15 December 2014
Victoria University commended for student-focused initiatives
Victoria University of Wellington’s latest academic audit commends the University for a large number of initiatives,
particularly those focusing on Māori and Pasifika students.
“We are delighted that the panel found so many areas of commendation and are particularly pleased that they singled out
our ongoing commitment to working with our students to ensure they achieve at the highest levels academically and
personally,” Vice-Chancellor Professor Grant Guilford says.
The audit panel was particularly impressed by Victoria’s ‘active commitment to Māori and to Pasifika students and their
communities’.
Overall the University received 12 commendations from the panel covering areas such as commitment to teaching
excellence, the strength of its strategic planning, engagement and partnership with students and its focus on retention
and academic frameworks.
“The panel endorsed Victoria’s focus on working with our students to develop the University’s strategic plan, graduate
profile and learning partnership, and was impressed with the comprehensive set of resources and material we use to
support academic achievement,” says Professor Guilford.
This report was released by the Academic Quality Agency for New Zealand Universities, which was established in 1993 to
monitor and advise on academic quality and standards. The process of audit requires an initial self-review, then a panel
visits the University and conducts interviews. In total almost 120 staff and students were interviewed during the audit.
The report commends good practice and makes recommendations intended to assist universities in their own programmes of
continuous improvement.
ENDS