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“ It ’ s not just about the university — it ’ s actually about Wollongong , and how can we attract new businesses and bring ideas and jobs to Wollongong ,” she said . “ It ’ s a bigger play than just us attracting new students , because as we speak , the whole university play is transforming , getting into more online courses . This expansion is more about how can we contribute to transform Wollongong internationally to be known as the greatest smart city , and how we can attract jobs to the university . That ’ s a win-win .”
Rankin cites NEC as an example — the Tokyo-based IT firm recently set up operations at the UOW ’ s Innovation Campus . “ That ’ s bringing a whole series of new jobs and IT capabilities that I can leverage ,” she added . “ It ’ s putting international vendors at my doorstep .”
Damien Israel , CFO
The future is now UOW ’ s future is a busy one . “ We have a very large program of work ,” says Rankin . “ Last year we embarked on a big program for
Fiona Rankin , Director IMTS
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