The Sydney Met Advantage

Sydney Metropolitan Institute of Technology (Sydney Met) is a unique Higher Education Provider that responds to the need for a new culture in Australian higher education where students are placed at the centre and are provided with a culturally flexible and socially committed learning experience.

Sydney Met offers a unique and innovative higher education experience to students from around the world. Sydney Met aspires to become a college known for its high-quality education and culturally engaged teaching practice. We nurture students into future leaders to tackle challenges and generate transformative impacts as active participants in shaping a better world. We have a strong set of values to guide our decision-making. We are responsive and responsible to diverse cultures, contexts and communities.

Who We Are

Sydney Met is registered with the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) as a higher education provider. Sydney Met offers TEQSA-accredited undergraduate courses: the Bachelor of Business (Entrepreneurship), the Bachelor of Information Technology (BIT), and the Bachelor of Social Work (BSW). It also offers two Undergraduate Certificates: Undergraduate Certificate in IT and Undergraduate Certificate in Business. These courses are offered within the terms of the Australian Qualifications Framework. Sydney Met is also listed on the Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS) (Provider Code 03906M) which allows it to enrol international students who have been granted student visas to study in Australia.

The Sydney Met's vision emerged and evolved from the experiences, hope and dreams of people living in Australia’s multicultural society. Its founders were academics and professionals of diverse cultural heritage who experienced educational disadvantages first hand and understood the true value of education to transform careers and lives. Their active and sustained personal and professional engagements within the Australian educational landscape over many years have provided a robust foundation of experience, on which Sydney Met is built.

The main differentiator between other providers and Sydney Met is the niche focus of Sydney Met on socially responsible, culturally engaged and high quality education.

Sydney Met accepts the challenge of learning and discovery in the intercultural context, of striving for excellence, and of fostering creativity. Our students come from different walks of life, bringing with them many cultures, experiences and passions. We appreciate and embrace diversity as we help you to nurture your drive for excelling and growing a deep understanding of the world and your place in it. Choosing to undertake an undergraduate degree at Sydney Met will provide you with a solid foundation for your personal and professional life. Your talents will be fostered as you are challenged to maximise your potential. Small class sizes and interaction with our supportive and vibrant community provide not only an strong network of learners and professionals but also life-long friendships. Both in and out of the classroom, we trust you will develop your character as well as your mind and explore and deepen your knowledge and understanding so that you are able to engage thoughtfully and sustainably in your vocation and in your community.

Sydney Met has a campus in the Sydney CBD, New South Wales, Australia. The campus building is centrally located to public transport, shopping centres, parks, libraries and more.

Vision


Sydney Met is driven to provide excellent educational opportunities that are responsive to the changing needs of our culturally diverse students, enabling them to realise their full potential and nurturing them into future leaders to tackle challenges and generate transformative impacts as active participants in shaping a better world.

Mission


To create a transformative educational experience for students through a culturally engaged and socially responsible teaching and learning activities in real-world settings. Sydney Met will work together with students, graduates, educators and stakeholders to translate the agenda of 'Education for Change' and advance actions for progressive social change within diverse communities in Australia, the Asia Pacific and the world.

Values


Student-centred
We place students at the centre of what we do – integrating curriculum, teaching practice, learning support, pastoral care and career advice throughout the student life cycle.

Academic Excellence
We strive for academic excellence to deliver ‘culturally competent and socially responsible education’, and to guarantee intellectual freedom and high ethical standards.

Creativity & Leadership
We welcome new ideas from our students, staff and stakeholders in order to encourage leadership for entrepreneurial innovation and opportunities in the global context of diversity of cultures.

Diversity
Sydney Met’s faculties, students and the entire College management value and respect people of all cultural backgrounds. Each of these Sydney Met stakeholders will embrace cultural diversity as a key strength.

Integrity & Openness
We encourage open discussion and constructive debate; and we practice our specialty with honesty, openness and integrity. We exercise candour with our stakeholders.

Partnership
We partner with communities, businesses, governments and educational institutions in Australia and internationally who share our ethos in order to achieve our strategic goal of producing entrepreneurship-ready graduates who can bring positive social impacts.

Equity
We strive to create an inclusive and supportive community in which the needs of each student are considered, and all have a fair chance to succeed. We will also promote equity and justice in the wider world in our commitment to disadvantaged and marginalised communities.
Who We Are

Goals

Sydney Met has three interconnected strategic goals: Academic Quality, Equitable practice and Social Impact, summed up in its motto, Education for Change (in Latin, ‘Educationem Mutationi’).