Vision and strategic direction

Our vision

UON Singapore aspires to be an innovative, distinctive, and financially sustainable provider of academic services recognised nationally and in the region by leveraging University of Newcastle, Australia (UON) excellence in research, innovation, teaching & learning, and enhancing its global reputation.

The UON 2025 vision

UON stands as a global leader distinguished by a commitment to equity and excellence and to creating a better future for its regions through a focus on innovation and impact.

Our values

We believe in a set of shared core values with the University, however the strategic direction uniquely derived for UON Singapore includes:

• distinctiveness
• innovative
• financially sustainable
• leverage on UON Excellence
• global reputation
• national & regional recognition

The UON Singapore strategic plan is guided by five key strategic pillars:

1. Leverage the UON Academic Excellence in Singapore
   to create distinctiveness, enhance global reputation, achieve national and regional recognition
2. Research & Innovation
   to create distinctiveness, enhance global reputation, achieve national and regional recognition
3. Human Capital Formation
   to achieve sustainable development, to be distinctive and innovative
4. Operational Efficiency
   to achieve financial sustainability and sustain a competitive advantage
5. Financial Sustainability
   to leverage UON academic excellence, undertake research and innovation and invest on human capital formation

The above strategic pillars play a pivotal role in identifying our key strategic objectives and formulating the required strategies to achieve them.