Creative Teaching, Quality Learning

The University of Sydney attracts some of the most able students in Australia. With this privilege comes a responsibility to provide the highest quality learning and teaching and a distinctive student experience.

Prospective Sydney students count on studying in a community of learners and on being treated as partners in a search for understanding. They expect teaching that provides them with essential knowledge and skills, but which also stimulates their imaginations. They recognise that perparation for future life requires an experience that extends beyond the classroom to include a range of social and cultural activities in a safe and supportive environment.

Meeting these expectations requires outstanding content, adaptable curricula, exceptional staff and effective structures for supporting learning. Our vision is to supply, in every course and every subject, student-focused learning and teaching underpinned by evidence and infused with a spirit of inquiry.

Values underpinning our Learning and Teaching

• Excellence - of students, learning environment and learning experiences
• Intellectual inquiry
• Academic freedom
• Diversity of defensible opinions and values
• Integrity and ethical practice in academic endeavours

Principles informing our Learning and Teaching

• The University promotes research-enhanced learning and teaching
• The University fosters lifelong learning
• The University offers a complete student experience
• The University promotes student-centred learning and teaching
• The University offers an exciting and stimulating environment for learning and teaching
• The University recognises and celebrates the diversity of its students
• The University is committed to continuous improvement in its learning and teaching