Connected | 2023 - 2032
Reimagining our education offerings
Reimagining our education offerings
This program of work seeks to:
- Increase student load to a new sustainable level of 15,600 by end 2027; and
- Generate additional net revenue and provide strategic funds for investment.
To be sustainable, our reimagined education offerings need to:
- Cover student experience and success;
- Deliver further online and flexible delivery;
- Increase number of postgraduate students as a proportion of total load;
- Develop strategic partnerships with government agencies;
- Broaden access and opportunity;
- Facilitate a sense of belonging in our student cohorts; and
- Offer distinctive courses and match courses to jobs of the future.
This strategic program of work includes the development of the Student Success framework and delivery of the Education Transformation and Growth (ETaG) program. There are four projects within this program:
- Retention, using data-driven interventions by faculties and a specialist team to improve student retention;
- Online Blended and Flexible Learning, adding flexibility revising delivery modes for existing courses and developing new courses;
- Partner course delivery, expanding access to UC through partnerships in Australia and internationally; and
- Existing course growth and improvement, growing our student load through increased marketing support to all faculties.
Digital Together: Empowering connected experiences
Digital Together: empowering connected experiences
The Digital Together program of work aims to radically enhance the University experience by seamlessly connecting the digital to the physical, promoting accessibility for all and delivering a deep sense of belonging. It will be underpinned by student and staff experience, ways of working, data-driven decision-making, a Cyber Security Strategy, a Technology & Platform Strategy, a Data Strategy and Connected Operating Model which will deliver and implement a new operating model for the University.
Our co-designed Digital Master Plan (DMP) is our whole-of-UC, flexible 10-year roadmap that outlines how we are going to sustainably invest in UC鈥檚 digital future, with guiding principles, objectives and key results. The plan will help us realise our digital ambitions through sustained delivery of a coordinated and prioritised set of initiatives. A $30million strategic investment envelope has been set up to support the flexible and agile delivery of priority digital initiatives across the University throughout the first three years of the plan to stabilise our foundations.
Research plan
Research plan
Our aspiration, as outlined in the Research Plan 2024-2028, is for the University of Canberra to be recognised locally and globally for the impact its research has on people and place. It is built upon the University鈥檚 purpose (Galambany) and values, and history and culture of undertaking meaningful and world-leading research that creates impact in the Canberra region, Australia and beyond.
Our research will be mission-driven and hallmarked by measurable impact in our region, contributions to national priorities, and global significance. Our plan has three pillars:
- Foster the research environment, demonstrating that the University is research-led by creating and environment that promotes, values and supports research;
- Enhance research capability and capacity, growing research quantity and quality through increasing researcher capability and capacity; and
- Drive research impact, by identifying missions central to UC鈥檚 identity and values and investing in projects to address these.
Sustainability: Our part to play
Sustainability: our part to play
Our comprehensive sustainability approach will be based on Environmental Stewardship, social Responsibility and Governance (ESG) principles, and will align with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Sustainability@UC is the program through which we will deliver on our Sustainability Strategy and our sustainability Plan including goals and targets.
A sustainabilty performance report will demonstrate our progress against our goals, targets and ambition. STARS will be used as an internationally recognised assessment and rating tool. ESG principles will also underpin other work outside of the Sustainability@UC program.
Our place in the community
Our place in the community
The University of Canberra is a place-based institution, committed to embedding the principles of civic and community engagement in all its activities. The University plays a critical role in building engaged communities: creating opportunities and spaces for people to come together with government, business, industry and community partners to collaborate, share information and ideas, and develop solutions to the key issues facing our region.
To date, a new Civic Partnership Agreement between the University of Canberra and the ACT Government has been announced, formalising the University of Canberra as the ACT Government鈥檚 civic partner. It recognises our combined commitment to enabling civic practice and contribution to thought leadership. To enhance our place in, and value to the community.
Our Connected to Canberra objective supports us to build sustainable communities through deep collaborations that are Canberra-focussed and globally relevant. Establishing the Centre for a Better Canberra further aligns with the Connected strategy鈥檚 Our Place in the Community program of work. The Centre will be a think-tank and engagement body that advocates in the interest of the Canberra region, will collaborate with government and community, and bridge the gap between academia and the functional needs of the community and our local workforce.
This program of work will elevate community connection as a defining feature of our identity. The outcomes will be:
- Replacement of our Agreement of Strategic Intent with the ACT Government with a Civic Partnership Agreement.
- Scaling and elevation of our community sponsorships and partnerships
- Development and implementation of a community engagement framework.
- A program to acknowledge the contributions UC people make to our civic ambitions.
Indigenous Leadership Strategy
Indigenous Leadership Strategy
The Indigenous Leadership Strategy 2024-2026 articulates the University鈥檚 commitment to improving outcomes for Indigenous students, staff, partners, and communities through its operation and impact. The strategy provides a framework for our university-wide approach to recognise, respect and include Indigenous peoples, their knowledges, and cultures at the heart of the university and its education and research.
The strategy will drive, enable and inspire change through genuine engagement, co-design and respectful partnerships which prioritise the needs and aspirations of Indigenous peoples and communities. Indigenous community priorities will shape our employment and education pathways, research and outreach priorities 鈥� implementing what we call the 鈥極utside-In鈥� approach to our work.
