Our goal: Maximising our students' success

UWS is a place where education is for all.

We are proud that UWS colleagues and learners form a diverse, global community of people united by our purpose of social inclusion reducing inequalities in Scotland and around the world. 

Over the five years of Strategy 2030, we will shape our inclusive learning opportunities to support student success, as we become recognised for our excellence in securing success for students from all backgrounds.

Our inclusive learning and teaching and assessment approaches, informed by the voice of our student community, are targeted to meet the skills needs of the places we serve and will maximise our students’ success, by focusing on:

• Graduate skills, with all UWS degrees integrating professional skills for the workplace and essential knowledge and understanding of digital technologies and artificial intelligence
• Work-related learning, with all students benefitting from authentic assessment that measures real-world skills
• Work-based learning, with innovative learning models that enable students to combine full-time work with integrated study
• Pathways for modular, programmatic continuing professional development and degree study that will enable flexibility within a framework to coach students to success
• Wraparound student support to deliver a learner-centred approach, empowering students to understand their learning path, and empowering confidence to apply their skills, knowing that they are supported at all stages

Through Strategy 2030, we will further enrich the diversity of our student body and will continue to ensure our students develop a sense of belonging and have a successful supported journey from admission to employment. 

UWS learning and support is informed by world-class research, with UWS becoming a leader in the field of pedagogical research, practice-based research in inclusion and student support, and diversity in higher education.

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