Our Education Framework builds upon 30 years of leadership in online and regional experience. Drawing on our distinctiveness and strengths while ensuring high quality experience and outcomes for our students it guides our approach to learning and teaching at Charles Sturt.
The Education Framework builds academic quality into everything we do, connecting external and internal accreditation and governance requirements with our strategic direction. The Framework brings to life our commitment to high quality education for student success. Our Education Framework consists of the following:
In 2020-2022 work has been undertaken to establish and embed the components of the Education Framework into our processes, decision making and governance. We will refine it further as we achieve the deliverables in the Education Strategy.
Overall our objective is:
To be a university delivering education excellence with a distinctive focus on courses that deliver an innovative and authentic education for our students to achieve their career aims and impact the sustainability of our regions and the world.
A pillar of the Charles Sturt 2030 Strategy, it is about connecting our students with the knowledge and wisdom to shape the world. It sets our vision and provides structure and guidance in how we are going to improve and maintain our sector leading position through:
Course mix is orientated towards the jobs and student needs of the futures and to support regional community development.
Evolving our learning experiences which harness leading edge education principles, deliver learning outcomes, and prepare graduates for the careers they desire.
We will demonstrate the pursuit of excellence while enabling students to feel connected and supported.
Sustainable student load and margin management to support student demand, economic development and improved participation and equity.
Our Education Principles describe how we are unique in the learning and teaching we offer our students. The Principles align our brand, course and subjects in a meaningful way. They draw on our significant achievements and set up the basis for our strategic investment, operational direction and a bold and bright future for the institution.