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Australian Award Scholarship Recipients Arrive from Indonesia

On 3 March, 2022, UTS officially welcomed the new Indonesian Australian Award Scholarship recipients.

Vietnam-Australia Economic Cooperation and Investment Opportunities Forum

UTS Faculty of Engineering and IT and the Consulate General of Vietnam in Sydney co-hosted a forum supported in part by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Australia-Vietnam Enhanced Economic Engagement Grant Program (AVEG).

First Cohort for THEi Master of Engineering Management (Hong Kong) Graduates

This cohort is the culmination of years of partnership between UTS and THEi and we are very proud of their accomplishments—especially throughout the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.  

AI/IoT Technology to enhance search and rescue in Vietnam

A project that aims to enhance search and rescue operations in Vietnam during natural disasters by using the latest digital transformation technologies, including aerial vehicles (UAVs), artificial intelligence (AI) and remote sensing technology. The initiative will be delivered collaboratively by the University of Technology Sydney and Le Quy Don Technical University.

Unleashing Opportunities in Vietnam Innovation Ecosystem

Academics across the UTS Faculty of Engineering and IT have secured a grant from the Australia-Vietnam Enhanced Economic Engagement (AVEG) Pilot Program, a DFAT scheme to enhance trade and investment between Australia and Vietnam.

Nicolas Baudin Internships provide UTS Students with Research Opportunities in France

Iman Rahimi, PhD, Research Scholar at the Faculty of Engineering IT, is a scholarship recipient of the prestigious Nicolas Baudin Program: Internships in France initiative from the Embassy of France in Australia.

Women in Engineering and IT go global

Overseas travels might be off our radars for some time and we all are hopeful to resume it rather sooner than later. 

While we all are holding our breath, why not savour the stories of brave FEIT female students, proud WiEIT community members, who were lucky to be part of fascinating projects in Europe at the beginning of 2020.

IoT-enabled ventilator developed by UTS Rapido Vietnam

A low-cost ventilator system to address severe acute respiratory failure in people suffering from COVID-19 has been developed by HCMUT Rapido, a technology transfer unit at Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, in partnership with UTS.

First Vingroup Scholars at UTS

UTS officially welcomed the first group of doctoral students under the prestigious Vingroup Science and Technology Scholarship Program for Overseas Study for Master’s and Doctoral Degrees scholarship.

Industry 4.0 for sustainable water systems

UTS has been awarded AUD$1 million by the Federal Government’s new Aus4Innovation program to improve water systems in Vietnam.

Myanmar-Australia Knowledge Exchange in Professional Engineering Education

UTS and UNSW have been working with the Myanmar Engineering Council and industry stakeholders in Myanmar to identify engineering needs of the future, and how future graduate profiles can meet those needs.

Promoting Wagyu beef traceability between Japan and Australia

The Australia-Japan Foundation is supporting UTS to promote its food tracking technology, which uses blockchain to tap into IoT capabilities along the Wagyu beef supply chain.

New joint research cluster in artificial intelligence

UTS and the Indian Statistical Institute in Kolkata have consolidated their strong collaborative relationship with the official launch of the ISI-UTS Joint Research Cluster on Artificial Intelligence.

Tracking technology for Wagyu beef

UTS is sharing its pioneering food tracking technology with Wagyu beef farmers in both Australia and Japan.

Mapping the future

Associate Professor Thanh Nguyen conducts leading research in satellite image processing. She visited UTS from VNU University of Engineering and Technology under the Faculty KTP (Engineering and IT) Visiting Fellow program.

UTS and Ontario Tech formalise research cooperation via Joint Research Centre

Cooperation between UTS and Ontario Tech University has taken its next step with the signing of an agreement to establish the Joint Research Centre in AI for Health and Wellness.

Maths to improve the real world

Dr Minh Hoàng Hà uses skills in maths and analytics, as well his creativity, to solve real-world problems. He visited UTS from VNU University of Engineering and Technology under the Faculty KTP (Engineering and IT) Visiting Fellow program.

Ho Chi Minh City returns for second visit to UTS

UTS Faculty of Engineering and IT hosted Ho Chi Minh City for discussions on smart cities, technology transfer and driving entrepreneurship.

UTS and Ho Chi Minh City Talk smart cities and Industry 4.0

UTS deep engagement in Vietnam has led to visit by Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee, where discussions centred on common research interests across smart cities and Industry 4.0.

Computer science for mental wellbeing

Dr. Ha Vu Le visited UTS under the Faculty KTP (Engineering and IT) Visiting Fellow program to research brain computer interface applications for brain disorders.

Talented students aim to help society through mechtronics

High schoolers visiting Australia from Vietnam as part of an international robotics competition, tour the UTS state-of-the-art 3D printing facilities and visit its Centre for Autonomous Systems

A flock of autonomous drones

Professor Matteo Convertino is fascinated by the broad and complex organisation of nature. He visited UTS under the Faculty KTP (Engineering and IT) Visiting Fellow program.

UTS shares engineering education experience in Myanmar

Workshop draws industry into curriculum design with the aim of supporting engineering challenges in Myanmar.

UTS Vice-Chancellor leads delegation to Vietnam to formalise relationship with Vingroup

UTS bolstered its growing network in Vietnam with the signing of an MOU with VinTech, a research institute under leading business group Vingroup.

Strengthening our partnerships in Vietnam

UTS was the only university -  invited to Canberra by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to make a presentation directly to the Vietnamese Prime Minister, Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

A rapid prototyping model for Vietnam?

UTS Rapido, an advanced technology development unit established in 2016, is a model of interest to the emerging Vietnamese technology sector looking for ways to develop collaborations between industry and tertiary institutions.

Science Your Future winners tour UTS Engineering and IT

Two winners of the Indonesia Science Your Future competition visited the Faculty of Engineering and IT.

First SILC Master of Engineering Management Students Graduate

Congratulations to the first cohort of SILC Master of Engineering Management alumni.

Collaboration to improve quality of sanitation in urban Bhutan

UTS FEIT hosted delegations from the College of Science and Technology (CST) of the Royal University of Bhutan (RUB) as part of a joint project to improve the quality of onsite sanitation in the urban areas of Bhutan.

Floodplain Risk Management and Climate Change

In May 2017 the Faculty of Engineering and IT welcomed a delegation of 15 Fellows from Vietnam to undertake a program in floodplain risk management and climate change. 

Award shortlist for arsenic elimination solution

The arsenic elimination project developed by Distinguished Professor Vigneswaran and Dr Tien Vinh Nguyen of the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, was a finalist for the Water & Wastewater Control Award. 

Thirsty for clean water