| Overall Rating | Gold |
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| Overall Score | 68.44 |
| Liaison | William Van Ausdal |
| Submission Date | July 9, 2024 |
Flinders University
EN-9: Inter-Campus Collaboration
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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3.00 / 3.00 |
9.1 Inter-campus collaboration for sustainability
Description of the institution’s participation in sustainability-focused networks for educational institutions:
Flinders University is a member of the Australaisan Campuses Towards Sustainability (ACTS) which aims to inspire, promote and support change towards sustainability best practice through information sharing, collaboration, and partnerships. It is also part of the Innovative Research Universities Sustainability Group which provides an opportunity for IRU universities to share and provide lessons learned on various sustainability initiaves, programs and projects. https://www.acts.asn.au/
Has the institution formally shared its sustainability experiences and lessons learned with other institutions during the previous three years?:
Narrative outlining how the institution formally shares its sustainability experiences and lessons learned with other institutions:
Flinders University presented on its sustainability opportunities and challenges at the 2022 Tertiary Management Conference for the Tertiary Education Facilities Management Association (TEFMA). This covered topics such as the reduction of scope 1, 2, 3 emissions, transitioning to 100% renewable electricity on all our campuses, electricfication, vehicle to grid technology, embodied emissions related to construction, 2025 sustainability plan progress.
Does the institution have a sustainability-focused articulation/transfer agreement that provides students who are studying sustainability at one institution with a formal pathway to another institution?:
Description of institution’s sustainability-focused articulation/transfer agreements:
There is a pathway to enter the Flinders Northern Territory Medical Program (NTMP) via the Charles Darwin University Bachelor of Clinical Sciences. Students who meet progression criteria enter the NTMP following two years of successful study. Flinders University established the NTMP in 2011 to build a ‘home grown’ local Northern Territory (NT) medical workforce. This program is set up to improve health outcomes of local communities, while supporting students from disadvantaged backgrounds. The NTMP is intended to build health care capacity in the Northern Territory, thus increasing coverage of essential health services. The program was designed to address severe medical workforce shortages and retention in the Northern Territory by facilitating an increase in the number of medical students who stay to practice in the Northern Territory after they graduate. NT residents and Indigenous applicants to the NTMP are prioritised in the selection process. The curriculum of Flinders University is contextualised to local challenges in the NT.
An analysis from December 2020 showed that the majority of graduates at that time (n=97, 74%) were working in the NT. A total of 69 graduates had completed their 2 year return-of-service obligation, of whom 37 (53.6%) were still working in the NT (see attached article).
We are currently developing a pathway for Department for Environment and Water (DEW) Aboriginal Rangers. DEW's Aboriginal Rangers are completing a Certificate III in Conservation and Ecosystem Management with TAFE-SA currently and the DEW would support the group to complete a Diploma of Conservation and Ecosystem Management at Flinders University next year. Several of the Aboriginal Rangers have expressed an interest in studying either a Bachelor of Science (Environmental Science) or the Bachelor of Science (Biodiversity and Conservation) degrees. DEW have asked Flinders and TAFE-SA to explore the development of a pathway between these areas of study. This includes Flinders special considerations on whether some units of the Diploma can be made available online or offered through block delivery, for face-to-face first year subject credits in the Degree programs, as the majority of the Aboriginal Rangers work and live regionally.
Has at least one individual with formal sustainability responsibilities at the institution served as a mentor or been mentored by a colleague with sustainability responsibilities at another institution during the previous three years?:
Description of the institution’s sustainability mentoring activities:
Corey Peterson, the Chief Sustainability Officer at the University of Tasmania (UTAS) and President of Australasian Campuses Towards Sustainability (ACTS), mentored our Head of Sustainability on organisational change management, embedding sustainability via formal and adaptive networks, and providing strategic guidance as part of the development of the 2030 sustainability strategy.
Has at least one individual affiliated with the institution has served in a leadership role for an inter-campus sustainability network, conference, or community of practice during the previous three years?:
Description of the institution’s leadership roles in inter-campus collaboration:
Flinders University's Head of Sustainability is part of the Australasian Campuses Towards Sustainability (ACTS) Board of Directors. This role guides the strategic direction of ACTS, support its initiatives, and broaden the standing of ACTS regionally and internationally.
Has at least one individual affiliated with the institution served as a peer reviewer for another institution’s sustainability report or data during the previous three years?:
Description of the institution’s peer review activities:
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