Vice-Chancellor:Professor Jane Den Hollanderwww.deakin.edu.au |
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Deakin University is a contemporary Australian University that successfully combines values of excellence in teaching and research with new and innovative ways of developing and delivering courses, undertaking research and servicing the wider communities in which it operates. Deakin has more than 40,000 students, around 3,200 staff and operates from four campuses across southern Victoria. Deakin's four faculties - Arts and Education; Business and Law; Health; and Science and Technology - offer undergraduate and postgraduate programs across a wide range of discipline areas. Through an acclaimed community-based delivery model, Deakin's Institute of Koorie Education offers courses for Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander students in partnership with the four faculties. Flexibility is a key feature of Deakin's courses. Students can fit study around lifestyle, work and personal commitments with online and off-campus study options, and can vary the pace of their study, in many cases achieving their dreams sooner. Universities are about creating, discovering, analysing, sharing and dispersing knowledge. Research is at the core of these activities and Deakin University is rapidly becoming one of Australia's highest regarded research institutions. The university has a commitment to research excellence and partners with government bodies, industry experts and some of the world's leading research institutions to produce research of distinction and relevance to both the Australian and international communities. Our academic and research staff are highly regarded and are cutting edge in their fields. Area of research strengths include: advanced materials and fibres; biotechnology; citizenship and globalisation; intelligent systems; physical activity and nutrition; social and mental health; population health; education; and ecology. The addition of a Medical School to Deakin University has broadened the scope of the University's research activities. Deakin's corporate education division, DeakinPrime, is a pioneer and leader in the development of corporate education partnerships with organisations in Australia, reaching over 50,000 people in work each year. DeakinPrime designs, develops, delivers and manages comprehensive and effective corporate education and development initiatives for major corporations, government agencies, professional associations and industry groups. Deakin has identified six core commitments that shape its distinctive position in higher education. These core commitments guide every aspect of the University's activities:
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