The third partnership agreement between the Government and UTAS was signed on 25 February 2008. The three year agreement focuses on the priority areas of health, education, climate change, Antarctic and marine science, and island culture.

It builds upon two previous agreements – signed in 2000 and 2005 – that have helped develop a productive and open working relationship between the Government and the University and resulted in a number of significant joint initiatives.

Joint projects to be undertaken through the 2008 agreement include:

• Establishing new institute of marine and Antarctic studies incorporate all existing University marine and Antarctic researchers.
• Increasing the number of Tasmanian police officers completing Bachelor degrees through the Tasmanian Institute of Law Enforcement Studies.
• Designing and implementing a more collaborative approach to teacher training to ensure new teachers have the skills, knowledge and capacity to effectively teach literacy and numeracy, and to provide better professional learning opportunities for practicing teachers.
• Developing a strategy to plan for the delivery of a sustainable health workforce.
• Improving the commercialisation of Tasmania’s public sector research and its contribution to the economy.
• Collaboratng with business and industry on climate change research to promote mitigation and adaptation strategies for the State.

Download the full partnership agreement (PDF, 483KB)

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