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The program aims to encourage aspirations for university study, build capacity of current and future students, and enhance community engagement with higher education Description This HEPPP-funded initiative encourages the higher education aspirations of students from Pacific Island backgrounds and facilitates the transition, engagement and retention of current Griffith University Pasifika students (Pasifika in this […]
13 February 2014
The aims of Week Zero and the full-year regional and online supports mechanisms are to increase student engagement Description The University of Newcastle’s off-campus enabling program for mature-aged students, Open Foundation by Distance (OF by D), has been offered since 2003. In 2011, HEPPP funding provided an opportunity to review “almost every aspect of […]
12 February 2014
Participation in outreach activities has increased by over 600 per cent over the last three years Description In January 2011 the University of South Australia established UniSA College. UniSA College is responsible for pre-degree and pathway programs and conducts a range of outreach activities for students who traditionally have not pursued university studies. Outreach […]
10 February 2014
The UNI-BOUND program currently partners with 15 high schools, an increase from five in 2007 Description Southern Cross University’s (SCU) UNI-BOUND program is one of a number of initiatives which supports the university’s commitment to improving the access, participation and success of students from equity groups. UNI-BOUND has four main components: Year 7: ‘Uni […]
7 February 2014
The program provides assistance with study and living expenses to undergraduate students from LSES backgrounds or those experiencing significant financial disadvantage Description The Student Equity and Disability Services (SEADS) Student Support program is one of Swinburne University’s social inclusion plan initiatives funded by the HEPPP. One of the key principles under the Social Inclusion […]
5 February 2014
Charles Sturt University (CSU) has announced plans to develop a massive open online course (MOOC) to help increase participation in tertiary education by students from low socio-economic status (SES) backgrounds. The project to develop the course, titled What’s Uni Like?, is being funded by the Australian Government through its Higher Education Participation and Partnerships Program […]
4 February 2014
Aspire UWA supports students with academic potential, but facing significant challenges, to achieve their higher education goals Description Through formalised partnerships with 21 secondary schools in metropolitan Perth and 31 regional and remote schools across Western Australia, the university and school communities are working together to address traditionally low transfer rates to higher education. […]
3 February 2014
Using multiple data sources, ASPIRE identifies and targets communities most in need Description The University of New South Wales (UNSW) ASPIRE program is a multifaceted educational outreach program reaching over 6,000 students every year in 55 partner schools across Sydney and regional NSW. The program aims to address educational disadvantage by widening participation at […]
31 January 2014
At 15 per cent, Murdoch has the largest number of LSES students in the population of the Western Australian universities Description Murdoch University introduced the First Year Advisor Network (FYAN) in January 2011, after an internal university review highlighted the need to develop a formal approach to the first year experience. At 15 per […]
27 January 2014
The program is flexible in its approach so that we provide, relevant, community-driven and appropriate support and engagement Description James Cook University’s (JCU) Get Into Uni program is a major initiative in regional school and community engagement. It works with approximately 200 secondary and primary schools, and eight community ‘hubs’, to stimulate interest in […]
24 January 2014