Thales Australia extends its strategic partnership with University of Technology Sydney

Thales Australia has signed a university-wide Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) to strengthen collaboration between the two organisations. This partnership aims to provide UTS students with cutting-edge experiences and potential career paths at Thales. Over the past 20 years, Thales has significantly contributed to advancing engineering education, research, and social justice, particularly benefiting Indigenous and female STEM students through Work Integrated Learning (WIL) experiences. The extended partnership will encompass internships, scholarships, mentoring, events, guest lectures, advisory board participation, industry experience studios, curriculum development, and research projects.

Philip Swadling, Technical Director, Thales Australia and New Zealand said “This relationship with UTS provides benefits to both organisations, but most importantly it gives UTS students the chance to get momentum into their careers while they are still studying, helping to build the next generation of engineers for Australia."

Andrew Parfitt, Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Technology Sydney said "the agreement is about expanding this relationship into a whole-of-university one, enabling Thales to work with disciplines across UTS around a shared commitment for innovation and the development of technology, skills and talent."