Life Ready Graduates
Executive Leads
- Deputy Vice-Chancellor (DVC) Academic
- Head of School (HOS) Information and Physical Sciences
Business Improvement Program (BIP) alignment
- Academic Offering — Shape an innovative and flexible program offering and student experience to attract and retain a diverse student load that sustains the University.
Our Strategies
(Bold denotes BIP initiatives)
- The Program and Calendar Flexibility project will see the development of new academic program structures for implementation in 2026 and delivery of the Timetabling system. (Q1-Q4)
- Conduct a comprehensive review of our Academic offerings to ensure alignment to student and community need, and embed governance to ensure ongoing systematic review. (Q1-Q4)
- Finalise systems to progress Career Ready Placements to BAU, and complete mapping of Graduate Attributes. (Q1-Q4)
- Continued focus on employability and career workstreams to celebrate excellence, including ILEAD, Career Connect, Employability Awards and the Industry Open Day. (Q1-Q4)
- Student Centred Wellbeing programs focused on mental health, wellness and connection to the University. (Q1-Q4)
- Implement Artificial Intelligence (AI) initiatives that enhance teaching, learning and assessment, as well as uplift the capability of students and staff. (Q1-Q4)
- System enhancements to improve user experience opportunities to improve Credit and RPL (Q1), post discovery work on a student engagement and communications platform (Q1-Q2), a critical case management workflow tool for student safety and conduct (Q1-Q3), and the phased roll out of adverse circumstances. (Q2-Q4)
- Establishing a Quality Framework that will improve the Course Assessment Review, Program Annual Review and External Program Review. (Q1-Q4)
Measures of Success
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.