Strategic Plan & annual reports

With an unrelenting student focus and one of the most unique education models in the world, VU’s strategy is bold, progressive and proudly different.
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With an unrelenting student focus and one of the most unique education models in the world, VU’s strategy is bold, progressive and proudly different.
Download our Strategic Plan 2022-2030 (PDF, 4.3 MB)
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Victoria University's Strategic Plan 2022-2030: Start well, finish brilliantly outlines our vision to be one of the leading impact-driven universities in the world by 2030.

How will we do this? To achieve our vision, we have five strategic drivers:

  • Learner-centred for life
  • Partnering with principle
  • Maximising research with impact
  • Protecting Country
  • A thriving place to work & study

Supporting plans

Research and Impact Plan 2023-28

First Nations Action Plan 2025-28 (PDF, 3MB)

Campus Master Plan

Annual reports

VU's Annual Report provides a comprehensive summary of the University's activities for any given financial year, which runs from 1 January to 31 December. It contains all of the University's annual reporting requirements plus an overview of the University's operations and the successes of students and staff for the relevant year.

Annual Reports are tabled in the Victorian Parliament, and then published as a public record of the University's activities, achievements and financial position.

Read our current annual reports

Impact Report

VU’s Impact Report brings together stories of lived experiences and evidence of our impact, both social and economic, in Melbourne’s west and beyond. The stories are told through the people and communities connected to VU.

From strategy to action

Awards & recognition
Victoria University’s awards reflect the work we value most: supporting students and staff wellbeing, strengthening community and industry partnerships, leading in sustainability, and improving how education is delivered.
Read about our awards
Karen Jackson (KJ) standing in the Moondani Ballluk garden. KJ is smiling at the camera.
Creating a culturally safe space: the Moondani Balluk garden
Located on the unceded and contested lands of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples, a new garden adjoins and extends the Moondani Balluk Centre, flowing beyond the walls of the building to create a welcoming place for Aboriginal staff, students, community groups and Traditional Owners to connect, collaborate, and host gatherings.
VU welcomes Universities Accord focus on equity & access
Victoria University (VU) Vice-Chancellor Professor Adam Shoemaker is particularly pleased there is a strong focus on equitable access, as recommendations on improving and funding access to higher education and VET will directly benefit VU students.
Centre of Excellence in Paramedicine
The Centre of Excellence in Paramedicine is an Australian first. It will feature state-of-the-art technology and dynamic simulation spaces, including a new pavilion that helps students experience real-world scenarios such as transferring patients to emergency departments.