Engineering, IT and Project Management
Students interested in studying engineering, project management and information technologies can get involved in a number of activities run by the University.
The Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies offers workshops, programs, competitions and information nights as well as work experience placements for high school students throughout the year.
Activities for students
Engineering, project management and information technologies
Engineering
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Activities for teachers
Interactive workshops
Throughout the year, we invite high school students on campus to experience what it’s like studying engineering, project management and information technologies.
Students participate in fun, interactive workshops, tour our facilities and talk to our academics and current students about study options and life at Sydney. During the workshops they might create their own avatar, build a signal railway, race in a fuel cell car challenge or participate in a desert-island scenario.
Our students can also come to your high school and run activities with your students, aligned with your curriculum.
Work experience
The faculty offers a limited number of work experience placements for year 10 students in the following areas:
- Chemical and biomolecular engineering
- Civil engineering
- Aerospace, mechanical and mechatronic engineering
- Electrical and information engineering
- Information technologies
Students are teamed up with either an academic or Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) student to work on a suitable project. This program is popular so you will need to apply for a place as early as possible.
If you're a student in year 10 and would like to enquire about work experience, please fill in this form.
Please note: work experience placements in engineering and IT are extremely popular. Please submit an application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment, as arranging a placement can take some time.
Information nights
We know that life during the final years at school can be stressful, so we want to make your students’ transition to university as easy as possible.
At our Year 11/12 and Parent Information Night held in June we give students an overview of our undergraduate degrees, explain the application process and let them know about our HSC preparation and bridging courses.
They also have the chance to chat to academics and current students and hear about their experiences at Sydney first hand. To find out more and to register go to sydney.edu.au/engineering/info-night
Summer and Autumn Schools
We participate in the Engineers Australia summer school in December and autumn school in April, designed for students in Years 11 and 12 who are interested in pursuing an engineering career.
These week-long programs include visits to universities, including Sydney, and engineering companies with the opportunity to see engineers in action on major project sites. Participants will be mentored by university students, engage in hands-on activities and learn about careers in engineering.
For more information visit the Engineers Australia website
Discover Engineering Day
The Faculty also participates in Engineers Australia’s Discover Engineering Day, fun and interactive days throughout the year where students can learn what a career in engineering is all about.
For more information visit the Engineers Australia website
National Computer Science School (NCSS)
For students in Year 11 and 12 interested in IT, the Faculty runs an intensive week long computer programming and website development summer school. As part of the program, participants will also go on site visits and meet industry professionals to get an idea of what a career in IT could be like.
For more information visit the NCSS website
NCSS Challenge
The NCSS Challenge is a five week competition giving high school students an opportunity to learn and experience computer programming. The Challenge is designed to cater for beginners, intermediate and advanced students.
For more information visit the NCSS Challenge website
Girls’ Programming Network
The Girls’ Programming Network (GPN) is an extra-curricular program run by girls, for girls. In this one-day workshop participants have the opportunity to develop their own games, learn about digital media, sound, image and video manipulation and even create smart phone applications.
The tutors are a mix of University IT students and professional software engineers from companies like Google and Atlassian.
For more information visit the GPN website
Computer Science for High School (CS4HS)
Google has developed partnerships with a handful of universities in Australia, including the University of Sydney, to conduct a Computer Science for High School (CS4HS) program.
The CS4HS workshop aims to increase high school teachers’ knowledge and ability to promote and teach computer science and computational thinking in classrooms. The program takes a 'train the trainer' approach. The 2-3 day workshops for teachers provide training, tips, and actual classroom materials to help them teach programming and computing in schools and turn students into computational thinkers and creators.
For more information email