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Student Life, Wellbeing & Resilience
Our achievements
127,754
graduates working in
143 countries
5 STUDY AREAS
rated the best in Australia5
TOP 20
17th best modern university
in the world6
TOP 1%
for graduates as rated by
global employers7
NUMBER 1
rated university in
Australia1
5-STAR
rating for Getting a
Full-Time Job2
TOP 2%
of universities in the world3
WINNER
Higher Education Award
for graduate employability4
1. Most star ratings in the Good Universities Guide 2016 and highest percentage across the key 12 categories in the Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT) 2015.
2. Good Universities Guide 2016. 3. QS World University Rankings 2015/2016. 4. Australian Financial Review 2015 5. Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT) 2015.
6. 17th in the world– QS Top 50 Under 50 Rankings 2015. 7. QS World University Rankings Graduate Employers Survey 2015/2016
At a glance
32,208
total student
enrolment
13,539
international
students
143
nationalities at UOW
128,549
UOW Alumni
307
degrees on offer
Our research
TOP 2%
research universities
worldwide 2014/15*
$126M
in research income
2,609
Total publications
(HERDC)
11
key research strengths
5
major research
facilities
TOP 10
Australian research
universities (ERA
2012)
*2014 Leiden Ranking
Our global presence
Our city
22ºC
average daily temp
27ºC
average summer
temp
292,500
population of Illawarra
85KM
to Sydney Opera
House (85 km)
17
patrolled surf beaches
11
national parks
within 50km
The Okanagan Charter:
An international charter for health promoting
universities and colleges (2015)
Embed health into all aspects of campus culture, administration, operations and academic mandates:
Embed health in all campus policies
Create supportive campus environments
Generate thriving communities and a culture of well-being
Support personal development
Create or re-orient campus services
Student Life & Wellbeing @ UOW
.Student Life & Wellbeing Student Life & Wellbeing Programs
My UOW App
Mental Health First Aid
UOWx Co-curricular Program
International Student Programs
Networking After 5
Welcome to Wollongong
Postgrad & Mature Age Orientation
International Student Online Orientation
WoW Festival
Free English Conversation Classes
Hubt Life & Wellbeintre Student Leaders & Ambassadors
Rise & Shine Brekky Bar
Respect. Now. Always.
Good Life Series & Play Free Sport
Free Yoga & Meditation
Sleep Pod & Massage Chair
UOW Goes Global Festival
Free Legal & Financial Counselling
Baxter the Mascot
Friendship BBQs
UOW residences
“The desire to belong is in every
mind.”
― Debasish Mridha
“Strength lies in differences, not in
similarities”
― Stephen R. Covey
“The essence of community, its heart
and soul, is the non-monetary
exchange of value; things we do and
share because we care for others,
and for the good of the place.”
― Dee Hock, One from Many: VISA
and the Rise of Chaordic
Organization
More than just a ‘centre’ …
A hub of influence.
Student Ambassadors
Student Leaders
Friendships without Borders
Illawarra Committee for International Students (ICIS)
Mental Health First Aid
Play Free Sport
Rise & Shine Brekky
UOWx
More than just a sausage sizzle!
Evidence-based, best practice
Evaluated
Experiential & inclusive
Responsive & adaptive
Peer to peer
Holistic, multi -campus approach
Transformational
Friendships without borders …
Postgraduate & Mature Age …
Cuppa After 5
Things that make you go hmmm…
200+ students & staff
Multi-campus
Internal qualified
staff
Free to students
• Student Life & Wellbeing Hub
• Proactive communications
• Holistic, multi-campus, transformative, inclusive
• Evidence-based & evaluated
• Align good health & wellbeing with success
• Responsive & adaptive
• Peer to peer support & networks
• Community engagement