UTS successful in latest EIF allocations

Following the recent announcements made in June by then-Deputy Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, all ATN universities have now been successful in securing funding from the $2 billion Education Investment Fund (EIF).

UTS was the most recent recipient of EIF funds in Round 3 of the program, being awarded $50 million to contribute to the cost of its new Faculty of Engineering and IT building, which will provide cutting-edge facilities for 8,150 students and cost $229.7 million in total.

"The building will provide a world-leading learning facility, creating a unique interactive learning environment bringing together students, academics and industry in purpose-designed community spaces,”

Julia Gillard announcing UTS’ $50 million award

UTS Vice-Chancellor, Professor Ross Milbourne, said. “This will allow UTS to produce greater numbers of graduates equipped with skills for the 21st century, and importantly, will help us increase participation by disadvantaged students. It will implement best practice environmental sustainability principles and leading-edge energy reduction technology has been incorporated into the design."

Collectively, ATN universities have been awarded $214.1 million from EIF, which is intended to support world-leading, strategically-focused infrastructure investments that will transform Australian tertiary education and research. Other ATN projects funded by EIF have been:

The RMIT Design Hub – $28.6 million

The RMIT Design Hub is a 12,000m2 building providing highly flexible design ‘warehouse’ spaces and collaborative technical workshops supporting cross disciplinary research and postgraduate education in design. Its scale, composition and range of facilities including workshops and a design archive make the Design Hub unique in Australia and the world.

The Materials and Minerals Science Learning and Research Hub at UniSA – $40 million

The university will construct a 5000m2 dedicated building housing innovative, multidisciplinary laboratories and learning spaces designed to grow the next generation of engineering, material and mineral science graduates and provide the interface required to ensure effective knowledge transfer to regional, national and international industry.

Science and Technology Precinct at QUT - $75 million

The Science and Technology Precinct will be a national focal point for renewal and growth of the science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines. The Precinct, which includes two multi-storey buildings for teaching and related facilities, will provide contemporary, flexible spaces that encourage interdisciplinary learning in a collaborative setting.

Engineering Pavilion at Curtin - $20.5 million

This student-focused learning centre will bring together in one interactive environment students from all disciplines of Engineering studies and facilitate transformational approaches to teaching and learning. The centre will be composed of two building wings located around an exhibition plaza with an open studio style that facilitates peer learning and combines laboratories, amenities, and areas for interaction into a suite of integrated spaces.