Goal
UiA will be a central partner and contributor in developing future solutions. Our strategic initiatives will increasingly rely on diverse funding sources. In an era of heightened competition for students and staff, UiA will bolster the competitiveness of both the University and the region through valuable partnerships and projects.
Measures
- Enhance the role of community engagement within the University by improving coordination, increasing visibility and creating meeting spaces for various internal contributors
Responsibility: Management, faculties/Teacher Education Unit
- Further develop the stakeholder overview and conduct analyses to understand our existing practices, enabling us to better target new national partners
Responsibility: Management, faculties/Teacher Education Unit, Division of Research and Innovation, Division of Academic Affairs
- Strengthen the framework and coordination of cooperation agreements
Responsibility: Management, faculties/Teacher Education Unit, Division of IT, Division of Research and Innovation
- Include academic staff and students more frequently in meetings with partners to showcase areas of academic and artistic education and research, highlight the student perspective, contribute to learning and work relevance and demonstrate the added value of collaborating with a university
Responsibility: Management, faculties/Teacher Education Unit
- Strengthen the strategic work with regional, national and international actors to realize major academic initiatives and further develop effective spaces for dialogue between academia and society
Responsibility: Management, faculties/Teacher Education Unit, Division of Research and Innovation
- Strengthen dialogue with the community and use insights to develop relevant programmes and tailored continuing professional development courses
Responsibility: Faculties/Teacher Education Unit, Division of Academic Affairs, Division of Communication/UiA Alumni
- Proactively position our academic environments and staff to more frequently contribute UiA's expertise in national and international decision-making processes and to seek key roles in councils, committees and political processes where there are opportunities to influence the development of the higher education sector. Such contributions should be recognized in their daily work and career development
Responsibility: Management, faculties/Teacher Education Unit, Division of Research and Innovation, central administration
- Further develop strong partnerships and collaborative projects with our host locations and our region to enhance student wellbeing and work relevance, and more effectively retain skilled students in Agder
Responsibility: Management, faculties/Teacher Education Unit
- Showcase the value of our alumni by acknowledging them through UiA's channels, at events and on campus, and consider establishing an alumni council as a strategic resource for the institution, faculties, academic environments and/or study programmes
Responsibility: Faculties/Teacher Education Unit, Division of Communication/UiA Alumni