International student profiles

In 2012, the Faculty has approximately 1900 international students from all over the globe!

They come from as many as 74 countries - Afghanistan, Argentina, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Burma, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Denmark, East Timor, Egypt, Fiji, France, Gaza Strip and West Bank, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, South Korea, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Macau, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Nepal, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tonga, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America, Venezuela, Vietnam and Zimbabwe!

UTS: Engineering international students profiles portrays our students, letting them speak about their:

impressions and views on their studies with UTS: Engineering, and
experiences of living in Sydney.

All profiles are published with the permission of the students.
New profiles are added on a regular basis.

Profiles are listed by the student's country:

Austria

Ulrich Kropf

"The lecturers are excellent, they explain things in a really good and caring way."

Bangladesh

Fahim Fayyaz

Master of Engineering Studies (Telecommunications Engineering)

"Telecommunications Engineering is such a fantastic combination of telecommunications and management subjects which I really appreciate."

Brazil

Larissa Reis

Master of Engineering Management (MEM)

"I like everything about the MEM."

China

Cheng Chen

Master of Engineering Management

"Being here and studying at UTS has met all my expectations; I’ve learned a lot of new soft skills – people skills especially, and about management in the workplace."

Harvey Liu

Master of Environmental Engineering Management

"I think the motto 'think change do' is great."

Keshu Xu

Master of Environmental Engineering Management

"The MEM is really like an MBA with lots of management classes."

Weiqi Li

Bachelor of Engineering (Structural)

"What I really love though is that we also have to be far more responsible than back home. I’m really passionate about all this learning – my philosophy is that if you lose your passion to study, you lose everything."

Yuxuan Ma

Master of Environmental Engineering Management

"UTS is a good place to study, the library is well equipped and the teachers guide me to think and solve."

Colombia

Ana Carrillo Restrepo

Master of Environmental Engineering Management

"UTS has a lot to offer outside of my studies."

Egypt

Ahmed El Bahaey

Master of Software Engineering Management

"There are great facilities on campus and one that's particularly impressed me is a prayer room that I can use."

France

Nathalie Dourneau

"I'm now much more confident and have more skills than before I came here."

Romain Rallu

"UTS: Engineering is said to be the best in Australia!"

Germany

Daniel Willinger

"I will come to Sydney again, but I don't know when. But one thing is for sure: I will drop by at the UTS!"

Elisabeth Klar-Rosen

Master of Engineering Management

"The teaching here is very different, very interactive and very experiencing."

Fabian Supper

Master of Engineering Management

"I like studying here very much because I can learn such a lot."

Martin Fütterer

"UTS was the best option as it's a technical uni like mine and I could get exemptions back home from the subjects studied here."

Michael Sochor

Graduate Certificate in Engineering Management

"Leadership and Responsibility, just for this subject it was already worth to study at the UTS."

Iceland

Olafur Arnason

Master of Engineering Management

"I'm absolutely amazed at the diversity of different people and cultures in Australia."

India

Aashish Kanav

Master of Engineering Studies, Master of Engineering Management (Manufacturing Engineering and Management)

"The course is very professionally run and full of substance."

Abhijeet Zargar

Master of Engineering Studies / Master of Engineering Management

"To any students who are deciding about coming to UTS - don't miss this opportunity!"

Abigail Nongrum

Bachelor of Engineering (Information and Communication Technologies)

"I came to UTS because I was really impressed with the engineering courses offered."

Ajitesh Rana

Master of Engineering Studies

"Consulting with my friends and relatives living in Sydney, who did their studies at UTS, cemented my determination to come here to study."

Deep Puri

Master of Engineering Management / Master of Business Administration

"The Services at UTS are just the best."

Jyothish Varghese

Master of Engineering Studies (Telecommunications Engineering)

"No other university offers this kind of variety."

Karan Sharma

Master of Engineering Management

"I have such a great mix of students in my classes, for example there are some people with 25 years of experience and to be able to get their perspective and talk to them, as well as my lecturers of course, is quite enriching."

Kirtiraj Kadam

Master of Engineering Studies (Manufacturing Engineering and Management)

"The infrastructure at UTS is fantastic, everything is in one place – teaching and administration are together. I'm happy with my courses and feel they absolutely prepare me for any future work."

Nishant Siyani

Master of Engineering Management

"Studying here means a lot of self-learning and group work and you learn to be selfreliant very quickly!"

Ravil Jain

Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering)

"The faculty staff are very capable and more importantly well experienced."

Rekil Suma Ravikumar

Master of Engineering Management

"UTS has this great thing called 'peer networkers' – other students who volunteer to help newcomers."

Sivasankar Swaminathan

Master of Engineering Management

"I wanted to do a bridging course away from my technical knowledge towards management and the Master of Engineering Management/Master of Business Administration is exactly the right program for me."

Suchi Misra

Master of Engineering Management

"UTS is really the only university that offered the combination of the sort of degree I was looking for – management and technical in a two-year package. During an interview at an IDP event in Delhi with a staff member from the Faculty of Engineering & Information Technology, I found out more about the program and subsequently was made an offer to join UTS."

Indonesia

Christian Helge

"When I first came to UTS, I participated in the Orientation Program. The Peer Networkers who do a lot during the program, gave me such a warm welcome and made me feel so at home."

Shan Farandy

Master of Engineering Management

"I find the balance within the MEM with management and engineering is really great."

Iran

Payam Hosseini

Master of Engineering (Structural Engineering)

"UTS:Engineering has a good reputation, especially because of its industry network."

Pegah Jafereh

Master of Engineering Management

"I chose the MEM because I wanted to improve my knowledge both in Engineering and Management and the MEM/MBA looked like the most suitable program and although it is engineering management, the program is open to non-engineers because there are no technical subjects involved."

Israel

Helmi Tarazi

"My dream of coming to Australia came true when I was given the opportunity to attend one of the most prestigious and advanced universities in Australia: UTS."

Italy

Andrea Demichelis

Master of Engineering Management

"The MEM really meets my expectations, I feel very comfortable with it."

Jordan

Faisal Atmeh

Master of Engineering Management

"My future plans? MBA at UTS is an option."

Lebanon

Muhammad Sawwas

Master of Engineering Management

"UTS was on top of my list for its reputation for being practice-based, not just teaching theories."

Malaysia

Harinder Naginder Singh

Master of Engineering Management

"The postgraduate courses at UTS are incredibly multi-cultural."

Mauritius

Naaill Duymun

Master of Environmental Engineering Management

"The learning environment at UTS is extraordinary."

Nicolas Thierry Larue

Bachelor of Engineering

"My decision in choosing a university for my engineering studies revolved strongly around the practical component involved in the degree, and since the Faculty of Engineering at UTS is Australia's leader in practice-based engineering, UTS was without doubt my first choice."

Mexico

Diana Bustani Garcia, Maria Perez Lobaton, Leti Morales and Ricardo Papayanopulos

"We love it here and UTS: Engineering and want to eventually come back to do a postgraduate program."

Nepal

Barsha Karki

Master of Engineering Studies (Telecommunications Engineering and Telecommunication Networks)

"I can say to any future student interested in UTS – go for it!"

New Caledonia

Claudie Cheng

Bachelor of Engineering Diploma in Engineering Practice

"I find the staff at UTS very helpful with great services."

Nigeria

Jude Chizea

Master of Engineering Studies

"I'm really very glad to be a student here."

Pakistan

Malik Awan

Master of Engineering Management

"UTS was my first choice - it has a very good name in Pakistan"

Muhammad Fasih Khairi

"I have been given a fabulous opportunity to study at my dream university, which is UTS."

Sameer Ul Hassan Burney

Master of Engineering Management

"The combination of business and management is just right and I particularly like 'Managing People' – it teaches you how to deal with employees; of course also subjects dealing with quality and systems; it’s all relevant in the professional market."