鈥淚 think institutions of higher learning, and particularly publicly funded or public institutions, have a responsibility to community,鈥 Professor De la Rey says. 听
Since 2020, UC has run a student success programme called Kia Angitu, that focuses on the first-year experience and provides supportive programmes to help students succeed based off a data-driven approach. 听
In 2022, UC hosted the T奴whitia! Transforming Tertiary symposium focused on the systemic changes needed to reduce barriers to success for historically marginalised learners. The success of this called for a second symposium to be held in 2023 by Te W膩nanga o Aotearoa, an Indigenous tertiary education provider. 听
This equity-centred approach impacts far beyond campus, Professor De la Rey says, 鈥渨e know that an investment in a university education has a positive impact on the whole of society.鈥 听
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