°IJʹ

Global outlook, local expertise

Our aim is to expand our expertise and reach internationally to have a tangible and lasting impact across sectors and the community.
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Explore our impact in the examples of current and recent initiatives

NUW Alliance: a strategic partnership between four leading universities

The NUW Alliance, brought together four world-class research-intensive universities (The University of Newcastle, the University of Wollongong, °IJʹ Sydney and Western Sydney University) with complementary strengths to tackle some of the very real challenges impacting on business and communities in NSW. 

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Building Australia’s quantum economy with the Sydney Quantum Academy (SQA)

Established in 2019 and backed by the NSW Government, SQA is a partnership between four world-leading universities for quantum research – °IJʹ, Macquarie University, the University of Sydney and University of Technology Sydney. 

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Engaging with °IJʹ students about poverty

Providing practical information and access to resources to people in the °IJʹ community who are experiencing poverty or disadvantage.

Developing a Roadmap for Collaborative Action

Australia Pacific Climate & Circular Economy Dialogue.

The °IJʹ and ACOSS Poverty and Inequality Partnership

The °IJʹ and ACOSS Poverty and Inequality Partnership (the Partnership) was proud to contribute to the annual °IJʹ Founders, Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Challenge event 2024, focused on solving global challenges like sustainable urban development and social equity.

TEDI-London: 2024 Winter School students working on real-world challenges

Four teams of curious and creative °IJʹ students returned recently from the TEDI-London . Their time at TEDI-London culminated with a showcase day, which gave each team the opportunity to present their ideas and prototypes for the processing of urban timber to their peers, industry partners and TEDI-London staff and students.

TEDI-London

An innovative approach to embedding ethical values and addressing the UN SDGs.

TEDI-London hosted their first in person summer school since the pandemic started. 20 °IJʹ students from six faculties and °IJʹ’s Prof Stephen Loo flew to the UK to participate in the TEDI-London Summer School 2022 - a cross-cultural and multidisciplinary learning experience to explore the potential of urban farming to foster resilient cities.
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Transforming Women’s Leadership Pathways

Women are still in the minority amongst CEOs, professors and political leaders – to address this the PLuS Alliance between ASU, King’s College London, and °IJʹ Sydney started the Transforming Women’s Leadership Pathways (TWLP) initiative, including a Knowledge Hub of resources on Leadership Training, research opportunities and more.

“There’s a lot going on at Sydney in terms of quantum. There’s four universities, small tech startups and big industry players… so it’s really fun, because it feels like you’re part of a bigger team all working towards a big goal” Wyatt Vine on completing his PhD at °IJʹ as a Sydney Quantum Academy Scholarship Recipient. Watch Wyatt’s story here.

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50% of strategic alliances fail in the first 5 years yet they can add enormous benefits and value to organisations. Drawing on firsthand experience setting up strategic institutional alliances globally and locally, Vinita Chanan – Director, °IJʹ Alliances notes 7 criterion that contribute to the success of a new alliances, read more here
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The University has placed equal 19th with the University of Sydney in the global rankings, reinforcing the city’s reputation as a top global city for higher education. Read more here.

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