Snap news: updates, announcements,
events and things of interest.
SVA Coordinator Announcement
Student Voice Australasia is proud to introduce the new coordinator for 2025- Belinda Brear!
Belinda has over 12 years of experience in the Higher Education sector, specialising in student engagement, student voice, and employability initiatives.
Most recently, as the Student Partnerships Coordinator at the University of the Sunshine Coast, she led the Students as Partners Team, overseeing the Student Governance Framework and implementing the co-curricular recognition program. Belinda is dedicated to building authentic partnerships, integrating student voice in decision-making, and creating inclusive environments that enhance the student experience.
Belinda knows our work well as a long-time member of the SVA Operational Group and will be in touch in the coming weeks to introduce herself and discuss each 2025 member institution’s needs.
Student Voice Australasia’s 2024 Digital Handbook now available!
SVA’s digital handbook is bigger and better than ever. With over 20 pages of case studies, roundtable discussions led by student leaders, and sponsorship from Unitu, the 2024 handbook celebrates those who make a difference for students in higher eduation.
As the handbook shows, SVA brings together a wide network of students and practitioners from Australia and New Zealand- all passionate about student voice. Our annual events were a huge success, with online and in-person attendees from 25 institutions.
To ensure access to future resources and free events, become a member of Student Voice Australasia now.
Only 2024 and 2025 SVA member institutions may download a free copy of the handbook.
To get your copy, fill in the form below and download instantly!
2024 Member Institutions 2025 Member Institutions
Registration is OPEN: 2024 Student Voce Summit & SVA Symposium
We are thrilled to bring two days of insightful discussions and connections among students and staff who drive change and empower student-informed transformation in higher education.
>> Thursday, 19 September, Student Voice Summit, learn more & register
>> Friday, 20 September, SVA Symposium, learn more & register
>> Read other SVA updates in the newsletter
April Newsletter Overview
>> Welcome to SVA Student Partner
>> SVA Annual event and upcoming sessions in May
>> Student rewards survey announcement by the SVA working group, learn more.
>> Update regarding SVA Online community on MS teams and upcoming SVA sessions.
March Newsletter Overview
>> EOI to host SVA annual events is open till 1 April.
>> Mind map outlining options to engage with SVA and EOI to present at SVA Network sessions. View the mind map.
>> Join SVA working group projects, learn more.
>> Update regarding SVA Online community on MS teams and upcoming SVA sessions.
Expressions of interest to host SVA annual events are OPEN
Host the 2024 Student Summit and Symposium at your institution
On 18-19 September 2024, the SVA annual Symposium will combine with the Student Summit to bring together students and practitioners across 2 days to share practices, collaborate and have important conversations to inform student voice practices.
Is your institution interested in hosting the symposium and summit in 2024? This will be done in partnership with the SVA team.
Benefits:
raise awareness about student voice practices amongst students and staff at your institution
provide better access to face-to-face events to students and staff in your state
shape the events with your unique campus culture and partnership practices.
Please view the document outlining the requirements and email sva@unisq.edu.au with your EOI by 1 April.
February Newsletter Overview
>> SVA 2023 Symposium Digital handbook is now available for everyone to access
>> The SVA Student Assistant role is open for expressions of interest until 17 March. Learn more.
>> Save the date for the upcoming SVA Network Sessions and group meetings. View the 2024 SVA calendar.
>> Join SVA Working Groups to collaborate with the network on projects, presentations or papers. Learn more and join.
View the full February Newsletter here.
New SVA host announcement!
We are excited to announce that the University of Southern Queensland have been appointed the new host of Student Voice Australasia. As the new home base of the SVA network, UniSQ will provide an experienced senior leadership team equipped with sector knowledge of student engagement and the nuances of student voice and partnership work. UniSQ has been an active participant in the SVA network since 2016, and successfully tendered for the opportunity to host SVA through a competitive EOI process last year.
I am delighted that UniSQ will be hosting SVA over the next three years, during a time of opportunity to strengthen student engagement across the sector. The work of the SVA network fits well with UniSQ’s mission as a regional university building strong partnerships with our students and communities.
- Professor Karen Nelson, Provost UniSQ.
UniSQ has strong institutional commitment to student partnership at the strategic and operational levels, from learning and teaching, as well as in relation to building a culture of active student participation across their university. As an innovative regional university, UniSQ is uniquely positioned to drive SVA’s strategic sector priorities and to guide the next phase of SVA’s mission to build cultures of authentic and inclusive student engagement in institutional decision-making. As SVA host, UniSQ aims to ensure SVA works to amplify diverse student voices across the network.
As Dean (Students) at UniSQ, I am deeply honoured that we have been successful in becoming the new host institution for Student Voice Australia (SVA). Students are a university’s greatest resource and SVA are the peak body for Higher Education in Australia, representing what has become commonly known as the ‘student voice.’ UniSQ are proud to contribute to the leadership of this important organisation over the coming years and we look forward to working with all Australian universities (the majority of whom are currently members of SVA) as our sector seeks to develop a more inclusive approach towards engaging our students as co-partners and co-creators of learning experiences that will fashion their future.
- Professor Jim Nyland, Dean (Students) UniSQ.
This transition marks SVA’s third institutional host; now in its sixth year, SVA was developed and piloted at the University of Technology Sydney, led by Professor Sally Varnham, and has been proudly and passionately hosted by the University of Adelaide for the past three years. Sharing institutional hosting across the sector provides diversity in input and direction, opportunities for new leadership and, importantly, maintains the democratic governance and operations of the network itself.
2023 SVA Membership is open!
After a year of substantial growth, strategic and operational development, we are excited to be heading into 2023 with an incredible network filled with colleagues committed to student engagement through supporting their active participation, partnership and authentic approaches to institutional decision making.
Thank you all of our members for your ongoing commitment and support of student voice through your engagement with the SVA network.
As we reach the end of the year, we invite you to renew your membership or join as a new member for 2023. Please click below to download our 2023 Membership Prospectus to see the work we have done this year and our collective plans for 2023. You will also see there the registration form to complete and return.
https://studentvoiceaustralasia.com/s/2023_SVA_Membership.zip
Expressions of interest currently open to host SVA in 2023!
After three years being hosted at the University of Adelaide, SVA is looking forward to transitioning to a new institutional host. Expressions of interest are currently open and we are excited for the possibilities that our next host will bring to leading SVA and supporting our ongoing core business.
Click here to find out more here
Subscribe to our newsletter.
Sign up with your email address to receive our newsletter.