New South Wales Institute of Technology
Emblem of UTS
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Former names
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Workingman's College (1870s) |
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| Motto | Think. Change. Do |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1870; University (1988) |
| Endowment | A$669 million (2013) |
| Chancellor | Brian Wilson |
| Vice-Chancellor | Attila Brungs |
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Administrative staff
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3,110 (2013) |
| Students | 37,673 (2013) |
| Undergraduates | 25,164 (2013) |
| Postgraduates | 12,509 (2013) |
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Sydney, Australia 33°53′1″S 151°12′3″E / 33.88361°S 151.20083°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colours | White and black |
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| Website | www |
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| University rankings | |
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| University of Technology Sydney | |
| QS World | 193 |
| THE-WUR World | 251-300 |
| ARWU World | 301-400 |
| USNWR World | 294 |
| CWTS Leiden World | 157 |
| Australian rankings | |
| QS National | 9 |
| THE-WUR National | 10= |
| ARWU National | 15-21 |
| USNWR National | 11 |
| CWTS Leiden National | 5 |
| ERA National | 14 |
Workingman's College (1870s)
Sydney Technical College (1882)
The University of Technology Sydney (UTS) is a public university in Sydney, Australia. The university was founded in its current form in 1988, although its origins trace back to the 1870s. It is part of the Australian Technology Network of universities.
The present-day University of Technology originates from the Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts (the oldest continuously running Mechanics' Institute in Australia), which was established in 1833. In the 1870s, the SMSA formed the Workingman's College which was later taken over by the NSW government to form, in 1882, 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Sydney (UTS), in 1988 under the University of Technology, Sydney Act of NSW State Parliament, which was later superseded by the University of Technology, Sydney, Act 1989 (NSW). 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 NSW 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.
UTS has had three phases in its history:
The University of Technology Sydney is an interesting mix of architectural styles reflecting the different periods in which the buildings and grounds were constructed and renovated. The famous 'Tower' building is an example of brutalist architecture with square and block concrete designs. Built following massive student protests in U.S. colleges like Berkeley and Kent State University, the building was designed to do away with large, outdoor areas and hence limit students' ability to stage large protests. The Haymarket campus (Building 5) combines a modern interior with the remaining exterior of the old markets building, and the recently completed buildings 4 and 6 are designed with an element of high-tech architecture.
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