Our Vision
La Trobe University will transform the lives of students and communities through learning and knowledge creation. We will be nationally and internationally acclaimed in socially responsible teaching and research.
Vision 2015
Vision 2015 provides La Trobe with a dynamic plan for its future. Four overarching strategic objectives will guide La Trobe to achieve its vision over the next five years. Each objective has a set of priority actions that will focus our effort:
- Vice-Chancellor’s Introduction
- Objective 1 – Transform student lives through learning
- Objective 2 – Create new and useful knowledge
- Objective 3 – Support and reward staff excellence
- Objective 4 – Operate sustainably and ethically
You are welcome to send feedback on Vision 2015 to VC@latrobe.edu.au
Vision 2015 (PDF 2MB). This Strategic Plan outlines the ways in which La Trobe University will prepare itself for success in a rapidly changing higher education environment.
Characteristics
In all aspects of our research, scholarship, teaching and organisational practices we aim to be:
- Open – to our communities, prospective students and new ideas
- Transformative – by making a positive difference to our students, staff, and communities, and to knowledge and practice
- Engaged – in knowledge creation and public discourse in local, regional, national and international contexts
- Accountable – to each other and our communities, improving what we do and how we do it
- Sustainable – ensuring that by our individual and collective actions we extend the capabilities and choices of future generations