Strategic Plan 2022–2025
A word from the Vice-Chancellor and President
For over a century of service to the people of Queensland, Australia and the wider world, The University of Queensland’s (UQ) central mission has been remarkably consistent and enduring. Put simply, UQ is here to deliver for the public good through excellence in education, research and engagement with our communities and partners.
UQ Strategic Plan 2026–2029
Consultation for the next Strategic Plan is underway. UQ staff are invited to review the background paper, attend a strategy forum, and provide feedback. Consultation with students, alumni and partners will follow later this year.
Our vision, mission and values
Vision
Knowledge leadership for a better world.
Mission
Our core purpose is to deliver for the public good through excellence in education, research and engagement with our communities and partners: local, national and global.
Values
Our values guide our behaviour and provide the foundation of our culture.
In this Strategic Plan, we announce refreshed values that articulate what we strive for, how we work together, and our commitment to discovering and sharing truth:
Creativity, Excellence, Truth, Integrity, Courage, Respect, and Inclusivity.
By 2032, UQ will be known as a university that:
Domains
UQ’s strategic priorities for 2022–2025 have been developed around 3 domains that reflect the core purpose of the University.
Learning and student experience
At UQ, we offer rich and varied educational experiences that are designed to foster a sense of belonging, while equipping our students to be leaders within their field with the agility to thrive in a global environment.
Research and innovation
Through our commitment to conducting brilliant discovery research and collaborating with our partners to translate our research discoveries, we seek to not only create new knowledge but share it in ways that enrich our communities, our economy and the environment.
Enriching our communities
We seek to enrich communities here in Queensland, and around the world. Our commitments to leading reconciliation, global development and capacity building, broadening access to education and leveraging our research impact to strengthen the economy demonstrate just some of the ways in which we will deliver for the public good.
Enablers
Underpinning our domains, our 3 fundamental enablers will support our ambitions to deliver on UQ’s core purpose.
Alignment with QLD Government objectives for the community
This Strategic Plan clearly aligns the future of The University of Queensland with the Queensland Government objectives for the community. We are committed to investing in skills through the provision of quality education and experiences that will equip our students to be leaders and innovators throughout their careers.
This will include careers in frontline services such as health and education, key industries for Queensland such as infrastructure, agriculture, resources, tourism, developing small business opportunities through entrepreneurship and adaptability, and creating impactful solutions to protect the health and natural environment of our state.
The Queensland Commitment reaffirms our position as The University for Queensland, and includes a pledge to provide greater opportunities for all Queenslanders to access a UQ education.