Our Strategic Plan

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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.
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Image Doing dual differently
Doing dual differently
Image Partnering with principle
Partnering with principle
Image Maximising research with impact
Maximising research with impact
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Protecting Country
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A thriving place to work & study

Our vision is to be a global leader in dual-sector learning and research by 2028.

Our strategic drivers

Enabling students around the world to ‘Start well, finish brilliantly’.

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Doing dual differently
We are uniquely positioned to offer flexible, concurrent and complementary studies – bringing together offerings from TAFE and higher education in the same space and time.
Discover our dual-sector campus

The ‘flipped campus’ is the campus of the future.

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Partnering with principle
We have strong industry partners co-located on each of our campuses – we call this the ‘flipped campus’. By doing this, we will provide outstanding synergies and opportunities for students, staff and industry in education, internships and research.
Discover our partnerships

Real-world researchers solving problems that impact people, place and planet.

Maximising research impact
We will further accentuate our existing areas of strength to meet and exceed the challenges our local communities – and the world – face. Our impact will be far-reaching through world-leading research, talent development, and growth through partnerships.
Discover our research plan

We honour our deep diversity as a foundation for collaboration and social progress.

Protecting Country
It is our responsibility to respect and listen to Indigenous voices and standpoints and – in all that we do – improve the health and wellbeing of the planet we share. We will be respected for our excellence in developing indigenous-led cultural, social and climate solutions.
Learn about Protecting Country

A place where people love to belong and feel immense pride.

Thriving place to study & work
We have already taken bold moves to be proudly different and productively radical. Our staff and students need to be celebrated, valued and rewarded. We will be a new generation destination university – redefining the role and value of a university.
Discover our stand against violence

Information for staff

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From strategy to action

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.
Victoria University launches new Cultural Equality Plan
Co-designed by staff and students in VU’s Cultural Inclusion Network, Brilliant Together- Cultural Inclusion and Racial Equality Plan 2023-2026 builds on the existing vision and values of VU’s strategic plan Start Well, Finish Brilliantly.