University of Tasmania Guide: Campuses & Programs

Tasmania's higher education sector is centred on the University of Tasmania (UTAS), which is the only comprehensive university in the state and one of the oldest universities in Australia (established 1890 in Hobart). UTAS operates four campuses across the state (Hobart, Launceston, Cradle Coast at Burnie, and Sydney for online students) and provides the vast majority of Tasmania's higher education capacity. The UTAS Hobart campus (Sandy Bay) is the largest, with approximately 20,000 students enrolled across the four campuses. The consolidation of the UTAS Hobart campus onto the Sandy Bay waterfront site and the redevelopment of the old Royal Hobart Hospital site for the new City Campus represent major strategic investments in Tasmania's university infrastructure.

University of Tasmania (UTAS), the UTAS Sandy Bay campus (20 minutes from the Hobart CBD by bus) occupies a beautiful hillside site above the Derwent estuary with extraordinary views across the river to the Clarence Rivulet and the kunanyi/Mount Wellington silhouette above Hobart. UTAS's research strengths are in Antarctic science (the UTAS Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, IMAS, is Australia's leading Antarctic research centre, reflecting Tasmania's role as the gateway to Antarctica), marine science, cold-climate agriculture, history, and education. The IMAS building on the Hobart waterfront (adjacent to the Antarctic Division headquarters) is one of the finest purpose-built marine research facilities in the world.

UTAS Launceston campus, the UTAS Launceston campus (Newnham Drive) provides higher education access for northern Tasmania, with programs in nursing, education, business, and the arts serving the Launceston regional community. The Launceston campus houses the Academy of Creative Industries, which draws on the extraordinary arts and design culture of northern Tasmania.

TAFE Tasmania, the TAFE Tasmania network provides vocational education and training across seven campuses statewide, with particular strength in trade and applied technology qualifications relevant to Tasmania's construction, hospitality, and maritime industries.

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