Quality Education

The Griffith University Repair Café is a student-led initiative aimed at giving new life to broken items that would otherwise be thrown away. The café seeks to educate people to view their possessions in a different light. The skilled technicians at the Repair Café can fix household items, clothing, small…

The Australian Repair Network unites a diverse group of stakeholders involved in or interested in the repair sector. Its aim is to foster open and respectful dialogue with the industry, other sectors, and the wider community regarding legislative and policy changes related to the international right-to-repair movement. The network emphasises…

Since 2022, Griffith Library has been part of the Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL) Open Educational Resource (OER) Collective. This initiative provides a comprehensive publishing platform, workflows, copyright and resource support, and an academic Community of Practice. It enables universities to publish Open Educational Textbooks that are accessible to…

A pilot program for developing original responsibly sourced exhibition merchandise. The idea being that Jewellery & Small Objects students pitch an idea for a limited edition pendant/pin that responds to a Griffith University Art Museum exhibition or GUAM idea. The selected student develops the pin/pendant in the Jewellery & Small…

The Cost of Living website was updated to address the complexity of financial pressures that are impacting Griffith University students. The aim of the project was to make it easier for students to access information and support that will help address their financial issues. The website incorporates services from…

UNCDF has recently completed a major survey targeting 1,500 individuals across 7 Pacific Island countries to assess levels of digital and financial literacy. The purpose of this program is to provide a “deep-dive analysis” of the data and produce a number of knowledge products to demonstrate its value across a…

Digital transformation is an important driver of economic growth. To support the development of strategies and policy reforms that can create digital economies that are more inclusive, the Griffith Asia Institute and its partners are actively identifying, developing and promoting case studies from the Asia-Pacific region which demonstrate practical examples…

Griffith Asia Institute, in conjunction with Pakistan’s National Institute of Banking and Finance, a subsidiary of the State Bank of Pakistan, is examining the learnings and impact of Pakistan’s ambitious nation-wide program to increase financial literacy among its youth.

Wrote a chapter for the edited volume…

The inaugural Global Network of Deans of Education event was held at Innsbruck University in early September, providing brilliant opportunities for provocations, sharing, and conversations. Professor Donna Pendergast was an invited speaker on the topic “Planning for the future – Solutions for Supporting Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4)”. She…