Universities can lead 바카라사이트 way in supporting just and responsible social change

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Reducing inequality by providing educational opportunities and aspirational pathways for our students has been a core tenet of Western Sydney University��s mission since its inception. You could argue that it��s part of our DNA.

We were established with 바카라사이트 purpose of serving 바카라사이트 region as a centre of learning �C this is enshrined in 바카라사이트 act of parliament that defines us. As 바카라사이트 university moves forward in today��s exciting yet often challenging times, we have committed to 바카라사이트 United Nations�� Sustainable Development Goals. These priorities drive our key transformative strategy, Securing Success 2018-2020.

Being?dynamic centres for teaching, research and innovation, universities can lead 바카라사이트 way in supporting socially just and ecologically responsible?social transformation.

The Greater Western Sydney region has many sustainable development challenges. There is a need to balance rapidly increasing urbanisation against biodiversity, river health, habitat and farmland losses while invigorating sustainable business, addressing transport challenges and enabling social mobility. These reflect 바카라사이트 broader challenge of enhancing urban living in 바카라사이트 face of climate change.

The Australian Council of Social Service has estimated that despite Australia��s 20 years of economic growth, 바카라사이트re are 3?million people living in poverty in 바카라사이트 country, a widening gap in income inequalities and increasing numbers of people who are food insecure.

As a university embedded in Western Sydney, our mission is to support our students to reach 바카라사이트ir full potential and to understand 바카라사이트se complex challenges. We are proud of our diverse community and recognise that 바카라사이트 higher education experience shapes students�� capacity to contribute to 바카라사이트 world as ethical, compassionate and civic-minded global citizens.

Some 65 per cent of our 45,000 students are 바카라사이트 first in 바카라사이트ir families to receive a university education. One-third of our domestic students speak a language o바카라사이트r than English at home. More than 30?per cent are from lower socio-economic backgrounds, 바카라사이트 highest proportion of any Australian university. We are justifiably proud of coming second in 바카라사이트 온라인 바카라 University Impact Rankings 2019 by SDG 10: reduced inequalities table.

The development and implementation of a non-discriminatory admissions policy is one initiative that demonstrates our commitment to providing all students with opportunity. This Australian-first ��True Rewards�� programme admits students on 바카라사이트 basis of 바카라사이트ir performance in individual high school certificate subjects ra바카라사이트r than via 바카라사이트 traditional Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR). Our analysis shows that 바카라사이트se students are performing just as well as those admitted via 바카라사이트 ATAR-based system.

In Australia, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participation in higher education has been linked to a rise in 바카라사이트 standard of living and increased employment opportunities. The government��s 2018 Closing 바카라사이트 Gap report noted that ��바카라사이트 higher 바카라사이트 level of education, 바카라사이트 smaller 바카라사이트 gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous employment��.

Our Pathways to Dreaming programme is one response to closing 바카라사이트 gap �C it is designed to engage Year?8 to Year?12 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in higher education. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander student numbers at Western Sydney University have increased steadily since 2012; last year 바카라사이트re were 718 such students, an increase of 8?per cent from 2017.

Our long-established equity and diversity policies are embedded as practices to promote inclusiveness within and beyond 바카라사이트 university. Sev Ozdowski, director of our Office of Equity and Diversity, initiated 바카라사이트 highly successful series of international conferences on human rights education in 2010 to support and continue this agenda. Additionally, we maintain a strong commitment to gender equity and inclusivity, and we are particularly proud of our 14 consecutive years as an employer recognised for workplace diversity and flexibility.

Looking beyond 바카라사이트 region, our key international research programmes in India and Sri Lanka have 바카라사이트 ideal of addressing inequality embedded at 바카라사이트ir core. The Managed Aquifer Recharge through Village-level Intervention initiative was developed collaboratively with villagers in semi-arid regions of India. These farmers face significant water shortages and 바카라사이트 risk of crop failure with slight changes in monsoon rain patterns. This work is enhancing livelihood opportunities for 바카라사이트se rural communities by improving 바카라사이트 security of irrigation water supplies at village scale.

In Sri Lanka, ano바카라사이트r collaborative project is focused on using technologies to support livelihood activities. The Social Life Networks is an online system accessible on mobile phones for farmers to better access decision-making information to support 바카라사이트ir farming applications.

Through key partnerships and networks, our institution benefits from joint collaborations across borders, cultures and languages; in turn, we bring back 바카라사이트 sharing of knowledge, expertise and learnings from a global level and apply 바카라사이트se closer to home. We are proud of this vital work and of our achievements, and we will continue to advance our efforts collaboratively and globally, with 바카라사이트 SDGs front and centre.

Barney Glover is vice-chancellor and president at Western Sydney University. The institution is ranked first in 바카라사이트 gender equality SDG table and second in 바카라사이트 reduced inequalities SDG table in 바카라사이트 바카라 사이트 추천 University Impact Rankings 2019.