(1) This Policy is effective from 1 January 2024. (2) This Policy is pursuant to: (3) This Policy includes Schedule A: Academic Partnerships Risks and Approval Assessment Matrix. (4) This Policy governs academic partnerships and aims to: (5) This Policy governs the University’s Academic Partnerships with external partners and provides a governance framework for the approval and review of Academic Partnerships between the University and any external partner. (6) Partnerships that fall outside of defined categories of Academic Partnerships (clause 14) are governed by the External Relationships and Partnerships policy. Partnerships principally focused on research and research training are governed by the Higher Degrees by Research (HDR) Partnership procedure and the Research Conduct Policy. (7) This Policy is to be read in conjunction with the External Relationships and Partnerships policy. (8) Academic Partnerships are a form of Partnership principally focused on the University’s teaching and learning. (9) Academic partnerships comprise: (10) Academic Partnerships will: (11) Prior to approaching or commencing negotiations with any First Nations community or organisation, the Office of Indigenous Strategy and Innovation must be consulted. (12) Any Deakin staff member or student who engages, or proposes to engage, in any activity or Partnership with a foreign government, foreign university, foreign business or any other foreign organisation or entity as part of their University business must undertake an evaluation of the risk of foreign interference, foreign influence and/or statutory reporting or regulatory obligations that is posed by the proposed activity or Partnership in accordance with the International Relations Regulation policy. (13) Prior to approaching or commencing negotiations with any potential foreign academic partner: (14) The University routinely engages in Academic Partnership activities that are covered by the Higher Education Standards Framework (Threshold Standards) 2021 which include but are not limited to: (15) A staff member who proposes to enter into a new Academic Partnership will undertake a risk analysis of the proposed Partnership and, using the risk matrix in Schedule A: Academic Partnerships Risks and Approval Assessment Matrix, identify the risk type of the Partnership and the approval and agreement requirements that apply in clause 16. (16) The assessed level of risk will determine the approvals required: (17) The University may enter into Academic Partnership Agreements, which are formal written agreements or contracts that set out the terms for collaboration along with each party’s responsibilities. (18) Academic Partnership Agreements must be developed in accordance with the academic partnership principles above, and the requirements of the Contracts policy and Delegations Policy. (19) Members of the Executive are responsible for ensuring that Academic Partnership Agreements developed within their portfolio are approved and signed by Authorised Signatories in accordance with this Policy, clauses 14 and 20 of the Contracts procedure and the Delegations Policy. (20) Academic Partnership Agreements may only be approved on the basis of proposals that, appropriate to the scale and complexity of the partnership, satisfactorily address the following considerations: (21) All staff members responsible for managing a Partnership under this Policy must ensure that: (22) All current Academic Partnership Agreements must be reviewed at least every 12 months or prior to the end of any relevant term or duration (whichever period is shorter); and records of reviews and their outcomes maintained in accordance with clause 21 and made available to relevant course teams. (23) Academic partnership quality assurance plans will embed a commitment to excellence and continuous quality improvement cycles. (24) Members of the Executive will ensure that an annual report is provided to the Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic for submission to the Academic Board on academic quality of Academic Partnerships associated with their portfolio, and where relevant, reports on outcomes to Academic Board and/or Faculty Boards at a frequency commensurate with the scale and complexity of the Partnership. (25) Members of the Executive will ensure that the termination of an Academic Partnership Agreement within their portfolio is carried out in a way that ensures the University’s interests are protected and that its reputation is protected. (26) Decisions about the termination of an Academic Partnership Agreement will include consideration of: (27) In addition to requirements associated with the Contracts policy and Delegations Policy, the following procedures and guidelines document how to comply with this Policy: (28) For the purpose of this Policy:Academic Partnerships Policy
Section 1 - Preamble
Section 2 - Purpose
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Section 4 - Policy
Academic Partnerships
Academic Partnerships principles
Academic Partnerships involving First Nations partners
Academic Partnerships involving international partners
Categories of Academic Partnership Activity
Academic Partnership Risk and Approval Assessment
Academic Partnership Agreements
Academic Partnership Agreement Approval
Records, Monitoring and Review
Termination
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Category of Partnership
Relevant Academic Policies and Procedures
Access
Articulation
Higher Education Courses policy and related procedures
Graduate employment
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Industry engagement
Higher Education Courses policy and related procedures
Student mobility
Student International Programs and Placements Procedure
Student Placement procedure
Student placements
Student Placement procedure
TAFE Partnerships
Section 6 - Definitions
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