Engagement Excellence Awards

Recognises and celebrates outstanding contributions and collaborations with our community and industry, and to advancing the University’s global capabilities and profile.

The Engagement Excellence Awards are awarded under three categories:

Community Engagement Award

Awarded to an individual or team who have made an outstanding contribution to the community or built strong links with the community through outstanding partnership and collaboration.

Community Engagement Excellence Award - Criteria

Nominee/s must demonstrate excellence in collaboration and engagement with the community, in line with one or more of the criteria below (max 500 words).

Community engagement may involve a range of activities, including:

  • Service to the community, including providing voluntary services as a consultant or advisor, leadership positions on boards and committees or community activism which enhances the reputation of the University in the wider community
  • Partnerships with the community, such as planning and engagement in joint University-community events and activities, which builds and strengthens the community’s engagement with, and perception of the University

Global Engagement Award

Awarded to an individual or team who have advanced the University’s international engagement capability and profile.

Global Engagement Excellence Award - Criteria

The criteria for this Award has been has been updated to reflect the constraints of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nominee/s must demonstrate excellence in an initiative or project under at least one of the following criteria (max 500 words in total):

  • Outstanding innovation in internationalising curriculum and learning experience
  • Exceptional initiative/achievement in enhancing The University of Newcastle’s performance/profile in world university rankings
  • Outstanding innovation in internationalising services and co-curricular activities across the whole spectrum of student affairs
  • Outstanding contribution to facilitate The University of Newcastle’s capability in forming new global partnerships
  • Demonstrating a contemporary approach in meeting acute challenges posed by attracting international students in an increasingly sophisticated global education market
  • Outstanding contribution to reciprocity through student and community engagement that enhances mutual appreciation of the contribution of international students to the local community and Australia and vice-versa

Industry Engagement Award

Awarded to an individual or team who have worked with industry in a way that goes beyond standard commercial relationships and have contributed to positive outcomes for both parties.

Industry Engagement Excellence Award - Criteria

Engagement with industry could include a range of activities, including:

  • Research and development institutes, joint ventures and groups, industry-integrated courses and programs; industry-led educational innovations, industry-informed learning standards and assessment development, collaborative policy initiatives, etc.

Nominee/s must be able to demonstrate engagement excellence with industry under the following criteria (max 500 words in total):

  • Describe how the initiative/strategy was initiated, or how the problem or challenge that industry was seeking to address was discovered?
  • What were the mutual benefits and outcomes of the engagement, including benefits to industry and the University?

For the purposes of the Industry Engagement Award, “industry” is defined as publicly- and privately-owned businesses and enterprises, as well as Government Business Entities and employer bodies such as industry skills councils, industry and professional associations, unions, regulatory and licensing bodies, etc. Collaborations with branches of government and not-for profits are eligible under the Community Engagement Award.

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