News for Schools- Term 1, 2016
KEY DATES
Key Dates : 2016
Save the date for these 2016 events:
- Career Advisers and Teachers Conference, Friday 19 February
Registrations are now at
- Year 10 Information Evenings (on campus)
- Monday 16 May 2016
- Wednesday 18 May 2016
- HSC and Careers Exhibition, Moore Park, Thursday 2 June to Sunday 5 June
- Scholarships Information Evening (on campus), Wednesday 22 June
- Open Day, Saturday 27 August 2016
- Life at Sydney (on campus) Tuesday 27 September and Wednesday 28 September
Further information will be provided closer to each date.
UPDATES
Mathematics prerequisites
The University of Sydney will lead the way in addressing the national crisis in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) by introducing mathematics prerequisites for a number of its courses from 2019. Read more here: important initiative will be discussed in more detail during the 2016 Career Advisers and Teachers conference, where an expert panel will discuss the background and data surrounding the new requirement.
University of Sydney leads Australia in QS Employability Rankings
Our graduates have been rated the most sought-after in Australia in the first comprehensive global rankings into employability.The University of Sydney topped the list of Australian universities in the inauguralQS Graduate Employability Rankings 2016, and was also rated in the top 15 globally with a rank of 14.The rankings mapped more than 30,000 people to identify the educational background of the world's most employable people. Read more here:
Introduction of the University of Sydney Dux Scheme
2015 marked the inaugural year of the University of Sydney Dux Scheme – a scheme which aimed to provide more study options for those students who had gone above and beyond academically and had been named Dux of their school. The scheme attracted 348 applications and assisted many students in securing guaranteed access to courses they may otherwise not have had access to based on their ATAR alone. In 2016, the University hopes to grow the number of students being recognised for their status as Dux via this scheme.
Arts Faculty launches new WW1 research tool
Join us to learn more aboutbeyond1914.sydney.edu.auas a digital research tool for the study of World War One. The University of Sydney is hosting this special event to introduce schoolteachers and archivists to the University’s war memorial and Great War collections.
The afternoon will begin with a tour of the University’s War Memorial carillon with a special performance by the University Carillonist, followed by a session with experts on the classroom uses of our digital resource, within the history and drama curricula.
New approach marks major development in indigenous studies
The University of Sydney's Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences has launched an innovative and engaging new Indigenous Studies major. Demonstrating the University's commitment to Indigenous participation, inter-disciplinary scholarship and cross-cultural dialogue, the new Indigenous Studies major marks a new era in the University of Sydney's commitment to Indigenous education and the emergence of Indigenous Studies as an internationally-recognised discipline. Read more here:
School visits and campus tours
Our inspiring student ambassadors are available to visit schools in the Sydney metropolitan area and speak to your students about life at the University of Sydney.
Our ambassadors are from a wide range of faculty and degree areas. In addition to sharing personal experiences and stories, they can offer advice on courses, transferring, deferring and a range of other topics that school students need to know about in order to make informed choices about attending university.
Campus tours start underneath the Clocktower of the Quadrangle and take in many of the key features on campus. Tours can vary in length depending on what you require. We are more than happy to adapt the tour to meet your school's specific needs.
Book a school visit or campus tour online:
University of Sydney Business School now open for business
The new University of Sydney Business School Abercrombie Precinct will be open to the public in early 2016. Specifically designed as a place to exchange disruptive ideas, connect and collaborate for good, the building will enable transformational learning and inspire cross-disciplinary, cuttingedge research that benefits both business and society.We will share this exciting space with you as part of the 2016 Career Advisers and Teachers Conference. In the meantime, find out more by visiting:
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