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