Exploring the role of social innovation in higher education

One goal of CQUniversity is to ‘Uphold the principles of social innovation (SI) within all aspects of our operations to support our students, staff, research, and the communities we serve to achieve positive social outcomes’. Recognising this responsibility to drive social change, CQUniversity is an accredited social enterprise university with Social Traders, and an Ashoka U designated university – part of a global network that supports the transition towards SI. From a scholarship perspective, we have embedded SI into the curriculum as a graduate attribute, ensuring that all CQUniversity students develop an SI mindset. As social innovation is core to our values and activities, we would like to examine its role at other institutions across the sector. This discussion aims to promote thought leadership on SI and identify the role of higher education in contributing to positive societal change. Specifically, how other institutions embed SI principles across the curriculum, to better understand and develop SI scholarship.