The debt-plagued University of Technology Sydney will push ahead with plans to shut down its school of education despite pleas from the state government to overturn the proposal.

Dozens of staff members were called to a meeting on Tuesday morning and told the university’s School of International Studies and Education would close and most of their jobs would disappear under the restructure proposal, which will be subject to a consultation period of at least four weeks.

“Unfortunately, with the proposed changes from the disestablishment of school, should these changes go ahead, it’s been identified that your positions will no longer be required in the future,” a member of management told staff.

Some courses, including international relations and criminology, will be retained but moved to

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