About the Growing Esteem Strategy
The University of Melbourne’s strategy, Growing Esteem, is designed to achieve the goal highlighted in the University motto — Postera Crescam Laude — ‘to grow in the esteem of future generations’. In 1996, the University proclaimed its determination to become one of the finest in the world. A decade later, the London Times named Melbourne as number 19 in its global ranking.
The strategy looks ahead to the next decade, in which the University will truly become one of the world’s finest, by strengthening its international reputation as a public-spirited institution, highly regarded in research and research training, learning and teaching, and knowledge transfer.
Together these three activities are envisaged as a metaphoric triple helix in which they are closely bound, each reinforcing the other. Growing Esteem takes into account current national and international research priorities, aims to assist the University to address the pressures of space, size and coherence in undergraduate education and ensures a much stronger link between public outreach and teaching and research.
In research and research training, the University will focus its resources and effort in fields where it has the potential to do work of world-wide significance. In learning and teaching, undergraduate degrees will be more coherent and intellectually exciting generalist courses. Superb professional education will be offered at graduate level. In knowledge transfer, the University will work with communities and industry to ensure a vibrant and continuous exchange of ideas and expertise.
For more than 150 years the University has served its many communities by taking seriously the mission of a great university. That commitment is undiminished. So too is the belief that higher education can shape not just those who study, but the world they inhabit. Growing Esteem recognises that the University must adapt as the world changes.
As an ongoing and evolving strategy, Growing Esteem publications are regularly developed and updated. Information is also available on the recent history of Growing Esteem.