THE NEW SOUTH. WALES

TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY

THE NEW SOUTH WALES

TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY

WHY NEW SOUTH WALES HAS ESTAH LI SHED

TI-IE FIIlST TECI-INICAL UN IVERSITY IN

THE SOUTHERN HEM ISPH EII E

November' , 194·8

Fo,-e w()I'd

I nnea sill~ nl tl ilbers of highly Lrained mcn

iJre urgentlv nceded 10 tOlisol iciate the

rapid ilnd (' :.;1 ('nsi\'(.' induslriiJ l cxpansion

which h<l s L<l kell place in recenL yeiJ rs in

thi s Stnlc. I)ol h sc ienlili c <lnd lech lliGl 1

m<lnpoll'er ;"t((. ,,(·("(led-:>cicillili c ll1iln ­

powt:r tril illed ill rese;Hch to exl end ('I 'cr

\\ 'ider the frollticrs or III IIllili I 1;llolI' l('dge

- :ccllllica lm<l l lp0\\'(, I". ndl"1I1i 1t ,· ly Irilill,,(1

in h:lSic ~ ci(,Il<"t: . lUll II'iill SPl" 'i"li sc,1 traill­

ill ;.! 10 ilppl y SCiL'III ' (, 10 indll~try ;!lld ("( )lIl ­

mern· . TI l(' Nell' SOllill \ \f,des TcchlliciJ l

Uni I'crsi 1\' hils been fOlll1ded I 0 ~(I ppl Y

Ihis technin d !11nnpo\\·cr.

T he gr,ldllatcs of illi~ l i llil'('rsi l\', IIOI\·CI·('[.

williX'. nol merek 1('("hni';1 1 cs pcrl s. hill

ted uliea l expert s with iJ bro<ld Ilnd('rs land­

in~ of hllinill1 ilrr,lir,;. for Illis l l ni l'Cr~ iLy lI'ill be the firsl l l tli \ '('r~ ity ill die Hrilisll

COlllmoll\\"(';dlh of N,lIiHl's wlwr(' LiIN(,

will be in <III fand tie;; cOlnp,dsory

..:ourses in Lnngungc. Litera ture. H isLory ,

F conomics <Inc! Psychology. Such courses

lI'ili il \ 'oid the handicil ps whi("h resl dt from

mnrow .~peciilli s a[ion ,mel II'dl help the

grndll,lLc [0 [<Ike. in the lire or tile COIll -

1l1II1Iil\' . the leading pl,,, '(' for whiell he

is othcfwi..;e q'J<1 lili ed, TIll.' [\leI\' Soulh

\Vil les T ecimiC<11 Ulli \'c rsil~ ' will olTer

a lso the I,s,w l ac[i\'ilies of l l ll ilw~ it y life

-._porl. ,lIlel ~(){' icti ('~ d(',ding with milU{'fS

of general inLeresl. s' leh ':l~ lilcfill urc. art,

IllllSic ,mel publiC qllestions.

S [llelent ~ will h,wc opportlll1iti es 10 w ork

Ol d. in frcC' (Ii sr ll ~s i on lI)(' ir i(l (,il ~ "hold

IlIlmilll rel,ili ollsl lips iind il W'I!' or fiff'. In

thi s: \\'a~· . 11\' their 011'11 dTorl s and hy

("onscio (l ~ (Iiredion. I1W I1 \l'il! h(' [ruincd

In 1I)<lb, Ih(' I ll '.<;1 [ I.';t ' ,,1' 0 111" 1)(I [iOIl;,1

r('~O l lrc{' .,; .

Acting Director.

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I, \'i:' ltal is a T ec hnical Uni vers ity ?

, \ technil i ll IInh'er" jLy IS a uni\'crsil y

ci CS j!!llCd 10 IlW('( til(' "pc, j,]li:,('d needs of

lllo<.iern illdll ~ lr~ " L ike ti l(' Iraditiun,]1

I lnh'C'r" il y , il \\ 'ill ,1\\'iH<I d q .!H·(·": in se if' l lCl'

; ,n(1 (,11:..!illl'I'rl l l),!. hi li til\' ('i1l pk' '':' IS of it s

ill" l nldlon \\' il li ll.' lI1il llll y 011 11K' ild "illl("C-

111('111. dc\'{·IOPIIIl'llt ,md pr,l("llt 'id ilpp!ie;l ­

tioll uf ,,("iI 'III'I' ill illf[l l"try ilml ("Ollllllercc.

The New S,OII!h \ V il ics T cdHl i.:-al Ull i­

n :rsil y \\' i ll pro\'ide, not only s.pecial ised

in.;: tnwl iOII and i ,ch'anccd l fil! n illf! in the

\';uiOlrs hriHu·11C":' of scic l I("(' all<.[ Lce h-

110Ju12 Y. bi d wi ll 011 ... 0 pll r~ II C " progr,HlHllC

or \"i!!OrO I I ~ l ('chllo IOgi1"il l rC~l'ilf( ' l l Lo

clI"hlc Inock-rn dc\'(·lopI IlCl tl S ill sciencc Lo

he- i lPphcd "p('('clil y tu ti lC bC)lefiL of

inci l l" lry ('l nd comllll'rce,

2. How Docs a TedUlical Univcl's ity DifTt' I' Fro m Other Uni n ' I's ili cs ?

11 1~h (' r (('\ Imologll .11 ,..1 lid 1( ',.. ar ... fOUlid liot

onl y ill h'i JlIIIC,d IJllin 'r" il i('''. hi l l 10 OJ

\'<Hying {'" I('nl i ll Iril d ilionid Il lI i\'Cr" il iC'" .

T he olldoo~ . hm\ c \w. or Ill{' ted1rlie, d

IIni \'I'r" i l y I" d in crellt hom lIm l o r til(' tra d itiona l II ll i\·l'rsil y . T lw ohjcct or tl1(' hliler " hol dd. ill ),! (·lleml. II(' till' Lminill::t of

"('il ' l l l ille 1II ,lI lp:I\\'\'r , \\'1 1I' J"( ·'I.~ 1111' 01* '1"1 Ilf I ll(' fOfl' lcr .. dlUldd. ill !.:cllc ril i. 1)(' Ihe l rnin ­

illl.! of If'c llllie,ti l"Il 'lIlpm\"(·r.

T h ... i\! (' \\ ~otlth \\ 'al ('_; l C'Chn i,a J l ln i_

YNsil y (10('" nol 1.n il (l t(' il l mditiollil l

1I llh'crsil y, bi ll d irects its cours('~ 10 $<.'(' tlfC

Ihe f lllle!'1 po!'sihl,· ilppJ icillion of lffh­

I I OJ o<-! ~ 10 il1d llslr~. to prr)\'idt, 'I ppropri ­

atc ly I ril i llc( l i llld I<''{ 'hnolooica ll y qua li fied

IK'rSOrHl(,l lor illdll" try , om (lto !mill !)(' r~on-

Jl(· l for r(',..C·lr. Ir Ill to thc pr.u IIi ill ilPplica­

tilJll 01 ,,\ iCII' (' 10 illd ll" lry,

III p lanll illg " ( ·;trl 'N i l ,,"oliid he \\' ise 10

("oll" i<.lcr II II' c':,.';\· lIl i,11 d in'('rcllccs in thc

Ir<tillillg o lT('rt'c [ hy i l ("oursc " I ,I l fild i­

tio)), d II l li \'cr,,1I y ,lIld it (,Ollr:.:(· ill ti le New

SOll ill \ V11b T ('dmi, ,, J l l l1 i\"('r.~ il y. ' !h'rf'

i ~ <l .~ hil rjJ d i ~ lj ll(" l io ll 1)('I\\"cc ll tire \\'ork of

illt' ~(, Iwo I y p (',~ u l 1I1 11 \ 'I'f..;i l\'. !II ,I

I r,I cl ilioll111 1I11i\'c rsily. I lll' scien l ist js eOl l­

I"f'r"eci \\' i lh Il l(' origina l cOll tributions 10

principles ,HId conccptions in csscn tia.l s

,Inel pllre rf'~('urch : i n the techn i,al IIni­

\'C'r~ ih' ti1(' h'dmologist i:i coll,erned w it h

Ill(' Il l ili ,..;d i(l1l 01 sd('llt i fic knowled !.!c ;:Iw l

c" perl(,IIf'(' lor ti ll' solution of immediatc

I)rohlcrm.

j\JU$;,-.chusctls InstItute of Technology .

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Two yeMs ugo Creut Brituin sent a

missiOll to Ell rope 10 find 011 1 the reqllire·

mcnt ..:. of the \'ariOl~s cOllnlries for

sdl'nUfic instrulllent s. and although the

ohjed of Ihe mission was not to report

on kclulic; tf in,.titution~. thefe arc

n-J"ert'IIIl's in the Rt'porl (.lu I y, J 9-16)

tv d ie Ilili idilll! of new teclmical IlII i­

\'('rsities. the re'f'fjllipmenL or ex isti ng

\\orkshop.~. rl'sf'<lrd, 011 a ~ern i - indllstrial scak, ,H1d 1,1\'i,.hl y (''1lliP]lf'd lahofilt orics.

IlIdccd. re-l lllil(lill).! ;:md rc' ('qlliplll('llt or

icchnic;:d 1IIIi\'cr;; iti('" in the dC\',tst, dl:d

arcus of Europe !J,l\'c an ex traord inurily

hiph priority, which is e\'i(k'nec of .1 strong

[;.itll ill the con tribution which these

IIl!'tillllioll~ ('nn Ill"k(, lowilrt! r.1pid indll !"

1 iii I (CCO\'l'ry.

II('nn ... it S('l'rn" Ih,,1 olily hy makillg

ild C'qllillt' prO\'I,,;OIl for hll!her tedHlologic,.1

cdllndioll f ilii N(,w SouLiI \\ 'ille~ <llld allY olher c,ollJltry sccure Ihe benefit or

tcchllicul illid s(i t'lI li1 lc i..cilil'\'CIllClil s in

the de\'dopmcnl of (jIll' 11I(111 ,; lri(';;. ((·"I·h r-ql(;aiily \\'itll om compciilor..; ill \!'cllllica l

rn <:lIIpo\\'cr. (lnd )1uin a plclI'e of ill1porf,l[)('c

ill O\'cr~CiI S rnarkets.

a. \\' hal A.'e Ol lie .' COll nlt' ics Do ill ;!'?

Till' mOH' i ld \'il ll( (,d ' ·:l lroll( '.1I1 '(jlill tri('".

\\'Ilich han' dml lcll;,!cd Grcilt I\ritai ll · ...

iw l ll,.trial "llpft'I1I'l('y. I iii\'{' ledlllicn i IlIIi­

\ '('(" iti(',5 in w h ich the~' p lace great faith.

Their k'clmical II ll in'r,.itit'~ arc hllil{lill),!,.

()r IIIi,gninccncc "nd I:>callt\' . No clTort

"l'('III!' 10 11,1\'c beell ~ pilrcd ill JIl,lkillo:!

ndl ',\ flidl' pro\'i"i'''1 for modern l 'l[llip-11\\'111 ,111(1 I'II·).! I ' ! ihlill· i('~.

(~fI'id ))ri\;lill It,d tile world ill ([i~t'm 'cry

nnel ill\'('lltioll , "nd ('on"e(II I('IIII\, ill indll~ ' Iri,d ('ompetitioll for thc world's milfkct s,

wild ilholll tRiO. , \['tN th ':ll dntp. foreign

lomp<"iitor" seriollsly chalJenl!ed and . in

n'rtilirl irlslitlln's. Sl lf[)il ~';l'd C rc,tt I\ritail",;

Illnm lfncltl rill!! posilion hy til(' rapid

('\ploitatiorl 01 modern tcch lloJog ical

i ll\'I 'lltl0IlS ,llid d Nf)\ 'I'rie .~. ~l)ll1e [nrC' lpI I

i'ld'l siril's 1.,1\'(' IX'(,11 h'1SI,d Oil (li ~·t'o\'( ' ri"~ mi,dt' . hili 110t applied , ill Grt'"t B ril,lin.

T Ill' il1d" ~ lric :, ('oncl'rned will. tlw 111.11111-

fil (' lurt· of dyt'"ltdr.~, "h,t'l rr()lll pll!).~phori ('

iron orl'.~. "Ylltlwti.- nrhlx'r ;lIld pb .~til''' \Vere lir~ t 1'" I'II)!i~llt'd ;I hroat! ,dlho!!).!11

11111< ·11 or til(' illitiill ~d(,lIliri( 1()III)([,lIillll

\\ 'iI " I,lid ill Crt';11 BriLlill. ~tr,'('1 Ir;lI 'li,,!>

IIY (';dlll , hillt!'q.!t'. 1'1(,( Iri!' 1r;11I1.~. Ili),!l . . ~ !, (,(,d ililenl' ll t'0ll1hlr"fio;1 t'1I!!il1:'.': ;11 )( 1

till' 1'(, .~ lIllil l)! il llioIlWI)iie . rill:! 'pilllli!)\.!

w h il h \\'('i ,l l ' lled Ihe !,ositioll of Ihe L alll',t­

shire 1'011011 i lld lr ~ lry, d l'c.J ric.:d power

IIlilj"iltioll , d ; lir~ ' m,1( hinery <lIld aero·

"Iancs. are IM\.!(,J y illdn,;lrial de\'elopment;;

mildc-. in the Ijr~ l III,; ti.lncc. outside Grt'a t

llritilin.

4·. \Vh)' Has New South ' Vales- Established a Technical University'?

!::xpcricncc hils shown tlmt a spec ial

type or trainin!! i .~ 1lC<'CSSilrr to pro\'ide

emd ent k,'(, lmolo!!ists, De.-;pile the impel ­

ling prcocctlpiltion of sc ientists with the

t('chnicill prohl clnS or Wilr, two or tllrec

~ 'eilTS \\'('ru ,w('(led ror tlwllI 10 Iweol11c

\\'ilho,t! Ihe (l('gcIIL impetus or war. ,HI

c\'ell 10llger jJ('riod JllilZill el;lpse hefore

thc ii('iuJ('lI1ic .-;ci('lI li4 , oliid deal ~nti ~·

ri1cloril y wilh II'! 11il0Jogic,d pro6Jem~ of

l lOrmal industry,

III the IX'! S!. the·ft' hiL~ previliled ill , ('rtilin

(1IIarl('r~ im IlIljll .-; lif~('d JlC'lier thai it \\ 'as

lIul ' Ippropriilll' 10 exleml IIl1in'r::. it~' r('co<,.:­

Ililion to Ieci ulOlO<,!i f a l studie.-; on the

ground thal the conlcnl or the courses

(lid lIol \\'ilfr,lIIl it. No\\,. howevcr. it is

more \\' idely ilpprt 'c!,ded Ihill the siud y

or tcchnology Il('('('ssaril y involvcs a

tllOroll),!h prolllltl\\'ork in thc pure sciences;

1'01' ill ~ lill)fC, 01 IIlli\'('r~i'" Cnllr.~e III

l'1lt!inC'C' fillg ne, t''-;'-;Mil y in C' r"dC',~ a Irailling

in the b ... sic s,iences or physiC's. 111<1lhe­

m;lIie5 .mel chemislry, Such training

i .~ jll ~ l ns es~('nl i a l to COllrscs in other

import ,tnl hral)('h('~ or tp, hnolo:!y ",hirh

MPHt prescnl d('ni('d IIni\'crsity rcco~nilion,

It is. therefOR" conienckd t a ) lhul the

stud y or ~cI('ded hrunches of k chnolO<J),

prC'sC'n t ~ a prohlem whif h f annol be solved by devoting to them a posl graduale

yeilr al a tmditional uni\'ersity ilne! (6 ) thill til(' ~I'lfly or scl('(' led briH), hes of

I(·chllolu\.!v, tu\.!(·lh('r wilh tilt' ilppropriatC'

tilt' "wilrd or it dcgtf'c at il Icchnical

IJlli\'(·r~ily. ()llly ;\11 apprupri;df' course

I,,;,dill!.! 10 iI cI('grl'{, \\'ill C IISUff' tile nUril"

liun (lIH('n <lilt I \\'0111('11 \\'ilh the ("'piwit\,

l''-;~I ' llli ;tI 10 1(', Iliio ltlgi. ill CrfidC'fWY,

In Ne\\' 5 0111 h \ V .lip.-; considerable indll s­

I rial ('xpomsioll IliI '-; o' 'Cllrrcd ill til{' lil sllcn

yf'ilfS. Sigll~ ;Ift ' thill tllis exp<lflsion \\' ill

cont inue imd tl l{'rcrore. as a mailer or

llil tiOllill llf'o .. 'ssil y. sl('ps must IX! taken

If) ellSllre tlwl th is dc\,clol'lllelll "'ill not

hI' delayet! on i ,('counl of the ilbsence or

III(' Ir;Iilll'd tl'clmi(',d I))"npo\\'er tllal only

;1 kdlllicni 11I1i\'('r~ity G ill proyidc, N ew

SOl dh \Vil l( '.~ il!' I Ill' IISH lill\! indll ~ lri<ll

St ,.l e in til(' C OIIIIIIOIlWl'<llth mil ~' \ycll be

c,\pc-cl ecl. by c.-; tahlishing the lirsl I('(.' hnic ... l 11I1i\'ersily in Ihe SOll thern Ilemisphere .

10 l.!i\'c i l IeHd in ililempting to mecl the

ined!;lble delnancl ror tcchllien] milllpo\\'cr

which rllilife induslrii.ll l':\.pilnsion w ill

Illake,

I f we MC to fCup the filII ad\"fll)tuge or

the work or the pure scien tists. ~\'e to

ten limcs their nlllnher must dc\'o\e their

cllef\,!ies to the appli,,,tion or scient fie

disco\,erics in the \'uriotl:: fields or 11I1I))un

ellde,wour. [ .iliff' real cn'orl h,,:, lX'f'n

(I{'\'oted to the rllllc,ploilation of ~;('ielllilic

disco\,cries ,lnd knowledge r Of pc",cf til ('Il(k t hOIl(111 Illiwh 11"s heen dC\'otcd 10

lilt' pl l r:'l lil~ of W<lr, Till' Ncw SUlll11

\\'<tle~ Gow'fnlllC'nt. fC'a lising the need rOf tcdmologi(,<l l d('\'c loprnenl in peacc

time, belic\'c" tfwt the estilblishment of

a !cdmic<l l 1II1iw'f:'ity. pro\'idin~ clTicienl

imd prolitalJlc tminill)1 of technologicil l

In<lnpOW('f il5 \\vll a:' rt'::carrh rilcililics

ror both l,!cllcml ,llle! pMlin dar imlll.,;trial

problems. willcrti,hlv Ihe :'1X'edy applicil­

lioll to ilHllI :,try ()r th l' lille::! dcn, lopl1Jcn l s

ill tlllrt' ~dl'lwe ,

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5. 'Vh at N«·w E«lu catio llal Faci liti f' :-i ' ViII Thil'O Ulli Vt' I'l'Oilv Ofrel"?

Till' ~(' ll jo r Tl'dlll icul Coll l'~es in I'\e\\'

~ollih \\ ',dt':< pro\'id(' pilft-linlf' Diploillil

C Ollr:<C':< of degrl'e or m'ar dl'~ rl'e slundard

ill IIl!U1y 1('1 hnolol1 i ". ,lli (' ltl~. \\'hll(' well .

, 100 n·,·d ;11111 equippl'd ill ,':;Oll l(' • .:;('cl ioJl!'

10 (',Irry ulil r('~earch, 110 ('xt cllsi\'c d (' \·('l op-

111('11\ hilS hccn plullllcd Lo pro\'ide post­

),! fil d ,l<tte \York ill ,.:;(' if'lIlilil' t ('c hnolo~\ ' ill

ler' lliliu d coJl('~(·~ 10 Ill(' ("dclll 111 'i'e~~ 'lfy 10 Illl'd III(' Ill'\\' dellldllti,;, ' l 'lll' ill1lH)rlillll t·

,)f lI'l'llilology 10 tile rOl1)ll1ll1lil\ - (lclll; 'lu i:,

tl lid iI filiI' proporlioll of ollr 1ll0 ~ t OIhle

,.; llId(,ll l ~ ~ho"ld hl' illifildl'd 10 mIIN'S ill

tilOiI 1i,·I(L l l ll k-::~ the prr'sli12" or ~ llI"ll il l~ lilldi l)lI ':; i ~ " ~ I " hli :< llI'd , ~ 1,,(1'·1I1 .; ill III('

ri),!hl 1IIIII1Ix'r,,; illle] of II I!' ri ;2 IIIIj1 Ii1l il y \\ill

1101 IJC ;dlri tt Ipd, lhp 1·.;I;,hli .... llIIlI ·111 or

Ih{' 1Ct. Imil'ill IHlj\"(' rs il ~', ho\\'( ' \"( 'r. will

pcrlll it 111)1 olil y till' rili :<ill :,! "I Illl'sl 'lIlf l;.f(I ..

"f ill ~ 1 nwt iOll , In d ,Ii"o Il l(' pro\"i~ioll of

n ·~t 'ilwll r;lrilili(':< Il('("cssury for tile de\'(·lop-

11lt'lll ami l'XPil ll::iull ul iml "slry i ll l'\l'W

~ollih \\ ';11(·.;, ~lon'(J \"' r, il \\"i ll '11I fill l

:< l il fT of !l l(' ri),!lil ql lil l il y ror ,d\'il llrl'd

j(· .. h" o IOo,.!il.,1 elt ,\'(.1° 111111'111.

I \deqllil te opporl1lnil il'~ \\ ill IX' On'Cr(,tI noL Oldy 10 ('nilhl(, d i p]orna t l'~, i ,lrc"dy

milking nlajor cOIiLrihlllioll '; 10 indllsln',

by J!lIf.~ llillg pr('~nil )(,d ~ t,!(lh ',~ I I) !"oll\'('rl

till'ir dil'lulIlOI " 10 dq!fl'l' ';, Iliit al~o If)

l'IIi1I,I. , I l illll'III;1 ~ 11((11 ' 1I1., III If;lIl~rCr Cll

; Ippropri,ill' ~ (;';!l'~ tn 11K' dq!Tl'l' l'(Hlr;:l'

ill the l ('('hnin " {IIli\'('r~ily ,

III , dJ IIl,dl{ ' r~ tilt' II{ ' \\ ' llilin' r~ i t y ilill1 ~ 10

, (I-IIIII 'f i ll \, I" IIIl' 1,dlv.;1 I'o;:~ih l (' ('xll 'lll

\\ ill! ti ll ' 1' ~ I , dAi ~ llt ,d IlIli\'( 'r,.; ili('~, tile

prl'~"llt Tl~ Imi, .1i Cullq.!{',; , Ih(' C OIHl4'iI

ror ~( l(' lI l i lj, i tl1d 1 1I1 11I ~l ri"I I~ I '-"<'ilrc ' ll. the

1':tlll! ;d ioll I)I'JliI rl II 11'1 II <Ilif f oll w r COIl1-

IIlOII\\l,,,hh. S I.lIe ,1111 ] illd ll ... lriill ill ~ til ll ­Iioll '; ,!lid Iilhorilturil ';: ,

6. ' Vhal Contl'ibution Cau a Tt'chnica l Un i,'ens ity Mak«' 10 Indll ~ lI' Y?

']"1) (IJII ;: itlN iI I(, .. hni(," IlF li\'( 'r~ it~ ' olll~ ' ill

tilt' li),!hl of illdlls try ' .~ dCillillld ,111( 1 po~;: jhl c

; 11);:urpth'I' cnpil, ily for lerhllolo~icnlly Irilincd p(' r~ ollllcl i ~ i lll crfonCOIl -" ,lIl([

IIJ1 ~olllld ilppro;wll. ll)(' I.I\\' or ;:llppl y

il nd d('1ll;tnd rilllnol he rC\"l'rsed to ft'ild

the lil\\' of dCI1I.ll ld ilnd ;: lI pply , Th('rc

Wil ~ lIO I!('nefill d(':ntmd h~' the publi!" for

any o r til(' I K'\\' t" "hno lol1ical t!(' \'(, [op­

In{' l1 is slich iI ;;; Ill(' dnClllil , radio ami

1('1('\';5ion,

I : rolll ti l\' SIlj lpJ y 01 ,I fl'\\ ' " ill\'lll.l ~, f; ldio

"lid klt'\' i..; ioll -"I'I ~, III(' fleJllillid ill'O,':;I ', JII

Wil \ ' ,

1"1)('1 I"d ~'lddl"ll y 10 tlcTlwlld ~ri(,llli ;: l -" ;11 1( 1 1t-1 11I11)I o!.! i ~ I ~. li lt' ll,("llIl icill l lni_

\ '('r~ it\ ' \\)11 1i' 1(, "~l' 11 11<1 11 )([II ;: \n"l " f('illc r . . 11 l1l1 lht 'r (If Ir;lil ll,(1 1 1'l llI lO l ()!..!i~ l s I h,m hil ~

IW{,II pu~,jh l t' in Iht' Pd~ 1 ili id il ~ jll( ]llsln

1 )(' fl(, Ii, ~ by ti lt' I"Oli lri llll lioll w h ich men

il llt! \\'OIlll'11 ;:() 1Iu."lIi(,d \ \ dl Illil ke. ';0 will

It::< dCJ1lolnd ror ,h(,111 lnn('a.5(.' .

7 . \~' h a l is Bcing Donc Now?

On Rth .luly. 19-17, Cilbinel ilpproved a

propo~al ~ubJ1linl."(1 by the l Ion, R, J. I Ic-n'roll , j\ linister for Educiltion in New

South \\ ' .. de~:

(il) for the estilblishmenl of OJ tech­

nical un i\'C'rsit~' in New Sollih

\\'nlcs,

(b) For 111(' "ppoin lmc-nt or il Dc\'clop­

IllClltid Council for the te,hn ien l

1I1Ii\'cr.-;ity lIlllk'r lil(' C hilirlllilll ­

sllil' "I' lile I' l in ister fur I::dw ';:d iOII.

(c) For tlK' D cyelopmcntal Counci l

10 cilny Ollt c('rlilill i n \'t'.-;Ij),!iltioll~,

to '-;Uhlll it rccoll1mendations there­

on, illId al~o to dra f t k!..!i~lillioli ror tllc ilWorporation or the tceh­

nical Il n h'cr~i l y as OIlC w hich -

(i ) prO\'ide!' tcchnol()(..!ical ( ol l rSes

il l l tuin'r.-;i l y (Iq!r('{' ilnd po!'t

~rild" itte Ic\"(, I:

{ii} :,!ritu l.-; dcgrccs to tllo,;(' \\'ho

completc its courses: <lml ( iii ) (';mic.-; Ollt ill\'csliga tions

<li llled ,II ,,, bpi in!..! SCiC lltific

,l i."coYcrics 10 ind 11.~ 1 riO) I 1)1 Irposes.

TIlt' Cotllll"iI i~ pllrslting;:1 poliry of h" ild­ill)! lip li lt' I(dll lil"il l I!lliycr~ity as un

indepl'ndcnt bod y. houscd ill il." own l)IJ ild ­

ings on it ." 0\\'11 ... ik' . posscssing its o\\'n

!'pceialist SI.lIT of proressors, ilnd Iff tnrc rs

unci f'q,l ippl·d \\'ilh lilhowtorics ;:mel work

... 110jl ... 1I0t onl y 10 \rain il .-; ."ludc lI l ." hili

itl.~O to pro!llote, dired and C<1rf\' ou l

rcscMch inlo !('("hnologi('iil problems,

;-.. Jeii ll\\,hi Je. iippro...ching the establish­

men t and devclopment of this tcehnicil l

lIni\"(:,r:;:. ity ilS " prndical task. the De\'c1op­

men!al Council recogn iscd the Piirlicubr

diffi, lllt ies \\'h ich exisl ill this post-war

pcriod such ilS deficieJlcies or bUi lding

ma teri'lls. insu!Ticiency of appropriate

equipmen t ilnd inability to mcet the great ,Ic illiind ror \\ 'ell-trai llcd and cxperienced

Il'itcilill),! .-;1;111. TIl(' COillwil hilS Ihereror('

d('cidC'd tfl id. 11('"di"!,.' ti l(' eredion or il s

(J\\' 11 Il ldldiJl).!'-;, il \\"ill ( I ~ (' the ex isling

or).!'Hlisl tioll or tilt" T ccllll icilJ Educa tion

~~'.-;kfll . Tlli .-; \\"ill mitl{' i (\'" ilnble ill1ll1cc!i­

,tidy <! sOIIl)(1 ;l( lmillisl rati \ 'c hamcwork ,

1il(" ."l'rvic('i' of l':"I'('ricllCl'd stilIT. alld tried

;Hld pron·d tt,;u Il i ll)! l iwili lies.

The (ou rs('~ of tlw T et hili!.:') I Col leges

\\" ill ,mdo'lbtC'(ll y be ro-ordinated w i th

tllO.~l' pro\'idt '( I I IY till' Il'(' lmical ull i\'ersity,

11111 the lie\\" tll1i\'cr.-;ily \\'ill bc il sepnrOJlc

", )(1 illdq WlII lt' lll ill.,;lit lilion.

~ pt 'di ,ll y d("'-;i:,!nt·d ('01Ir";6 k'il( l i n~ 10 Ihe

mvard of <lppropriit h' (lpQrcl''-; ill }\pplied

:-;("i"I)I"l' iII d ill e lK'mical En).!i nc('f in j! \\'i ll

("0 Il111wrW, ' i ll iI )(' OPl'lli ll ),! of dIe I'HI)

se.-;s iOIl.

T he follo\\'illl,! cOl lr~('s ,HI.' already in

operation :-

~ IIN I,\;G 1-:!',GIi\!EERING,

CI\ 'II . Ei\!GINlcFRIi\!G.

I·:I.I ,:C I'II IC \I. 1:i\!GINElcli 1i\!G.

~ liD 1,\ ,\;1('. \1. E,\;GIi\! I-:U{I ,\;G.

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The~e will IX' fO,lr-y(',tr ('otlr.~e;;;" They

are l>Ciog or~alli,;cd on Ihe sy;;; lem rC(fl lir-

illl,! approxim.ll d y ldf a yl'ilr frolll i' 1<trch

to Scptcll1lx-r " full -lilllc d<t~ " il tt l'ndilnn.'

al tile New South \Vales Tedmi('al

U nhwsily and prarlicil l expcrience of <l

planned nature in industry for thc

rcmaincif'r of the Yt'OH sinn" il i~ probable

that the rnost emcient p lan is one tlw l

proddcs indl lslria I expcricnc(' corwurr(,llti y

with Icchnologicil l studies" T his kind of"

,'Ol lr,;{: is lH1 iquc ill r\(I "~ I (idiOl" Slt!(klll~

'; 11 ,"("(·,;,; fl dly COmpll"l ill::! 111(' "illlr-;r' ~ will I WC"OI III" cl ii-!ihle for c l ('~n'I"~ ' ""1I11"ITI",1 1,\"

Ill(" I\! I ' W SOI,th \\ ';tl, >;;; Tf'l ·lmil ·,d Ulli­

\"ersi l y ;tlld w itll tht' eml'l"t "~i:, of Ihe Ilit" Nc'\\' ~nllll , \\ '.tlcs T ('(·hnical Uni-("ourH'S 011 til(' kr,owl('c l:8' of indll slrial

pron':,:,(':, ;tlld otllt'r pmdi, ",,1 ;ll'plil"i,lion.

thc "~I w( "es:, rlll sludt' lIl" ::l lou ld he :'p('dally

li lt ecl 10 do ," .. Iuahll· work ill the field,.

\ , "r .. il\"" ill IIII' 1i!!111 of {'xpf'rif'nc(' ami

"~ 'Ih~("tlt(' r'l illll"~ l ri ; tl !!ro\\"lh " \\ill dew·lop

,lc illilioilid i llirl ,,1!1'fllidiy\' cou rses a~ the 11('(·d ilri:-;c":, or ;,~ it i:: fel l tllill n ICOld in to

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B. \~' hal Conil'ihlliion May IIHlustr·y Ma lu ·?

II 11lC'1I ;lIlcl \\()I11f'1l of "hilily <lfe to 1)('

;tllf;u 'h'cl 10 11lI' ('our:,e~ in kdlllolowy in

till ' 1t~.Ju,j,-itl Ilni\·f'r:'ily. tilC slahl:' of Illc

Il,C' lmi(,<l1 Illli\'l'f.~i t y mll,;l 1)(' sirnil<lf 10

Illid of other Ilni\'('f~ili<.'s. <lnd il ml lst be

(ien,lopcd inlo il I'CSPOCl5ibic institulion

j){'l'r(lfllling " n;dioclill flllldion. ICJ(lllstn'

( ',III Il1itll'ri;,ll y hclp tlw nc'\\" Illl iw'rsily hy-

!,,) '';P(HI~(Hirq,! til(' Irail1iClI! of (",d f'l ~

it! till' l('dlllit " ,1 1!lli\T'r,;iI~ ' : ;lI ul

(h) ('Illployill;! ;!!'olr ll('lh' ~ of Ilh ' h'l h· II i,;,1 1111 i \'( 'r..; j I ~ ' ,

in \,;,IIW rrolol C210 10 ) .c~-IO p(,r d11l1ll111

O\,\,f Ill(' In:lr ~ '(',lr~ , ()ilWf ill(III:'lril'~

;lfC icl\ 'ilt-d 10 illili;,II' ';illlil,'f .',Ilt'J!l'·" .

II I <lddilion , a nlllllh('r uf Gon'rnnwnl

Dc'p<lrll11cIIl s l'l1d il)( l'lslriill fi rm,; arl'

~ 1'1l" lilll! ;lIld pilyillW tll(' Ivc" ,II HI ,;abri,'';

or (,;,dd~ whil(' tll"Y ;,rl' illll'll(li IJ~ ';!I"ll

, 'ClIlr:'I':, I)\ ','r lill' 1'011 1' ~ " 'nr..;, ~ I,"II',d " \\'110

ill'(' 1101 OI Jr"OId~ ' ill 1'lIlp loYllh'lli 1I100~ ' h,· dirt', 11'I 1 10 ,,".-11 dl'p;,rllIlI'lll.; ;111(1 linn.; ;, .; ';III1Ii ,I ,t!(,~ fnl' ' ·OIdl·t,.jlip'; ' \I Iwl',' til('

, \Irl'it,ly it Illlll lhl'r of ~('ho l it rsh jp~ ilre "jloi'I' j.; 1101 ('(.'.; lri, It,d to existing

'l\"lilnhl,' in I'linin!! j ·:ngillccl'ill!!. rolO),! i ll\! l'l nploy('('.<;,

9. Conciu:o' ion .

The ('stablisllCl)cnl or <t 1<-1·lmic;d IllIi·

\'crsih' j" nol "omc \ '<If!u(' plnn ror ~(I I1l(' t'ql,al l~ ' \ 'il),!11(' fulllf(', TI ll' Nt,,, ~Illltil \V; ,I( ,,~ GOWrilIll(,llt h" .. ;lIl l i, il'.,I.-(1 till' I,ccds or ilJ(III~lry ill thi" ~!;tlt' ;lI1r l hOI" ;l lrl'ild~· foundcd tilt' nr~t kcllllical tllli ·

\ 'crsi l y ill I hl' I ~ri t ish COllllllon\\"f'n I til or

Niltions. Indll,;lry kno\\'~ tl"iI .''1wll ,1 11t'(,cI

l'xi~t~ illlt! sleps 10 nwei it 1101\'(' now h('"" lab",!. In it.~ inr .. !wy thl' rIC'\\" II!lj\'('r.':i l y

Illtl~t m('('1 OInd "t Ifr l10t II It 1l1011lY oh~ l ;w l t''; -il \\,il\ ' mll,;1 1)(' pi(Jr\, ·t 'fl,( 1 -.11'1' IJ\' .. II-p,

" :duCittioclisl :, iHC' I'<'ildy to \.!{) r')f\\;t(C1

with cnlhu"la"m, hil t it i .. LlcI~ \\illl tilt' sY,l1j"l..'Ithclic tlnd (,n'ffli\'(' (O'ol)('ftltion or

ind,1.4ry thilllhcy ('an hop(' 10 ill hil' \'{' Ih('

rlllle,; t SllCec,,:, ror thi,; COurill!t'OI", \'l'lIlurc,

Pholn~Pl pll 1-) j.; of ;1 llilil ,II nllllr10ronc

;lIul WII;; kill(II~ · I(·nll, ~ · ill!' ~\'( llh ' \' Cnlilih'

COIHl!'i l. (TI" F.JilM, H.lr·.r.. l

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