Our mission
The mission of UTS focuses on the provision of higher education with an international focus that enhances professional practice, serves the community and enables students to reach their full potential.
UTS offers a unique combination of practicality, international awareness and city culture.
Our educational model emphasises a holistic concept of learning that educates forward-thinking, industry-ready professionals, promotes international student mobility, and conducts high quality collaborative research in niche areas.
Our vision
By 2010 we aim to be renowned as:
- a provider of dynamic and challenging professionally oriented higher education
- a vibrant learning community
- a leader in collaborative research and education
- an international university
- an influential and enterprising university
- an inspiring place to work.
Our current strategy
To work towards our vision our current strategic plan sets out objectives and strategies across the core activities of teaching and learning, research and the student experience.
Our commitment to quality
UTS invests considerable effort in embedding quality management across the University. The UTS Planning and Quality Management Framework (PQMF) guides adoption of a Plan, Do, Review, Improve cycle across all University plans, projects, processes and activities.
The Planning and Quality Unit supports the implementation of the PQMF throughout the University.
UTS is a member of the Australian Technology Network of Universities (opens an external site).

