UTS’s teacher education program set to close as university reveals plan to slash more than 1,000 subjects

Of 1,101 subjects to be axed, 463 had no enrolments and weren’t taught in 2024, according to University of Technology Sydney proposal

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The University of Technology Sydney will close its teacher education program and public health school as part of a sweeping restructure that would remove more than 1,100 subjects to return the institution to surplus.

The proposed cuts, released on Wednesday, are part of the debt-ridden university’s strategy to reduce expenditure by $100m annually, including previously announcing the cutting of about 400 jobs.