Indigenous Education Advisory Committee 2006+

The Federal Government established an Indigenous Higher Education Advisory Council with $1.73 million to support its key priorities. In order to align with these developments the University’s Indigenous Education Strategic Development Working Group voted to disband and to form the more strategic, University-wide Indigenous Education Advisory Committee.

The following links provide information on:

• Terms of Reference
• Membership
• Meeting Dates and Papers

1. To develop strategies to increase the participation of Indigenous students at the University of Sydney by:
   * Developing strategies to increase the enrolment of Indigenous students
   * Developing strategies to increase the retention of Indigenous students
2. To develop an Indigenous research culture, by facilitating:
   * Activities to support research by Indigenous staff and postgraduate students
   * Activities to support Indigenous Research
   * Monitor and direct research to support Indigenous community capacity building
3. To strengthen University of Sydney Indigenous community collaboration and partnerships
4. To develop strategies for increasing the employment opportunities and career paths for Indigenous higher education staff that acknowledges:
   * Improved long term career prospects and reduced casualisation, and
   * Community workloads within the work profile of Indigenous staff
5. To identify opportunities for core Indigenous content in curricula in all appropriate courses
6. To promote and protect Indigenous intellectual property within the University of Sydney
7. To develop strategies which promote Indigenous culture across all areas within the University