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The Academic Plan serves as a guideline and prioritization of actions that will advance What’s Next: The ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Strategy while affirming our institutional commitment to the academic mission. 

Led by our values, in particular the values of academic freedom and critical thinking, the Academic Plan ensures teaching and learning remain at the forefront of all we do.

Draft Academic Plan and Priorities Matrix

Academic Plan 2025-2030 (draft as of July 2024)
Academic Plan Priorities Matrix (draft as of Nov 2024)

The Academic Plan Priorities Matrix distills the priorities identified across individual Faculties/Units and will help shape the goals set out in the final ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Academic Plan in spring 2025. By design, this matrix outlines high-level priorities only. The narrative in the final ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Academic Plan will amplify these priorities with references to selected examples, as will individual Faculty/Unit plans.

Planning Process

The current five-year plan ends this year and preparations for the new Academic Plan (2025-2030) are underway. Academic planning is a continuous process that ensures ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV programs, research, engagement and support activities are well-positioned to achieve our collective goals and address challenges and opportunities in the years ahead. 

To support the academic planning process and ensure alignment with institutional priorities, ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV academic leaders and senior administrators identified six focus areas for the Academic Plan that will drive the university toward the vision outlined in What’s Next: The ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Strategy:

1. Program Development and Curriculum Renewal
2. Research Excellence
3. Indigenization and Decolonization
4. Inclusive Excellence and Access
5. Internationalization and Global Engagement
6. Institutional Effectiveness

Each academic unit is preparing an individual plan that supports focus areas in the Academic Plan and helps in understanding what each Faculty, Department/School or Unit wants to achieve.

Each focus area has draft goals, which will be further developed based on consultation and development of plans by Faculties/Units. These plans will collectively advance the university strategy.

Faculties/Units will be building plans for a challenging enrolment and financial period, and a collaborative planning process, informed by multi-year budget forecasting, has been put in place to ensure sustainable operations throughout the university.

Faculty, staff, and students are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the academic planning process and connect with their Faculty/Unit planning teams.

2019-2024 Academic Plan and Updates

• ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV-Academic Plan 2019-2024
• Academic Plan Update (2020)
• Academic Plan Progress Update (2023)