Strategy Development Process
Click on the headings below to learn more about the groups and stages involved in the development of our next strategic plan.
Strategy Development Group
The group is chaired by the President and comprises 22 staff and student representatives, each one nominated by a member of the University Management Team. The group is supported by John Caulfield (Director of Strategy Implementation), Claire O'Connor (Director of Planning and Institutional Research) and Aoife Flanagan (Institutional Reputation Project Lead).
Strategy Development Group - Terms of Reference & Membership
Standing & Strategic Planning Committee
The Standing & Strategic Planning Committee of Údarás na hOllscoile, the University's Governing Authority, provides oversight of the strategy development process. It is chaired by John Crumlish, CEO Galway International Arts Festival. As well as staff and student voices, the Committee members contribute an important external perspective on our strategic vision as it is developed.
Standing & Strategic Planning Committee - Terms of Referenceh & Membership
Timeline for Strategy Development
The below timeline is subject to change as the year progresses.
University Values
In March 2024, we invited our university community and governors to help us define our University Values for the years ahead. Through an open and anonymous survey, we asked our community to give feedback on:
- Their appetite to continue with a values-led approach to strategic planning
- Their sense of how much progress we had made on our values in the past five year
- Their appetite to continue with the current four values of Respect, Openness, Sustainability & Excellence
- Their desire to add new values
University Values Survey 2024 - results
Values-led Strategic Themes for Consultation
To be determined by the Strategic Themes Task Group of the Strategy Development Group
Draft themes (as of April 2024)
Community Consultation
In May and June 2024, we will undertake an open consultation process with our university community, involving hybrid (on campus - online) events and online surveys. The methodology will be determined by the Consultation Task Group of the Strategy Development Group.
Unit Submissions
In May and June 2024, Colleges, Research Institutes, Units and representative groups, will be invited by members of the Strategy Development Group to make a submission to the strategy development. The submissions template will be determined by the Strategy Development Group.
Strategy Drafting and Editing
This process is yet to be determined.
Draft Strategic Plan
A full draft of the strategic plan will be available for feedback in Q4 2024
Publication
The final version of the Strategic Plan 2025-2030 will be launched in Q1 2024