Victoria University (VU) has performed well in a national higher education survey.
The QILT Student Experience Survey is the only comprehensive survey of current higher education students in Australia.
VU ranked first in Victoria in four of the six categories measured in the survey.
In skills development, VU was ranked one in Victoria, 5th nationally and 3rd among publicly-funded universities.
In peer engagement, VU was ranked first in Victoria and second nationally and first among publicly-funded universities with engagement scores nearly 20 percentage points above the national average.
The university was also first in the state for teaching quality, fourth nationally and first among public institutions.
VU was also ranked first in Victoria for the quality of its entire educational experience, sixth nationally and fourth among public universities.
“We could not be more delighted. And we dedicate ourselves to keeping up this tremendous focus on getting even better on behalf of our more than 45,000 students,” said VU Vice-Chancellor
Professor Adam Shoemaker of the results which he attributed to the university’s block teaching model. Implemented in 2018, the VU block model involves students learning one subject at a time in four-week blocks in small, workshop style classes.
Professor Shoemaker also praised VU staff.
“The outcome is down to the stellar efforts of thousands of teaching colleagues at VU. Your work is fantastic and your care for students is legendary. The results speak for themselves,” he said
