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Official visits

Welcoming visitors to the University of Sydney

The Office of Global Engagement’s Official Visits Program welcomes distinguished visitors from international universities, research organisations and government bodies around the world.

Official visits make an important contribution to our culture, shared experiences and thinking, and help us to develop sustainable collaborative relationships. With the gradual relaxation of Covid restrictions, we are now welcoming visitors both in person on campus as well as virtually.

We encourage representatives of international universities, research organisations and government bodies to request an official visit to the University of Sydney via the 'Request to visit' portal button to the right to ensure the proper development of a program in which to help you share experiences, information, and ideas with our community, and to develop sustainable collaborative relationships.

Making an official request

Consider when you would like to virtually visit the University of Sydney.

Consider what you would like to get out of your visit.

Make a list of all the visitors in your party.

Fill out our online official visit request form at least one month before you plan to visit.

The International Liaison will then attempt to match visit requests with University resources and advise you of the outcome of the request.

Visiting Sydney

Australia’s biggest city, Sydney is consistently ranked as one of the world’s best cities for quality of living and safety.

From stunning Sydney Harbour to iconic beaches such as Bondi, Sydney's natural beauty is world famous. The wider city area is home to gorgeous national parks where you can encounter Australian wildlife, hidden waterfalls and private beaches.

The city is surrounded by coastline to the east, the Blue Mountains to the west and bushland to the north and south.

Sydney is one of the most multicultural cities in the world, with a proudly diverse and inclusive culture; only 17% of inhabitants were born in Australia. This multiculturalism has shaped the local customs, leisure activities, cultural scene, shops and cuisine.

Within a short walk of our Camperdown Campus, you can find restaurants serving Thai, Vietnamese, Japanese, Korean, Italian, Mexican, Indian, Pakistani, Spanish, Chinese, Malaysian, Greek, Lebanese and Turkish food.

Campus location

The University of Sydney boasts 11 campuses located throughout the eastern seaboard of Australia and a Centre in China.

Our main campus is located on our Camperdown/Darlington Campus being on the site of Australia’s first university campus, established in 1850.

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Recent visits

Delegates from the Schmidt Futures - Quad Program met with Global Student Recruitment, the Faculty of Science, and the Faculty of Engineering In May 2022 — Delegates from the Schmidt Futures - Quad Program met with Global Student Recruitment, the Faculty of Science, and the Faculty of Engineering to connect with STEM students interested in applying for or learning more about the Quad fellowship program. Schmidt Futures is a philanthropic initiative founded by Eric and Wendy Schmidt that identifies and funds ‘exceptional people’ and helps them to tackle global challenges. It focuses on science, society and the environment.

A delegation from Malaysia visited the University of Sydney in 2022 — The recent delegation from The Consulate of Malaysia Sydney, Education Malaysia Global Services and Vice Chancellor’s from Malaysian public universities visited The University of Sydney Global Student Mobility Team to share and connect over mobility opportunities.

In June 2021, the University took part in a DFAT NSW Education Roundtable with Dr Justin Lee, High Commissioner to Malaysia. Discussion included universities' involvement with Malaysia, the importance of the higher education sector and the challenges arising from Covid-19.

In March 2021, we hosted the Acting Ambassador, Chargé d’Affaires Michael Goldman (pictured right) and U.S Consul General in Sydney, Sharon Hudson-Dean (pictured left) in a visit to the Sydney Nano Institute. This was the Acting Ambassador's first visit to the University after meetings at the United States Studies Centre on Camperdown campus.

Mr David Yardley, Australian High Commissioner to Kiribati undertook pre-posting consultations with the University of Sydney in late 2020. He met academic and University leaders, discussing education and health work relating to Kiribati and other areas of Australian government investment such as climate science.

His Excellency Mr. Zhang Hu Governor, the People's Government of Guangdong Province, China, visited the University in October 2019. He is pictured here with Sydney Vice-Chancellor Dr Michael Spence at the University's Charles Perkins Centre.

Representatives from the Ministry of Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution, India, visited the University in December 2019. They are pictured here with Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Stephen Garton.

Professor Uri Sivan, President of Technion- Israel Institute of Technology, visited Sydney in February 2020. He is pictured with Professor Richard Miles, Vice-Provost (Academic Performance) and Pro-Vice Chancellor (Education, Enterprise and Engagement), and Professor Robyn Ward, Executive Dean and Pro Vice-Chancellor. Faculty of Medicine and Health.

In November 2019, a delegation from the Cook Islands, led by Prime Minister Henry Puna, visited the University of Sydney to meet engineering academics Professor Thomas Maschmeyer and Associate Professor Ali Abbas to talk about waste management.

Group of visitors from the China Scholarships Council. — China Scholarships Council, November 2017. A delegation of 39 senior university administrators from China visited us to gain a better understanding of the local higher education system. The universities represented included Peking, Fudan and our partner Shanghai Jiao Tong University. The visit was funded by the China Scholarships Council.

Senior judges and members from the Supreme People's Court from China. — The Supreme People's Court, 15 May 2017. Executive Vice-President of China's Supreme People’s Court, The Hon Shen Deyong, led a delegation of senior judges from China to discuss collaborating with us in areas such as exchange, training and information sharing.

Dr Michael Spence shaking hands with Rector of the University of Copenhagen, Henrik Wegener. — The University of Copenhagen, 22 March 2017. Vice-Chancellor Dr Michael Spence welcomes the new Rector of the University of Copenhagen, Henrik Wegener, to Sydney. The two universities have an existing "super exchange" agreement and are discussing areas for further collaboration.

Dr Margreet de Lange and Professor Kathy Belov. — Utrecht University, 30 September 2016. Dr Margreet de Lange, Program Manager for International Affairs at Utrecht University, visited the University of Sydney for meetings with academics from veterinary science, the Westmead Millennium Institute, the School of Psychology, and the Boden Institute. She is pictured with Professor Kathy Belov, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Global Engagement).

Delegation from Kyoto University and University of Sydney. — Kyoto University, 23–25 August 2016. A delegation from Kyoto University in Japan led by Professor Kayo Inaba, Executive Vice-President for Gender Equality, International Affairs and Public Relations, visited to explore new research partnerships in fields including veterinary science, medicine, Southeast Asian studies and engineering. The visit followed a University-wide delegation to Kyoto University in 2015.

Senior academics from the University of Padova with University of Sydney members. — The University of Padova, 8–9 August 2016. Senior academics from the University of Padova spent two days discussing potential areas of collaboration and visiting some of the University’s research centres.

Professor Jin Li from Fudan University with Professor Kathy Belov and a dean. — Fudan University, 19 July 2016. Professor Jin Li, Vice-President Research, led a delegation for meetings with Professor Kathy Belov, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Global Engagement), and deans. They discussed collaboration in areas including biomedical engineering, precision medicine, nanotechnology, food security and green energy.

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