Benchmarking
Assessing our performance against peer institutions within the national and international Higher Education sector enables us to measure the success of our Strategic Plan. Benchmarking ensures the quality of our staffing profile represents the mix of skills and knowledge required to meet these challenges. It also ensures the quality of our programs and courses, teaching and research and service areas such as finance, human resources and the library.
Benchmarking results
Benchmarking reports assist the university to measure and improve quality by mapping its performance against recognised benchmarks. In recent years the University has performed extremely well in many of these benchmarking activities, ranking particularly highly in program quality, research quality, and student satisfaction when ranked against other national and international universities.
Go to Current Rankings for more information on our benchmarking/ranking performance.
How we benchmark
Benchmarking our performance is a key step to ensuring quality teaching, research and services throughout our University. Constant review of our practices guarantees our world class institution continues to evolve and provide first-rate services to our students, community and industry partners.
Several national and international surveys, network associations and data collections provide opportunities for the University to evaluate processes and practices in relation to our peers, such as
| Ranking systems/surveys | Benchmarking initiatives |
|---|---|
| Global ranking systems | Higher Education Research Data Collection (HERDC) |
| Australian Graduate Survey (AGS) | Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) |
| International Student Barometer (ISB) | Higher Education Information Management (HEIMS) |
| University Experience Survey (UES) | Australian Higher Education Industrial Association (AHEIA) |
| Your Voice Staff Survey | Tertiary Education Facilities Management Association (TEFMA) |
| UniForum | Australian Universities International Directors Forum (AUIDF). |
| University Library Client Survey (Rodski Survey by Insync) |
All external and internal benchmarking results are compiled into reports. Results can be used to:
- measure performance against targets set out in the University's strategic and corporate plans
- review and make improvements to the content and delivery of courses and programs
- monitor research performance and support research strategies
- review and make improvements to our services and facilities.
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