Discover Deakin University

About Deakin University
Established in the 1970s as one of the new generation of Australian universities, Deakin combines a university's traditional focus on excellent teaching and research with a desire to seek new ways of developing and delivering courses.

Deakin has won the prestigious Australian University of the Year award twice and was also commended with six Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning at the 2009 Australian Learning and Teaching Council Awards.

Deakin's Strategic Plan
Deakin University's current Strategic Plan - LIVE the future: Agenda 2020 - will guide the University's activities from 2012-2020.

Deakin's Operational Plan
The University's annual Operational Plan sets out the immediate priorities in the form of measurable targets for the year. The aim is to advance the goals contained in the Strategic Plan.

d magazine
Find out about Deakin's staff, students, graduates and its research in d magazine, published three times a year.

News and events
Find out about news and events at Deakin.

Professional partnerships
The University's Strategic Plan -  Delivering Effective Partnerships - is based on the premise that Deakin University can best achieve its goals by working in partnership. In many cases the partnerships are with people and groups external to the University. The partnership concept is also important to the sense of community that the University wishes to develop for its staff and students.

Vice-Chancellor and Senior Executive profiles
The Vice-Chancellor of Deakin University is ably supported by a panel of senior executives.