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Education Strategic Action Plan

World-ready education and student success

Vision 2035 and Strategic Plan 2030

Horizon 1 (2025-2027)


Strategic Action Plans (SAPs) are the University’s primary tool for strategy execution. Each SAP aligns to one of the six strategic themes within the UOW Strategic Plan 2030 and defines a prioritised set of initiatives, accountabilities and measures of success to support disciplined and coordinated delivery.

This page outlines the Horizon 1 initiatives that form UOW’s Education Strategic Action Plan (2026-2027). These initiatives focus on establishing and strengthening critical foundations and enabling conditions for long-term success in delivering world-ready education and enhancing student success.

Join Professor Helen Partridge, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education), at one of the upcoming online information sessions taking place throughout August 2026 to learn more about UOW’s Education Strategic Action Plan for 2026–2027.

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Strategic Education Initiatives

1.1 Deliver a future-focused curriculum built on teaching excellence, enhanced by technology and designed to support lifelong learning.
1.2 Expand career readiness through work-integrated learning, global competencies and cultural awareness.
1.3 Increase student satisfaction, retention, access and success through an inclusive, safe and formative student experience.

1.1.1 UOW
renAIssance

Implement the UOW renAIssance program to establish a coordinated approach to AI-enabled education and develop the UOW AI-Enabled Education Blueprint.

1.1.2 UOW Course Portfolio of the Future

Implement a UOW approach to course portfolio planning and development that aligns offerings to UOW’s strengths, campus network and evolving student and industry demand.

1.1.3 Teaching Capability Framework

Establish a Teaching Capability Framework to guide academic development, recognition and evidence-informed teaching practice aligned with contemporary higher education standards.

1.2.1 World-Ready Graduates

Establish a university-wide approach to defining and recognising UOW graduate attributes, embedding global awareness, ethical judgement and societal engagement across the student experience.

1.2.2 Work-Ready Graduates

Strengthen and expand work-integrated learning opportunities, ensuring all coursework students complete an approved WIL experience aligned with industry and community engagement.

1.3.1 Evidence-Informed Student Success

Establish a framework for student success that enables earlier identification of support needs and coordinated data-informed interventions to improve retention and progression.

1.3.2 UOW First Year Experience

Implement a whole of university approach to enhance the first-year experience through strengthened curriculum design, teaching practices and coordinated transition support.

1.3.3 Future-Ready Learning Environments

Implement a coordinated approach to future-focused learning environments that integrate digital and physical spaces to support flexible, inclusive and engaging student learning.


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