By 2015 Charles Darwin University will have grown its student base by 50%. It will be renowned for its leading approach to education, research and community engagement in regional and remote Australia, and the region as a whole.
It will also draw on the priorities of the region in framing its education programs and exploring the frontiers of knowledge.
With a focus on high quality, flexible local and distance education, CDU will provide the learning that students, the region and the nation require to produce innovative graduates who effectively meet the challenges of a complex, changing world.
As a distinctive multi-sector education provider, this University will be recognised as a leader in student support and the provision of pathways from vocational training through to advanced research degrees.
It will achieve increased student participation, particularly amongst disadvantaged educational groups, through traditional and non-traditional approaches to education delivery and, in doing so, will effectively meet the needs of Indigenous students to become their university of choice.
This University’s established research strengths in tropical, desert and Indigenous knowledge will become a national and international resource, open to collaboration and equipped to provide solutions to complex problems of local, national and international significance.
CDU will be a dynamic and robust regional tertiary institution that will have forged strong, mutually beneficial partnerships with other key institutions, government and the community.
It will meet the needs of industry and the professions for a skilled workforce and will provide leadership to advance the intellectual, professional, social, cultural and environmental wellbeing of the Northern Territory.
Staff will be recognised for, and supported in, the achievement of the University’s goals. In all areas of endeavour this University will apply the highest standards of professionalism, efficiency and accountability to maximise its effectiveness and ensure the value of its contribution to the region in which it operates.
