Global Partnerships

Pacific partnerships

Pacific Engagement

Our engagement in the region is underpinned by our ‘Looking Ahead’ Strategic Plan 2020-2025 Asia Pacific Focus and the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Engagement themes

Our partnership with the Pacific region includes engagement of three main areas.

Environment Climate and disaster resilience, protecting biodiversity, improving agriculture, renewable energy and recycling

Human and Social Development Improving health, education, gender equality, social inclusion, protecting Indigenous knowledge and culture

People-to-People Partnerships Building connections through sport, economic growth and social development

Core functions

Research excellence to fill knowledge and gaps aligned to regional and national priorities and community need.
Innovation to drive solutions.
Knowledge brokerage aimed at facilitating multiple engagement pathways for government, industry, and community end-users to access the latest science. This includes capacity development training programs, culturally appropriate knowledge translation, traditional and non-traditional research output. Here, we strive to co-develop initiatives withIndigenous actors and draw from indigenous knowledge traditions to improve tools and governance in the region.
Economic growth to grow career pathways for Pacific and Australian students and jobs in region.

Strategic partners

Global Experience and Exchange

New Colombo Plan Scholarship Program

New Colombo Plan (NCP) Scholarships are open to eligible Australian undergraduates currently studying at Australian universities.

Australia Awards Fellowships

Australia Awards Fellowships aim to build networks of influence and leadership by strengthening partnerships between Australian organisations and partner organisations in the region.

Attendees of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme

Strengthening Partnerships for Resilience in the Pacific Islands Region

Two women dance wearing traditional Pacific dress in front of an artowkr of a bowl of grapes

Wantok Pasifika: Celebrating real impact in our region

Women in Leadership: Developing capacity within disability inclusive education in Vanuatu

Left to right: Sherol George, Vanuatu Skills Partnership, Dr Angela Page, School of Education, Angelinah Eldads Vira, Ministry of Education and Training

University of Newcastle successful recipients of four prestigious Australia Awards Fellowships

Deputy Vice-Chancellors Professor Anderson and Professor Upton and Pacific Engagement Coordinator Dr Fuller with representatives from the University of South Pacific Alafua campus.

University representatives visit Samoa to strengthen collaboration with Pacific partners

Sustainable Development Goals

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development provides a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future. At its heart are the 17 SDGs. These goals are an urgent call for call for action by all countries in a global partnership.

Our Pacific Strategy is supporting the Pacific region to meet the following SDGs, and in doing so, is strengthening our impact in these areas.

The University of Newcastle acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands within our footprint areas: Awabakal, Darkinjung, Biripai, Worimi, Wonnarua, and Eora Nations. We also pay respect to the wisdom of our Elders past and present.