Event Management

Learn how world-class events are ideated, created and run

Want a future that puts you at the heart of the biggest and most spectacular events? With a qualification in event management from UTS, you can take a leading role in this multi-billion-dollar industry and carve out your place in this exciting and vibrant world.

Learning in the heart of Sydney, you’ll get unmissable opportunities to engage with industry and build the career-ready skills you need to design, manage, execute and deliver the breathtaking events of tomorrow.

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Internationally ranked
#7 in Australia

We’re ranked among the top 10 universities in Australia for business and management studies.

QS World University Rankings 2024
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Job postings
34,000 currently employed

Many people in Australia work in conference and event organiser roles.

Jobs and Skills Australia 2024
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Industry value
$20.9 billion

Conferences, trade fairs, expos and other large-scale events make a huge contribution to Australia’s economy.

Trade and Tourism 2024

Study options

Why study Event Management?

Event management is an $8 billion industry in Australia, and a growing one. Events are increasingly recognised as a powerful marketing tool for business and a way for government and community organisations to engage with stakeholders.

Our recently updated courses are designed to develop advanced professional skills and knowledge that will equip you for management positions in the broad and multifaceted event industry.

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Learn how to design, manage and leverage events to foster social interaction, business networking, trade and tourism and destination development. Events is a broad industry covering arts, culture, business, and sports and scales from small community festivals to global mega-events like the Olympic Games.

Events involve a complex web of tasks from concept development and planning to budgeting, risk management, staging and designing, marketing sponsorship and evaluation.

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