Events and Activities

Once you have registered with BUILD, you can find out about our events and workshops from several sources:

• CareerHub - You will be able to view the BUILD core activities, elective events and experiential activities via CareerHub. You can then track your progress through the program via your CareerHub dashboard which will show what you have booked into and attended, tallying your program points as you complete the various sections. 
• The Bi-weekly BUILD Up eNewsletter features upcoming BUILD opportunities.
• Social media @utsbuild – Instagram, Facebook and Linkedin.

BUILD core activities are exclusive to registered members, however, many electives are more open to all UTS students.

All members are required to complete the standard suite of BUILD core activities to lay the foundation and framework that supports your leadership journey. These four activities tally to 40 points which is the minimum requirement to complete the core part of your program.

Members can then select from the elective options that fit within your schedule and suit your personal interests. You need to complete at least 60 points of electives.

Once you have a minimum of 40 core points and 60 elective points totaling 100 points, you have completed the BUILD Program!

A natural progression of your BUILD leadership journey is to consider an immersive overseas experience, such as a six month Global Exchange or a 2-6 week Global Short Program. These experiences can cap off your preparation for a truly international career. If you would like to know more about virtual and overseas programs, visit the respective websites and contact the teams that coordinate these programs. All UTS approved overseas global experiences count towards BUILD elective points - Global Exchange and In-Country Study (40 elective points) and Global Short Programs (20 elective points).

Some of last year's highlights include:

• The Effects of Voluntourism and how we can Rethink International Development with Sally Hetherington, OAM, Human and Hope
• Urban agriculture fieldtrip to Sydney City Farms
• Building Resilience of Australian Coral Reefs with Lorna Howlett
• Civic Leadership and Design Thinking with Franked.io (as part of Global Goals Month)
• Re:Gen Tomorrow Forum with keynote speaker Dr Nicola Garofano, Head Circular Economy Development, Planet Ark; Associate Professor Melissa Edwards, Climate Action Fellow, Australian Business Deans Council; and Dr Lisa Lake - Director of the Centre Of Excellence in Sustainable Fashion and Textiles.
• Refugee Camp in My Neighbourhood Fieldtrip
• Humanitarian Affairs Asia 3rd Global Peace Summit (UN Conference Centre, Bangkok, Thailand)
• Humanitarian Affairs Asia 11th University Scholars Leadership Symposium (USLS) (UN Conference Centre, Bangkok, Thailand)
• Interactive seminar and cultural creativity workshop on Bridging Cross-Cultural Creativity and Innovation with Yiying Lu, UTS alumna, award-winning artist, entrepreneur, global educator, and bilingual TEDx speaker
• Seminar on Pioneering Solutions to Human Trafficking: How a Grass Roots NGO is Changing the Game with Michael Brosowski OAM, Founder and CEO of Blue Dragon Children’s Foundation
• Interactive Social Progress: Climate Change Simulation Game to explore the complexities of collective action problems and the mobilisation towards positive action with High Resolves