Mission Statement
The mission of Asia Pacific International College is to:
- provide cost effective innovative and transformative educational opportunities to both undergraduate and graduate students. These educational opportunities will include but are not limited to formal award courses, professional development courses, open learning courses and seminars, conferences and workshops;
- provide holistic solutions for organisational capability and performance development and enhancement;
- accelerate the acquisition and beneficial application of knowledge at both individual and corporate levels through research, teaching, training and consulting activities;
- contribute to the world of learning and the extension of knowledge;
- provide service in core areas of expertise;
- co-operate with other Australian and overseas organisations with similar objectives to those of APIC;
- raise funds for any of the APIC objects by lawful means in accordance with Federal and State laws relevant to the collection of money from the public or otherwise;
- receive legacies, bequests, devises, endowments, contributions and gifts of money or other real or personal property in furtherance of the APIC´s objects; and
- to do all acts and things as may be deemed necessary or incidental to the achievement of similar objects.
Values
- APIC guarantees academic freedom, high ethics and full respect of the law
- Academic values and ideals shall at all times take precedence over all other considerations
- APIC will respect individual privacy, rights and freedoms
- APIC will provide a stimulating environment for staff and students to engage in scholarly activity, enjoy collegial interactions, develop respect and serve the community
- APIC is committed to customer value, efficiency and cordiality
Asia Pacific International College will nurture leadership, creativity, reflective learning and professionalism. APIC´s core focus will be development of a creative-reflective class of professionals and leaders who can better master the challenges of the 21st Century.
Charter
- Development of wisdom to cope with a world characterised by complexity, uncertainty and disruptive change;
- Customisation of education and training to target the needs of individuals and organisations;
- Promotion of clinical learning and practice to engender professionalism and sound judgement;
- Transformation of workplaces to learning laboratories;
- Transplantation or enhancement of a culture of creativity and innovation;
- Provision of meaningful education and professional development globally particularly in developing countries;
- Effective partnership with business, government agencies, communities and society at large for advancement of knowledge and its beneficial application to all spheres of human activity.
Aims
Asia Pacific International College aims to be a major global provider of competency-based higher education, continuing education, professional development and corporate training in business, management, technology, arts, tourism and languages, and thus to deliver the associated educational benefits to the relevant communities globally through the best combination of delivery modes.
More specifically Asia Pacific International College aims:
- To provide innovative and transformative cost effective educational opportunities for individual students at both undergraduate and graduate level
- To provide holistic solutions for organisational capability & performance development and enhancement
- To accelerate the acquisition and beneficial application of knowledge at both individual and corporate levels through research, teaching, training and consulting activities
- To contribute to the world of learning and extension of knowledge
- To provide community service in core areas of expertise
The emphasis is on providing a complete educational service based on having a detailed knowledge of industry requirements. APIC applies a unique and well developed system of education and professional development that empowers students and enables them to assume a proactive role in their quest for personal and professional development. It promotes simultaneous knowledge acquisition and application within a structured framework. It accelerates the development of emergent capabilities needed to manage complex projects, programs and organisations.
Objectives
Asia Pacific International College´s major objective is to be a global centre of excellence in higher education and to promote borderless learning and professional development with an international student mix and an equally global delivery resource base. APIC responds to the growing needs of both individuals and organisations for knowledge. APIC´s courses are based on a comprehensive hierarchy of professional competencies to empower individuals to perform well in world characterised by uncertainty, complexity and change.