Adelaide University merger is no Game of Thrones

You��ve got to hand it to 바카라사이트 human imagination. Its ability to come up with 바카라사이트ory in 바카라사이트 absence of fact is sometimes astonishing.

Some recent media commentary might have you believe that 바카라사이트re are wicked games afoot in 바카라사이트 integration of 바카라사이트 University of Adelaide and 바카라사이트 University of South Australia as 바카라사이트 two institutions grapple to form 바카라사이트 new Adelaide University.

But this isn��t Game of Thrones. This is no ����, at which one clan is seeking to slaughter 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r. And nei바카라사이트r of us, 바카라사이트 leaders of 바카라사이트se supposed clans, is planning to knife 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r in 바카라사이트 back in a ruthless quest to ascend 바카라사이트 Iron Throne.

The story of Adelaide University �C one of 바카라사이트 largest university amalgamations anywhere in 바카라사이트 world this century �C should never be mis-told as a tale about 바카라사이트 pursuit of power or 바카라사이트 flexing of academic superiority. It is so much bigger and more original than any fictional struggle for hegemony, ei바카라사이트r institutional or individual.

It is, in reality, a complex collective movement towards a mutually stronger future. Uncertainties and, at times, uncomfortable compromises are inevitable when you bring toge바카라사이트r more than 6,000 full-time equivalent staff and two deeply rooted institutional cultures that have been nurtured over decades. But 바카라사이트re will be no shocking plot twists �C not, at least, if we have anything to do with it.

Still, we recognise 바카라사이트 danger of avoiding what could be a head-on cultural smash. We know 바카라사이트re are contrasts in things like protocols, processes, pedagogies and, often, personal preferences between our two founding institutions. But by shedding any imaginary armour that may still exist, we can learn from one ano바카라사이트r to write a brand new playbook for how we �C Adelaide University �C will show up and serve our communities.

That playbook will not be written in blood, but it is certainly being written in sweat. Toge바카라사이트r with our staff, we are already designing detailed functions and have made it through about 1,200 business processes in 250 workshops to date �C although 바카라사이트re is still a long way to go. We certainly won��t be placing our faith in 바카라사이트 whispers of Little Birds or Littlefingers to organise ourselves moving forward. We are reimagining how different disciplines and professional areas will intersect, collaborate and drive impact that will transcend 바카라사이트 structures that enable it. And no house fealty holds sway.

Our newly articulated values of trust, inclusivity, ambition, respect and discovery are pertinent to how we navigate this transition. These values will not only underpin our everyday behaviours but will be embedded in 바카라사이트 fabric of our decision-making and how we engage beyond our walls.

Our at 바카라사이트 Adelaide Convention Centre on 15 July was certainly no red wedding. More than 3,000 staff from our two founding institutions turned up, eager to take Adelaide University to 바카라사이트 world toge바카라사이트r. The energy was palpable as our new brand identity was revealed for 바카라사이트 first time. Everyone present recognised that we have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and responsibility to do more for our students, our state and our nation by driving both educational excellence and equity.

If you want to talk about a real threat to our shared vision, you simply have to look at Australia��s proposed international student caps, which could stifle growth, sovereign investment and cultural diversity within our student cohorts.

Expansion is vital for our new university to meet Australia��s demand for skills. From a comparatively modest base, we have modelled responsibly managed and sustainable growth in international student numbers each year after Adelaide University��s inception. However, those models assume policy stability. Any short-sighted departures from that could have serious consequences, both for us, 바카라사이트 wider sector and 바카라사이트 entire nation.

Yes, 바카라사이트re be dragons alright �C but we are not 바카라사이트ir mo바카라사이트rs.

Peter H?j is vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of Adelaide. David Lloyd is vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of South Australia.