Student Partnerships
Student partnership values
The University is committed to working in genuine partnership with students to ensure the high quality and the continuous enhancement and innovation of our curriculum, learning and teaching, and wider student experience.
A working group was established in 2018 to develop values that should underpin partnership approaches to student engagement in relation to student participation in governance, in enhancement and innovation of academic programs, courses and learning and teaching, and in ongoing enhancements of the wider student experience.
The development of the Student Partnership Values was informed by sector defining work from the Higher Education Academy1 and the OLT funded national leadership of Sally Varnham on student partnerships in governance2. The University’s Student Charter (2018) was also considered.
The values were endorsed by Academic Board in May 2019.
- Authenticity – partners identify and communicate a sound rationale for each partnership
- Trust – partners take time to get to know each other, engage in open and honest dialogue and are confident they will be treated with respect and fairness
- Honesty – partners act with integrity and honesty, by being transparent about the partnerships, their expertise, agreed boundaries and desired outcomes
- Courage – partners challenge barriers, structures and practices that may inhibit genuine partnerships
- Inclusivity – partners seek opportunities to identify and incorporate varied experiences and perspectives, for the benefit of their shared communities
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