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OpenAI is working with UNSW Sydney, the University of Sydney, La Trobe University and Adelaide University to give students and staff access to frontier AI tools, as Australian campuses build AI into teaching, assessment and industry projects.
- Research commissioned by OpenAI found that 81% of more than 1,000 Australian university students surveyed already use AI several times a week, and 28% had built an AI agent or assistant for their studies, work or personal life.
- UNSW is bringing ChatGPT Edu to more than 80,000 students and staff, expanding access in stages, and plans with OpenAI to integrate generative AI foundations and Codex into courses, hackathons and industry projects, with links to internships and graduate roles.
- The University of Sydney will offer supported ChatGPT Edu access with training, with access for all students scheduled for Semester 1, 2027 after a trial, and is setting up a $1 million AI Sustainability Research and Innovation Fund.
- La Trobe says all 3,500 staff already have ChatGPT Edu access, with universal access planned for its 45,000 students and staff in the first quarter of 2027, alongside a Bachelor of AI Engineering (Honours) and an AI MBA.
- The survey also found 61% of students believe AI skills will be essential to their chosen career and 65% think those skills give Australian graduates an advantage in the global workforce.
