Beyond Our Walls: Deakin’s Community Impact

Deakin has played a vital role in the development and wellbeing of communities locally, nationally and globally. In Geelong, Melbourne and Western Victoria, the University has supported regional growth through partnerships with organisations such as Ford, government bodies and rural health initiatives. Internationally, Deakin’s 30-year relationship with India culminated in 2024 with the world’s first international teaching campus, underscoring Deakin’s global leadership.

In addition to showcasing this history, the exhibition celebrates alumni achievements and the work of Deakin’s National Indigenous Knowledge Education Research and Innovation Institute (NIKERI), which promotes culturally responsive education and engagement.

Through these stories, visitors will see how Deakin’s work has enriched both regional communities and global networks over the past 50 years. The result is a University that not only shapes lives within its walls but also enriches the communities it touches.

Beyond Our Walls: Deakin’s Community Impact is part of the Deakin Library D50 Exhibitions Series, 1974 to Now: Deakin at 50.

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