Operating Plan

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Advancing our institutional core missions

The Operating Plan 2025–2030 translates long-term ambitions into actionable, medium-term objectives.

The global higher education sector is experiencing unprecedented disruption as interconnected forces reshape the operating environment. Geopolitical tensions, declining institutional trust, economic pressures and technological advancement pose challenges to higher education.

The Operating Plan 2025–2030 sets out how Macquarie University will navigate these challenges while advancing our institutional core missions of education, research and health, with long-term sustainability.

Enabling priorities

To translate the University’s long-term vision into actionable, medium-term objectives, the Operating Plan identifies four enabling priorities that will support our core missions of education, research and health. Together, these priorities drive our institutional efforts towards quality, productivity and long-term sustainability.

Core strategies

Our core strategies are designed to advance Macquarie University’s mission and align with Our University: A Framing of Dynamic Futures. Collectively, they define our focus on delivering world-class education, producing research with global impact and offering exemplary patient-centred healthcare.

These strategies ensure we remain agile and relevant in a rapidly changing world, embodying our commitment to quality and excellence