Quay Street and Ultimo Road
| [[Sydney CBD|City]]
| [http://www.uts.edu.au/about/mapsdirections/citymap.html Map]
|-
| [[Broadway, New South Wales|Broadway]]
| Broadway, Harris St & Thomas St
| [[Sydney CBD|City]]
| [http://www.uts.edu.au/about/mapsdirections/citymap.html Map]
|-
| [[Kuring-gai]]
| Eton Road
| [[Lindfield, New South Wales|Lindfield]]
| [http://www.uts.edu.au/about/mapsdirections/kgoverview.html Map]
|-
| [[St Leonards, New South Wales|St. Leonards]]
| Reserve Road
| [[Artarmon]]
| [http://www.uts.edu.au/about/mapsdirections/sloverview.html Map]
|}
===Campus architecture===
[[Image:Ultimo UTS Fairfax.JPG|thumb|Building 10, formerly known as the Fairfax Building ]]
The University of Technology, Sydney is a unique mix of architectural styles reflecting the different periods in which the buildings and grounds were constructed and renovated. The famous [[UTS Tower|'Tower' building]] is an example of [[brutalist architecture]] with square and block concrete designs. The Haymarket campus (building 5) is a mix of Colonial and Modern and the recently completed buildings 4 and 6 are designed with [[high-tech architecture]].
{{further|[[UTS Tower]]}}
In October 2006, the university's tower building was voted by 23% of the total vote in a poll hosted by [[Sydney Morning Herald]] as ugliest building in Sydney.<ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/ugly-talk-strikes-a-chord-in-citys-heart/2006/10/31/1162278141507.html Tower Building] SMH article</ref>
The University recently acquired the former [[Sydney Institute of Technology]] building that stands opposite to Building 10 (on Jones St) and adjacent to Building 2. This building was named Building 7, but is in the process of being demolished to make way for an extension of Alumni Green.
[[Image:Utsit.jpg|thumb|left|Fairfax building]]
=== Libraries ===
The university provides two campus libraries: ''The Blake Library'' (City campus) and the ''George Muir Library'' (Kuring-Gai Campus). The Blake library is currently a 4 floor facility. Levels 4 and 5 are in the process of being re-furbished to create more learning spaces and room to house collections. The new library will be 'greener' as well with significant savings in energy usage.<ref>[http://www.lib.uts.edu.au/about/building_project The Blake Library Building project]</ref>
===Housing===
The University offers modern, [http://www.housing.uts.edu.au/residences/index.html self-catering accommodation] in four buildings named Gumal Ngurang, Geegal, Bulga Ngurra, and Blackfriars. Gumal Ngurang is the largest complex and is located on Broadway, just down the road from Bulga Ngurra.
==Student life==
The [[UTS Union]]<ref>[http://www.utsunion.uts.edu.au UTS Union Homepage]</ref> is the organisation which runs a range of on-campus student services, including food & beverage outlets, cultural activities, student social events, and is responsible for overseeing UTS clubs & societies, sports clubs and other recreational activities. The UTS gym has recently been renovated. The City Campus is home to two licensed bars, 'The Glasshouse' and 'The Loft'.
UTS has its own community radio station on campus, [[2SER|2SER FM]]. The studio is located on level 26 of the UTS Tower and broadcasts to the entire Sydney region. The station is jointly owned by UTS and [[Macquarie University]], with a second studio at Macquarie University. UTS Journalism students help produce the station's news and current affairs programs including "The Wire" and "Razors Edge", which have struggled to attact high ratings compared to other universities' campus radio stations.
A limited number of students (mainly from the Faculty of Humanities) are represented by the [[UTS Students' Association]]
==Notable alumni==
*[[Rob Adams (CEO)|Rob Adams]], CEO of Funds Management, [[Challenger Financial Services]]; Faculty of Business - Bachelor of Business
*[[Michael Cook (CEO)|Michael Cook]], CEO of Macquarie Capital Alliance Group - part of [[Macquarie Bank]]; NSWIT - Bachelor of business studies (accounting)
*[[Anh Do]], comedian - Law degree
*[[Andrew Ferguson]], General Secretary of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union ([[CFMEU]]); Faculty of Law - Diploma in Industrial Law
*[[Anna Funder]], author of ''[[Stasiland]]; Faculty of Humanities - Master's degree in creative writing
*[[Ross Gittins]], economics editor at the ''[[Sydney Morning Herald]]''; NSWIT - Bachelor of Business Studies
*[[Morris Iemma]], [[Premiers of New South Wales|Premier of New South Wales]]; Faculty of Law - Master's degree in law
*[[Hugh Jackman]], actor; Faculty of Humanities - Bachelor's degree in communications (journalism). He was awarded the 2008 Chancellor's Alumni Award for Excellence.<ref>[http://www.newsroom.uts.edu.au/news/detail.cfm?ItemId=11098 Alumnus Hugh Jackman honoured at UTS 20-year celebration]</ref>
*Hon. Justice [[Tricia Kavanagh]], NSW Industrial Relations Commissioner; Faculty of Law - Bachelor's degree in law (1981), Doctor of Philosophy in law (1998)
* [[Sonia Kruger]], host of ''[[Dancing With The Stars]]'' - Arts degree
*[[Sophie Lee]], actress; Faculty of Humanities - Graduate certificate in writing
*[[David Murray (CEO)|David Murray]], former CEO of the Commonwealth Bank; Faculty of Business - Bachelor's degree in business (accounting)
*[[Tim Palmer (journalist)|Tim Palmer]], award-winning [[Australian Broadcasting Commission|ABC]] journalist; Faculty of Humanities - Bachelor's degree in communications 1991
*[[Tanya Plibersek]], politician; Faculty of Humanities - Bachelor's degree
*[[Roger Price (Australian politician)|Roger Price]], politician; Faculty of Business - Diploma
*[[Guy Templeton]], CEO of [[Minter Ellison]] Lawyers; Faculty of Business - Masters in Business Administration
*[[Debra Thomas]], Chief Nursing Officer, NSW Department of Health; Graduate's certificate in bioethics
*[[Karen Tso]], Financial reporter; [[Nine Network]] Australia.
*[[Julia Wilson]], rower; Faculty of Business - Bachelor's degree
==Staff==
*Professor Anne Bamford, the world's leading expert on arts education, was at UTS before moving to London.
*Eva Cox, Faculty of Humanities.
*Ross Jones, ex-Faculty of Business, now Commonwealth Treasury.
*Antony Kidman, Faculty of Science, father of actress [[Nicole Kidman]].
*[[Theo Van Leeuwen]], Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Wendy Bacon, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
==Sports Clubs==
[[Image:AUGSBASKETBALL.jpg|thumb|250px|right|The gold medal winning 2007 men's basketball team]]
[[Image:AUDSFOOTBALL.jpg|thumb|250px|right|The men's football team]]
* UTS has a famous rowing club located at [[Haberfield, New South Wales|Haberfield]]. The UTS Rowing club produced all four crew members of the coxless fours at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and [[Julia Wilson]], Monique Heinke and Victoria Roberts who were members of the team involved in the [[Sally Robbins]] controversy in 2004. {{Fact|date=March 2008}}
* The [[UTS Australian Football Club]] or "The Bats" compete in the [[Sydney AFL]]. Formed in 1999, <ref>[http://www.utsunion.uts.edu.au/sport/clubs/afl/index.html UTS Union Ltd]</ref> they won the A and B grade premierships in 2006.
*The [[Sydney Cricket Club]] cricket club was formed in 2007 as a merger between the [[Sydney Cricket Ground]] Trust and the [[UTS Balmain Cricket Club]]. The club competes in the [[Sydney Grade Cricket|Sydney Grade competition]].
*''UTS Jets'' are the University's [[rugby league]] team. They defeated Sydney Uni in the 2008 Broadway derby.<ref>[http://www.utsjets.com/ UTS Jets]</ref> They are the current premiers of the [[NSW Tertiary Student Rugby League|NSW tertiary rugby league]] competition.
*[[UTS Gridiron]] competes in the [[Gridiron NSW]] league (American football).
*The ''UTS Hockey club'' is one of the biggest sporting clubs at UTS, playing in the top grades of men and women's hockey in NSW.<ref>[http://www.utshockey.org/ UTS Hockey]</ref>
*The ''UTS fencing club'' is the home of Olympian Frank Bartolillo who represented Australia in [[fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics]] in Athens. It is the most successful fencing club in NSW.<ref>[http://www.utsunion.uts.edu.au/sport/clubs/fencing/index.html UTS Fencing]</ref>
*The [[UTS Northern Suburbs Athletic Club]] competes in the Australian circuit and has produced many National Champions. They won the national championship in 2006 and became the first club from NSW to win.<ref>[http://www.utsnorthsath.com.au/ UTS Norths Athletics]</ref> Its athletes include [[Nick Bromley]], Stuart Paterson and Tristan Garrett.
*The ''UTS Volleyball Club'' is the largest university volleyball club in NSW. Both the Men's and Women's teams compete in the state's premier league - the Sydney League.<ref>[http://www.utsunion.uts.edu.au/sport/clubs/volleyball/index.html utsunion volleyball]</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.uts.edu.au Official UTS site]
* [http://www.utsunion.uts.edu.au UTS Union]
* [http://www.insearch.edu.au INSEARCH UTS]
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