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There is a specific part of the universal crisis brought about by the coronavirus pandemic that belongs to universities and Engagement Australia has its own role to play within the broader picture.

April 23, 2020

TRANSFORM – The Journal of Engaged Scholarship provides a platform for engaged scholars and practitioners.  We, the editors, would welcome contributions (academic articles, case studies and opinion pieces) to our next edition which will be a joint Issue, focusing on the virus threat and the ecological disaster(s) facing us.

April 9, 2020

In 2010 and 2011, Christchurch, New Zealand was devastated by earthquakes that caused 185 deaths, destroyed 80% of the downtown, and left 11,000 homes uninhabitable.

April 2, 2020

Engagement Australia is proud to announce the launch of the inaugural Engagement Australia Awards. These awards extend the high-quality recognition provided by the former BHERT awards to identify and celebrate the most exciting and impactful engagement activities undertaken by Australian Universities.

March 16, 2020

The 2020 Engagement Australia signature Leadership Forum themed A burning world: generational change or apocalypse? saw 40 senior university leaders come together in Canberra recently to hear from an international panel of experts about how engaged universities in Australia might respond to the current climate crisis and emergency within the context of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs).

March 6, 2020

One in five children is living below the poverty line in postcode 2484 northern NSW, a postcode which lies within the Southern Cross University footprint.  It Takes a Town is a community development project operating within the 2484 post code area based around Murwillumbah. It Takes a Town is building a stronger, more cohesive and healthier community in order to vicariously improve children’s well-being. 

March 2, 2020

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Leading the Engagement Agenda

Engagement Australia champions the unique role universities have with society to address contemporary global challenges and trends through teaching, learning, research and partnerships. We do this by:

Providing and inspiring leadership;
Developing capacity and future leaders;
Enabling peer-learning;
Providing practical tools and tips; and
Providing a platform for collaboration and knowledge creation.

Engagement Australia supports the wider contextual standard definition of community engagement, previously developed by the US-based Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, which has succeeded in codifying the core characteristics and principles of community engagement.  It defines Community engagement as a method of teaching, learning and research that describes interactions between universities and their communities (business, industry, govt, NGOs, and other groups) for the mutually beneficial exchange of knowledge and resources in a context of partnership and reciprocity.

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“The hallmark of engagement is the development of partnerships that ensure a mutually beneficial exchange of knowledge between the University and the community.” Holland and Ramalay (2008:33).

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