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Academic Strategy
Unitec New Zealand
An institutional culture of innovation and enterprise
Expected Rewarded
Committed to...Being student
centred in all our services and activities
Ensuring that the principles of Te Noho Kotahitanga inform all our activities
Understanding and responding effectively to the needs of Pacific peoples.
Access and equity
Our provision will .....Educate people for work, in work and
through work.
Be delivered through flexible study pathways
Include excellent academic and pastoral support
With our stakeholders we will....
Have active and responsive interaction with industry, professional and community groups to shape content, curricula and delivery modes.
Our curricula will....Demonstrate a commitment to open inquiry
Adopt a multiplicity of approaches and ways of being
Be based on ‘practice-focused’ educational experiences that are...
Contextualised and situated in practice
InterdisciplinaryFounded on and
advancing current practice
Theoretically grounded as well as guided
Both creative and critical
Promote collaborative learning
Value equitable, socially just and ethical practice
Have integrated approaches to Academic literacies
as a foundation for learning
Innovative assessment
E-learning content and support
Our teaching will
Be research-informed and inquiry-led
Acknowledge the reciprocity of teaching and research
Our graduates will....
Acquire a balance between specific, current content and lifelong learning capabilities
Achieve career-enhancing educational outcomes which are critically conceptualised and practiced.
Have the knowledge, skills, and attributes to face the challenges of the future and to live in a multi-cultural world
Have a capacity to contribute positively to society, manage their own careers and function competently in changing environments.