The award-winning Transdisciplinary (TD) Electives Program scales our unique teaching and learning experience to be delivered to all UTS undergraduate students.
The TD Electives Program brings together students from across all faculties at UTS to unpack complexity and learn how to work with others to meaningfully intervene in wicked systems through the lens of a real industry challenge.
Partnering with the TD Electives Program is a unique opportunity to be part of an award-winning Work Integrated Learning program, where university students can develop their practical experience as emerging professionals, with a real-world context.
We seek a variety of partners from the corporate, government and community sectors to collaborate with us to:
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Codesign a learning question or themes of exploration that are strategic for the partner organisation over three years.
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Contribute to pre-recorded student learning modules.
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Participate in live engagements in subject for three years to help students develop their projects (e.g. Q&A’s, mentorship, and providing feedback on student ideas).
"As a key industry collaborator for more than two years in the program, we have a deep commitment to the unique transdisciplinary learning and innovation taught in this pioneering program at UTS, contributing meaningfully to the educational experience of students. The partnership is driven by wanting to connect with and inspire university students as well as a shared belief in the power of diverse perspectives in solving real problems."
- Rob Castaneda, Founder & CEO ServiceRocket
Awards
2025 Gold Winner, QS Reimagine Education in the category 'The Power of Partnerships'
Current and previous lead partners include
Microsoft, City of Sydney, Miro, ServiceRocket, UNICEF Australia, Lane Cove Council, Stockland, Red Cross Australia, Regen Studios
Current and previous supporting partners include
Resilient Sydney, Pocket City Farms, Seabin, UTS Centre for Social Justice and Inclusion, ClimateKIC, Digital Storytellers, Regen Sydney, Inner West Council, City of Parramatta
Explore our case studies
Activating young Australians to build resilient communities
The inaugural partner in the TD Electives Program, Australian Red Cross, embraced the opportunity to connect with students and inspire them to design community-building projects that could help to face climate change and disaster recovery.
From classroom to council chamber: students speak out on data centres
Students in the Transdisciplinary subject TD: Pathways to Societal Transitions work with Lane Cove Council and local stakeholders to explore rapid data centre expansion in Sydney, and how to create a more community-inclusive industry.
Shaping technologies, shaping student outcomes
Developed in partnership with Microsoft and delivered by the team at the award-winning UTS Transdisciplinary School, Shaping Technologies That Shape Us is all about developing AI technologies for the common good.
Interested to know more?
Speak to our team about how partnering with the Transdisciplinary Electives Program could benefit your organisation.