Monash-Warwick Alliance

Signing the AgreementThe Monash-Warwick Alliance offers a new model for research-led institutions to meet the global challenges of the 21st century.

By accelerating the exchange of people, ideas and information and exploiting the opportunities offered by the geography of the two institutions in Europe, Asia-Pacific and Africa, we intend to create a new approach to global higher education.

A key aim of the Alliance is to help meet the increasing student, industry and government demand for universities to produce graduates with a global education, and to undertake research that addresses world-relevant and strategically important problems.

In time, as our vision for globally connected universities is refined and developed, new models of delivery of education and educational services will emerge, challenging traditional concepts of what it means to be a university and enabling new members to become part of the Alliance.

‘…the partnership reveals a shift for the education sector. While it aims to deliver a seamless international experience for students, the advent of a range of jointly delivered degrees at both universities represents a departure from traditional educational partnerships and shows at least some of the hallmarks of crossborder collaboration more commonly seen in the private sector.’
Monish Paul and Anveeta Shrivastava, Deloitte, Australian Financial Review, 2 April 2012

The Monash-Warwick Alliance was approved by both University Councils in December 2011, when a Heads of Agreement setting out the strategic objectives for the Alliance was signed by both Vice-Chancellors. The University of Warwick and Monash University have been working closely together since 2009 and over
this period a number of joint seminars, research symposia and funding applications have resulted from the development of academic networks. A joint £1,000,000/AUD$ 1,560,000 strategic fund has been established to enable and develop collaborative ideas.

Since the establishment of the new Alliance, key initiatives already underway include:

  • £500,000 has been awarded by the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) under its 'Building Global Engagements' programme to build connections in the physical sciences in the year to end-March 2013.
  • £66,000 has been received from the Australian Government to support student mobility.
  • £200,000 Australian Research Council grant to build collaborations in engineering.
  • Green Steps, Monash University’s award-winning sustainability education programme has run its first international course for students at Warwick in July with a larger programme planned for 2013.
  • Students from both universities are co-producing Reinvention, Warwick’s on-line peer-reviewed journal, dedicated to the publication of high-quality undergraduate student research from all disciplinary areas.
  • Joint PhD agreement – joint course applications and regulations are being finalised to enable recruitment from Spring 2013.

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