Explore your future career with UNSW's Industry Partnerships

Career success starts here

At UNSW we partner with the best in every industry. That's why we're ranked #1 in Australia for employment outcomes (QS World University Rankings, 2025).

It’s our job to make your professional dreams a reality when you graduate. We leverage awarded career readiness programs, training with close industry ties and networking opportunities to give our students the very best shot. It works, because we’ve got graduates who’ve reached these heights in their careers.

Industry partners make a difference

Jason Chan studied a Bachelor of Science and Business*/Bachelor of Science (Honours) now works for WSP, a multinational professional services firm that employs over 50,000 people. Jason knew how important UNSW’s industry connections would be in his career success when he graduated.

^{*The Bachelor of Science and Business is now offered as the refreshed Bachelor of Commerce / Science.}

Jason Chan

UNSW Science graduate

“It was the industry collaborations UNSW had that first attracted my attention. UNSW has a strong focus on industry collaborations with plenty of opportunities for students to network and develop essential skills for their career."

We embed opportunities for students to get professional experience as early as possible in their degree. Our students build valuable relationships with some of the world’s most reputed industry partners.

Leverage opportunities to connect and collaborate

Taylor McDonald is a fourth-year Mining Engineering student at UNSW, studying a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Mining) and a Bachelor of Commerce. The idea of working with a company an influential as NASA felt like a far-off dream for Taylor, until it wasn’t.

Through UNSW’s unique and awarded ChallEng program which links students with leading companies in the Engineering industry, Taylor took part in a project team called MINEX. He worked on a project collaborating with engineers from different disciplines to design solutions to challenges in the mining industry. Their project was Off-Earth Mining, a vital step in the advancement of space exploration and moon colonisation.

Taylor Mcdonald

UNSW Engineering and Business graduate

“Never did I think I would be working with a NASA engineer as an undergraduate at UNSW."

“We were fortunate to be able to conduct meetings with Laurent Sibille, a senior technology developer at NASA who has been part of the teams designing robots for Off-Earth Mining. Learning from a professional working at NASA was fascinating. We were able to pitch our own RASSOR designs to Laurent."

UNSW has ongoing ties with NASA as part of an industry partnership that has seen NASA currently using software developed by UNSW. Thanks to this partnership, Taylor could lean on UNSW’s existing relationship with NASA to gain formidable industry experience that’ll stand out on his resume. Taylor’s team collaborated with some of the best minds in the world during their project, redesigning the Bucket Drum for the NASA RASSOR robot.

Prepare for work by doing the work

UNSW’s strong industry ties means students receive a foot in the door to some of the best companies in the world. This includes feedback, mentoring from academics, industry professionals and leading researchers in and outside of UNSW.

Science student Adam Halmy says his internships at UNSW are what has prepared him most for work when he graduates.

Adam Halmy

UNSW Science graduate

“One thing that has led to me being most career-ready are the two internships I’ve been able to do while studying, one based at UNSW, in the UNESCO Centre for Membrane Science and Technology. It was great to apply the skills I’d been learning to an actual job.”

UNSW is known for its graduate employability, with UNSW awarded the Most Employable students for six years in a row (Australian Financial Review (AFR) Top100 Future Leaders Awards, 2020-2025).

Whether you're aiming to move up the ladder, switch industries, or start your own venture, we're here to help you prepare for the future you envision.

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