New leadership at UTS

Professor Attila Brungs has stepped into the role of Vice-Chancellor at the University of Technology, Sydney, with the retirement of Professor Ross Milbourne.

Brungs has a distinguished career spanning academia and industry. A Rhodes Scholar with a PhD in inorganic chemistry, he has held senior positions with the CSIRO and prestigious consulting firm McKinsey & Company.

“UTS has come far in a short time,” said Brungs, who joined UTS in 2009 as Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research).

“We aspire to be a world-leading university of technology, [and] we are dedicated to offering new and agile programs that ensure our graduates hit the ground running in their careers.”

UTS was founded in its current form in 1988. It retains its technical college roots with a focus on practice-oriented education, producing industry-ready graduates and maintaining engagement with employer groups and the professions.

Its Sydney campus is currently updating and expanding with a $1.2 billion campus building program.