University of Tasmania (UTAS)

University of Tasmania (UTAS)

University of Tasmania (UTAS)

The University of Tasmania (UTAS) is Australia’s fourth oldest university. With more than 34,000 students, the University provides a creative and stimulating academic environment and vibrant campus life. While maintaining a distinctive Tasmanian identity, the University of Tasmania offers a truly internationalized curriculum and broad access to a diverse range of degrees, student exchanges and learning experiences to shape future global leaders.

Beyond the student experience, the University’s community is strengthened by a network of more than 105,000 alumni spanning over 120 countries, and is underpinned by collaborative partnerships with other organizations who share our strategic outlook.

Tasmania is uniquely placed to offer a true Australian experience. The state is an overwhelmingly English-speaking environment and has a traditional Australian culture, all in a stunning and fun-packed location. Less than two hours from Sydney and less than one hour from Melbourne, Tasmania is known for its friendly, welcoming people, pleasant temperate climate, easy access to wilderness and heritage, and a cosmopolitan lifestyle with a strong arts culture.

The University of Tasmania (UTAS) is Australia’s fourth oldest university. With more than 34,000 students, the University provides a creative and stimulating academic environment and vibrant campus life. While maintaining a distinctive Tasmanian identity, the University of Tasmania offers a truly internationalized curriculum and broad access to a diverse range of degrees, student exchanges and learning experiences to shape future global leaders.

Beyond the student experience, the University’s community is strengthened by a network of more than 105,000 alumni spanning over 120 countries, and is underpinned by collaborative partnerships with other organizations who share our strategic outlook.

Tasmania is uniquely placed to offer a true Australian experience. The state is an overwhelmingly English-speaking environment and has a traditional Australian culture, all in a stunning and fun-packed location. Less than two hours from Sydney and less than one hour from Melbourne, Tasmania is known for its friendly, welcoming people, pleasant temperate climate, easy access to wilderness and heritage, and a cosmopolitan lifestyle with a strong arts culture.

Key Information
icon Intake 2024/25
Diploma/Degree/Postgraduates
  • July 2023

icon Year Established : 1890
icon Student Population : >30,000
icon Rankings
icon Intake 2024/25
Diploma/Degree/Postgraduates
  • July 2023
Strengths & Highlights
Why you should consider University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Why you should consider
University of Tasmania (UTAS)

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Our vision for Aboriginal engagement at the University of Tasmania is to:

  • Shape the University of Tasmania so that our institution is welcoming, respectful, formative and supportive of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. We will do this through continual improvement of Aboriginal community engagement, student recruitment, retention and success;
  • Mature the University’s capability to recognise, represent and desegregate Indigenous cultures, knowledges and communities across teaching and learning, curricula, research and governance, to become intrinsic to our programs and facilities;
  • Provide all staff and students with meaningful connections to Indigenous peoples, cultures, knowledges and communities. We will do this to enable understanding of and respect for Indigeneity and Indigenous lifeworlds as essential to the values and experience of our University community.

The University will accomplish these outcomes through actions guided by several key principles:

  • Palawa/Pakana-centred - As a place-based university, our focus is on outreach and support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to realise their personal and community aspirations.

  • Collaborative - The success of Aboriginal business at the University of Tasmania is the product of collaborative engagement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff with colleagues who bring their own diverse knowledges, experiences and cultures to the challenge of our strategic goals.

  • Support and Teaching - As a smaller institution, students at the University of Tasmania have greater opportunity to access and build relationships with teaching and professional staff over the years of their studies. Sustained and personalised care and learning is critical to the retention and success of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Students.

  • A Model for Innovation and Success - The programs and initiatives of the University of Tasmania stand as national and international models for innovation; to recognise and value Indigenous cultures and knowledges, and to make the livelihood and wellbeing of Indigenous peoples a central concern.

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Governance

Sustainability Vision Statement

The University of Tasmania plays a vital role in leading our place-based and globally-connected communities in understanding and delivering sustainable futures.

Sustainability Mission Statement

Sustainability is essential to planetary health and human flourishing. Through our operations and academic activities, we have a vital role in facilitating sustainable forms of living. We uphold that sustainability is central to open and rigorous learning and knowledge creation that also recognises thousands of human generations of Tasmanian Aboriginal and other traditional knowledges and value systems. We are committed to embodying sustainable forms of production and consumption within the University and enable pathways towards a just and viable future. We commit to accountability and authenticity in our endeavours. We empower the University’s students, staff and alumni to be facilitators in their fields and contribute to sustainable living now and into the future.”

 

UTAS Statement of Values

Creating and serving shared purpose

We value the creation, expansion and dissemination of knowledge, and the promotion of continual learning. We are on a common journey to unlock and develop potential, foster talent and contribute to the life and work of our students, staff, alumni and wider society.

Nurturing a vital and sustainable community

We value the care, connection and energy that come from a community of many levels and dimensions. Keeping our community strong supports each of us to find our place, do excellent work and extend our capabilities. We enable and participate in authentic conversations that allow us to be agents of change and transformation.

Focusing on opportunity

We value the creative possibilities that arise when people with skills, talents and innovative ideas come together and give each other the confidence to focus on opportunity.

Working from the strength diversity brings

We value diversity and the strength, resilience and creativity that it brings. We harness its gifts. In supporting the contribution and well-being of all, we create a welcoming, caring and inclusive environment.

Collaborating in ways that help us be the best we can be

We value a community that supports each of us to collaborate and to be the best we can be, flourishing both individually and collectively. Being supported to question and reflect gives us the freedom to challenge ourselves and each other. It reminds us that listening to, engaging with and involving others are vital for our success. We lead by example, supporting each other to act with integrity, be accountable, and consistently live our values every day.

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Discipline areas for undergraduate and postgraduate coursework programs are across five faculties and three specialist institutes:

Faculties:

  • College of Arts, Law and Education
  • College of Health and Medicine
  • College of Science and Engineering
  • College of Business and Economics
  • University College

Specialist Institutes:

  • Australian Maritime College
  • Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies
  • Menzies Research Institute Tasmania
  • Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture

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