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Why study IT at the University of Sydney?

Partnerships

Capital Markets Cooperative Research Centre
The Capital Markets Cooperative Research Centre was formed in 2001 to bring together the best in innovative research and technology to the capital markets domain. Staff and students from the School of IT are working on projects with the Capital Markets CRC.

National ICT Australia (NICTA)
NICTA is a national organisation with the objective of becoming a world-class Research Institute and Centre of Excellence in science and innovation. NICTA brings together many of Australia’s and the world’s top researchers in ICT, including several staff from the School of IT.

Smart Services Cooperative Research Centre
The Smart Services CRC is funded by the Australian Government to enable research and development to support innovation in Australia’s services economy. Staff and students from the School of IT are working on projects with the Smart Services CRC.

Professional Associations

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
ACM is the world’s largest educational and scientific computing society. An Associate Professor with the School, Alan Fekete was named as a Distinguished Scientist by the ACM, “in recognition of significant accomplishments in, and impact on, the computing field”.

The Australian Computer Society (ACS)
The BIT, BCST and BCST (Advanced) and our postgraduate coursework degrees have been awarded Professional level accreditation by the ACS. Professor David Feng, Professor Peter Eades and Professor Jon Patrick are Fellows of the ACS.

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
IEEE is the world’s leading professional association for the advancement of technology. Professor David Feng and Professor Albert Zomaya are Fellows of the IEEE.

Industry

Microsoft Research Asia (MRA)
MRA is Microsoft’s fundamental research arm in the Asia Pacific region. The University of Sydney and MRA have signed an MOU which allows for student exchange and research collaboration. MRA also sponsors several prizes and activities in the School.