# Vision, mission and values

**Source**: https://about.uq.edu.au/strategy-values/strategic-plan/vision-mission-and-values
**Parent**: https://about.uq.edu.au/strategy-values/strategic-plan

## Our vision

Knowledge leadership for a better world.

## Our mission

Our purpose is to deliver for the public good through excellence in education, research and engagement with our communities and partners: local, national and global.

## Our values

### What we strive for

#### Excellence

We strive for excellence in everything we do. We apply the highest standards to our work to achieve the greatest impact for the benefit of communities everywhere.

#### Creativity

We apply our creativity as a way of seeking progress. We value new ideas, seek fresh perspectives and pursue game-changing innovations and opportunities.

### Central to what we do

#### Truth

Truth is central to all that we do as a university. We seek truth through our focus on the advancement and dissemination of knowledge, and our deep commitment to academic freedom and freedom of expression.

### How we work together

#### Integrity

We always act with integrity. As stewards of the University’s resources and reputation, we are honest, ethical and principled.

#### Courage

We are courageous in our decision making. We are ambitious, bold and agile. We demonstrate moral courage so that we are always guided by a sense of what is right.

#### Respect and inclusivity

We provide a caring, inclusive and empowering environment for all. We engage respectfully with one another and promote the value that our diversity brings to our whole community.