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Established in 1949 with a unique focus on the scientific, technological and professional disciplines, UNSW Sydney has a proud tradition of sustained innovation, through world-class research and research facilities that focus on areas critical not only to Australia and the region but also internationally.

UNSW ranks 44th in the 2021 QS World University Rankings, 67th in the 2021 Times Higher Education World University Rankings and 74th in the 2020 Academic Ranking of World Universities. The main UNSW campus is located on a 38-hectare site at Kensington, seven kilometres from the centre of Sydney. The university comprises six faculties, including Arts, Design & Architecture, Business, Engineering, Law & Justice, Medicine & Health and Science. UNSW Canberra is located at the Australian Defence Force Academy in Canberra. UNSW is partnered with 500 global institutions, more than one third partner universities making top 200 of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings list and top 100 of the Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings list. UNSW is a founding member of the Group of Eight – a coalition of Australia's leading universities – and a member of three prestigious international networks of leading research-intensive universities: Universitas 21, Global Alliance of Technological Universities (GlobalTech), and Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) .

UNSW's ties with the People's Republic of China span several decades and reach the highest levels of government, industry and academia. Whether it's working with Chinese industry giants on solving technical challenges, advising government on public policy reform, or educating thousands of Chinese students, UNSW has a proud reputation as China's trusted research partner.

The Yixing Industrial Park for Environmental Science & Technology (ES&TP) was built in 1992 as a China national high-tech industrial development zone approved by the State Council and is the only hi-tech (Torch) zone focussed on development of the environmental protection industry in China. The Jiangsu provincial government signed two cooperative plans with Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) respectively in 2013 and 2015 to build the park into a demonstration area for environmental protection industry transformation and to promote globalisation and high-end industry development. The 2015-20 provincial plan for National Self-dependent Innovation Demonstration Zone (NSIDZ) aims to develop ES&TP into a core area for innovative services with global competitiveness.