Equity-First, Students as Partners

Welcome to Students as Partners at Deakin University, supported by the Office of the PVC Students.

Welcome to Students as Partners

Supported through the Office of the Dean of Students, Students as Partners (SaP) at Deakin University is a centrally run suite of programs designed to support all of our students and staff to experience and engage in meaningful and effective partnership.

We conceptualise Students as Partners at Deakin as opportunities that embed five principles:

Reciprocal learning between students and staff
Recognition of students’ expertise in their lived experiences
Shared responsibility across stakeholders
Supporting respect and transparency
Repositioning students from users to our co-creators

Our Programs

Students as Partners Microgrants

Four students study together indoors - Waterfront Campus

Student Advisory Groups

Two female students sitting outside in park on park bench cross legged talking to each other smiling while one student holds a coffee cup.

Coffee Conversations

Participatory Design Workshops (CoLabs)

Students Mentoring Staff

Three students walking on campus in front of Building LC on the Burwood Campus

Student Initiated Projects

Latest updates from Students as Partners

Coffee Conversations

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Coffee ConversationsProgram OverviewEngage, Collaborate, InnovateWelcome to the Coffee Conversations program at Deakin University – an initiative that places students at the heart of teaching and learning innovation. This program is grounded in the Students as...

ArtsED Forum

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Unlock Your Leadership Potential with Deakin’s Student Initiated Projects (SIPs)

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Unlock Your Leadership Potential with Deakin's Student Initiated Projects (SIPs) Are you ready to take charge, make a positive impact, and gain valuable real-world experience while at Deakin University? Look no further than the Student Initiated Projects (SIPs)...

2025 Microgrant Projects

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2025 Microgrant ProjectsEmpowering equity-first collaboration and partnership between students and staff to enhance teaching, learning and student success.Microgrant projects drive meaningful change in the teaching and learning community The Equity-First...

Announcing the 2024 Students as Partners Microgrant Projects

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Following a highly competitive application process, we are pleased to announce the 11 successful 2024 Students as Partners Microgrant projects. We received 21 strong applications spanning across all faculties and portfolios, all seeking to engage students as partners...

2024 Microgrant Applications Now Open

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2024 Students as Partners Microgrant Applications Now OpenAll Deakin staff members are invited to apply now for a 2024 Students as Partners Microgrant project. Applications for Round 1 of the 2024 Equity First Students as Partners (SaP) Microgrant program...