Vice-Chancellor's Office, Macquarie University

Biography

KPI's

Vice-Chancellor Performance Indicators 2007

Goal

Strategic Task for 2007

Target Performance Indicator

1. Improve research performance

1. Recruit staff in CORE areas

40 new CORE staff by Dec, 2007

2. Recruit new postgraduate research students

100 additional PhD students by Dec, 2007

3. Increase external funding for research

15% increase in external research funding relative to previous 12 months

2. Improve management efficiency and effectiveness

4. Develop and implement a space charging system

System in place by Dec, 2007

5. Develop and implement a system for estimating costs and for pricing

Costing and pricing system in place by Dec, 2007

6. Implement new IT security and disaster recovery plans

Security and disaster plans in place by Dec, 2007

7. Implement a cost reduction programme 

Identify cost reductions in general overheads to a value of  $5 million by Dec, 2007

3. Improve teaching

8. Implement the teaching excellence plan and revise the QA compliance regime

A new structure for teaching excellence and QA and new processes in place by Dec, 2007.

4. Improve image and cultivate donors

9. Introduce new media strategy including a new web presence, publications & media monitoring system

Strategy, web presence and media monitoring system in place by Dec, 2007.

10. Establish development  (fundraising) office and implement development programme

Development office up and running by Dec, 2007

5. Move Macquarie up the university rankings each year to reach number 8 by 2014

11. In addition to those described above, put in place strategies to move Macquarie up the national and international rankings

Number 8 in Australia using international rankings (THES, Shangahi Jiao Tong) and national rankings (teaching excellence, research graduates, & research funds).