Featured news, opportunities and events for Engineering students
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Join the ChallENG Program
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Women in Engineering
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More from UNSW Engineering
Explore the latest research, developments and innovations from your faculty.
EngScope | Newsletter archive
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Sustainability Spotlight #1 | Leading the way in clean energy at UNSW
Discover how UNSW is driving the transition to clean energy, explore an Engineering student’s impactful work in the Fiji Islands, and find simple ways to be part of the change in this first Sustainability Spotlight article!
Is your Computer Science core course full?
Is your Computer Science core course full?
Don’t worry there’s other enrolment options for you.
Check out the information below for tips on how you can progress through your degree if you bump into a full core course:
TalkCampus | Peer-based mental health support app
Have you downloaded the TalkCampus app yet? It's a free mental health support service available to all UNSW students.
Engineering the Future | Podcast Series
Listen to industry leaders discuss cutting-edge ideas. From exciting developments in nuclear technology to the universal impact of Artificial Intelligence, dive into these innovations that will impact society over the next two decades.
Engineers Australia Free Graduate Membership
Did you know Engineers Australia offers free graduate memberships?
2025 AINSE Pathway Scholarships
Applications are now open for the 2025 AINSE Pathway Scholarships (for Honours and Masters students).
Student Artwork Competition | Win $1,000!
Have your artwork displayed at Rupert Myers or Morven Brown!
Create a work and submit it for consideration in our student art competitions by Friday 28 March 2025.
You will be awarded $1000 if your work is selected to be displayed.
2025 John Holland Scholarship
Applications are now open for the 2025 John Holland Scholarships.
Archive | News, opportunities & events from 2025
Empowering Excellence: Engineering Scholarship
Applications are now open for the EGPA Empowering Excellence Industry Scholarship! This scholarship supports high-achieving 3rd-year students in Engineering, helping them focus fully on their studies.
myEnglish Week
myEnglish Week is back! Join us to polish your academic English skills before the start of Term 1.
Archive | News, opportunities & events from 2024
Join the AgriCycle Project | ChallENG
Take the ChallENG and join the Agricycle project! Positions are available for Design and Operations teams
Quantum Australia 2024 | Free Careers Fair!
Come along to the 2024 Sydney Quantum Academy Conference and Careers Fair!
International Students | Engineering Industrial Training Workshop
Find out how you can build your employability profile as an international engineering student at UNSW. Meet and discuss options for finding industrial training with employers, industry representatives and other international students!
2024 Inter-Uni Design Corner
Calling all UNSW Engineering students! Are you curious about humanitarian engineering? Are you eager to put your engineering skills to the test? Well, roll up your sleeves and get pumped to compete in this year’s Inter-Uni Design Corner!
EduSoc x EWB Games Night
Bond with peers, expand your network and have a blast at our games night.
Explore Engineering Careers in Hong Kong
Connect with industry experts and discover the diverse engineering opportunities in Hong Kong!
Explore Vertically Integrated Projects
Whether you want to work on implementing VR and AR in surgeries, building artificial hearts or growing animal products in the lab, there's a project for you.
Find Industrial Training | Industry, Panel and Networking
UNSW Engineering and UNSW Employability team up to teach Engineering students the secrets of securing great Industrial Training (IT).
Register here for our event!
Engineering Success: Planning Your Second Year Courses and Specialisation
First-year Engineering students are invited to join the Start@UNSW Team and the Faculty of Engineering for a 1.5-hour workshop designed to guide you through the essential steps for a successful second year and beyond!
Engineering Taste of Research Event
Taste of Research is an interactive annual event that encourages undergraduate students to discover research projects in UNSW Engineering.
Engineering | Petals of Hope Charity Ball
Enjoy a two-course meal, unlimited drinks, a professional photographer and DJ, and photobooth!
2024 Engineering Education Festival Pitch Competition
We’re excited to invite you to one of the highlights of our Education Festival: the VIP Pitch Competition!
This event showcases the hard work and achievements of our students in the Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) program, with teams representing every school and tackling a diverse range of projects.
Archive | News, opportunities & events from 2023
2023 STEM Student Competition Sponsorship Program | Apply now!
Apply now for the 2023 STEM Student Competition Sponsorship Program offered through the Office of the NSW Chief Scientist and Engineer.
Allens Legal Transformation Graduate Program 2024
Allens graduates will participate in a 12 month program with rotations through the Legal Technology, Legal Project Management, Product Lab and Innovation centre teams.
Learn practical design skills to create real world impact!
Want to take your passion for design and turn it into real world impact? Enrol in Industrial Design Studio 1A: Product Design Fundamentals for Term 2.
Scientific Computing in an AI World
In this public event, scientific computing meets the modern world of artificial intelligence, which can be a data-driven, model-free zone.
myEnglish Week
Put your best foot forward in Term 3! myEnglish Week is a free program of fun and interactive workshops to help you build confidence in Academic English.
Engineering Makerspaces | Have your say!
The Engineering Makerspaces are expanding and we'd love your input!
Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering | Postgraduate O-Week
Planning to apply for a 2024 AINSE Scholarship? Join the AINSE Postgraduate O-Week to attend workshops and more.
Undergraduate scholarships | Sydney Quantum Academy
Undergraduate scholarship applications for the Sydney Quantum Academy are now open!
UNSW SunSprint Open 2023
Compete in this year's model solar car racing event for the chance to win a $500 cash prize!
Engineering the Future of Biomedical Technologies
On UNSW’s Engineering the Future podcast, Associate Professor Mohit Shivdasani and Claire Bridges talk to STEM journalist Neil Martin, about how the science-fiction of bionic humans is now rapidly becoming a reality.
Paid Opp: Be a PASS Leader! 💸
Are you in your second or third year of undergraduate studies?
Help first-year students in 2024 develop a deeper understanding of course content by facilitating PASS study sessions. Extensive training and support will be provided!
Chubb Hackathon
This February, work in a team to solve real business problems! Attend a week-long hackathon to gain industry experience and compete for cash prizes.
ENGG4103 | International Humanitarian Response
Enrol in ENGG4103: International Humanitarian Response to learn how engineering intersects with international humanitarian response work.
PASS sessions are running until Week 10
Hey first-years! Looking for support and guidance while you study? Join a PASS session and upskill before your exams.
VIP Program
Up for a ChallENG? Application for various Vertically Integrated Projects in T1 2024 are now open for students.
Akuna Capital | STEM internship and graduate opportunities
Recruitment for internship and full-time graduate positions at Akuna Capital is open!
Archive | News, opportunities & events from 2022
myEnglish Week - register now!
myEnglish Week is a free program to help build your language confidence at UNSW. Register now for T3: Monday 29th August to Friday 2nd September.
Women in Engineering | WIE Connect is back in 2022!
Join this fun and vibrant partner program between UNSW Women in Engineering and WIESoc for female-identifying international and remote students!