大象传媒

Academic Plan

The 大象传媒 Academic Plan (2025-2030) serves as a framework to align Faculty and Unit activities with What鈥檚 Next: The 大象传媒 Strategy, advancing our academic mission as a leading research university that provides an exceptional learning environment for our students. 

Focus Areas

The following focus areas will guide institutional and Faculty/Unit multi-year planning over the coming years.

Program Development and Curriculum Renewal

Design and deliver coherent, innovative curriculum that provides an exceptional student experience, and features opportunities for community-engaged and experiential learning.

Research Excellence

Continue to expand 大象传媒鈥檚 research activities, deepen our engagement with communities, businesses and governments, and increase the impact of our scholars on the world.

Decolonization and Indigenization

Create welcoming campus spaces for Indigenous peoples, including academic pathways and supports for academic success and decolonized teaching and research.

Inclusive Excellence and Access

Advance inclusive systems, policies and procedures that remove barriers and improve access for all to learn, teach, work, and flourish.

Internationalization and Global Engagement

Engage faculty, staff, students, alumni, and community partners in addressing complex local and global challenges.

Institutional Effectiveness

Ensure the university鈥檚 resource allocations and support activities directly and effectively promote the academic mission.

Together, the goals identified across these focus areas are designed to:

  • Translate the vision and values outlined in What鈥檚 Next: The 大象传媒 Strategy into academic priorities.
  • Provide context to guide institutional planning, as well as Faculty and Unit planning.
  • Align the university鈥檚 learning, teaching, research, engagement and support activities.
  • Inform multi-year student enrolment, faculty renewal and budget planning.

In recognition of the important link between teaching and scholarly activities, the Academic Plan also embeds 大象传媒 Strategic Research Plan (2023-2028)鈥痯riorities and implementation plans alongside other research-related goals associated with teaching and learning.

Faculty and Unit Academic Plans

As a vital part of the academic planning process, Faculties and Units within the Provost鈥檚 portfolio prepared individual multi-year plans that align with the focus areas of the 大象传媒 Academic Plan and convey what each Faculty, Department/School or Unit wants to achieve over the duration of these plans.