Our Unconventional Promise, in Action
Unconventional by design
Committed to our learners, communities and our people
Community collaborations
Foundational excellence
Simplifying complexity; enabling people through culture and systems
Vision, Purpose and Values
Today, consistent with our history, UNE has the Vision to be an unconventional university that excels at connecting individual aspirations to community outcomes.
Our Purpose is therefore to support individuals and communities to thrive by creating and sharing knowledge.
Our Values are the cultural foundations necessary to delivering our vision and purpose.
BE BOLD
BE KIND
BE ACCOUNTABLE
BE CONNECTED
Community Collaborations
UNE will build unconventional Community Collaborations worldwide, uniting stakeholders to link individual and regional aspirations with education outcomes.
“Today, we are embracing our heritage to chart a newly unconventional future – one that ensures we remain a highly-regarded, financially sustainable university that proudly serves regional areas everywhere." UNE Vice-Chancellor Professor Chris Moran.
Foundational Excellence
We’ll deliver quality teaching, learning and research, supported by a new operating model that builds cultural, financial and operational excellence.
This Strategy was developed through extensive consultation with staff, students, communities, and stakeholders throughout 2024-2025. It reflects our collective commitment to UNE's unconventional outlook and our shared responsibility for the communities we serve.
Our Strategic Plan
This Strategic Plan responds confidently to the challenges and opportunities of a rapidly changing world, and reaffirms our role as a university shaped by, and for, the communities we serve.
The Strategic Plan
The current operating context for universities globally is characterised by dynamic change – policies, funding, purpose and relevance in a new age of learning technologies.
In response, the UNE Strategic Plan 2026-2035 invites us to return to what has always made UNE distinctive: a deep commitment to learners, communities and our people. It sets out an ambitious and proudly unconventional future for Australia’s first regional university, grounded in our founding purpose of expanding access to education and strengthening regional communities.
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This document complements the UNE Strategic Plan 2026-2035. This document provides a brief context, repeats the Vision, Purpose and Values, and elaborates on the Foundational Objectives and Community Collaborations.
Further, this document presents an approach to how the Strategic Plan will be delivered and resourced.
The Strategic Plan and the Delivery of the Strategic Plan documents can be read as standalone documents or seen as complementary.
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