UTS conducts offshore activities to further the objective and functions of the University. The development and delivery of courses of teaching and learning offshore are subject to all the expectations, oversight and regulations that apply to onshore programs.
UTS Offshore Programs are primarily designed to:
- promote the development of international communities of knowledge, professional practice and learning;
- build and sustain strategic alliances with overseas institutions of higher education, learned bodies and industry groups, adding value to the learning experience of all UTS students;
- provide opportunities for international students to complete a UTS program while staying in their home country or region.
In order to ensure these objectives and functions are achieved, new and continuing offshore activities are assessed to ensure that they meet one or more of the following criteria:
- help UTS to leverage its international research opportunities;
- attract high quality students to undertake postgraduate research degrees at UTS;
- raise the UTS profile;
- develop cohorts of students who will complete their UTS degree in Sydney ;
- aid in the recruitment of international students to onshore programs;
- enable UTS to expand its capacity for growth beyond the physical limits imposed onshore;
- provide opportunities for UTS staff development.
The Policy on UTS Offshore Activities provides a framework where UTS operates beyond the borders of Australia , either on its own or in cooperation with one or more international partners. The policy has been developed and approved to:
- ensure parity of outcomes and equivalence in procedures for UTS wherever it operates;
- emphasise the need for, and importance of, appropriate academic and other relevant standards, and of appropriate quality assurance practices to and in respect of all UTS offshore activities; and
- provide an effective and efficient framework for the development and administration of offshore activities to enable the university to meet its statutory and regulatory requirements.
