Griffith University is partnering with the World Netball (WN) Foundation as part of a joint mission to create societal change through sport.
Griffith is the first academic institution to partner with the WN Foundation, and they aim to create impact through work-integrated learning opportunities for students, collaborative research, and engagement with the community.
Griffith’s Deputy Head of the Department of Tourism, Sport and Hotel Management, Professor Kevin Filo, said the partnership aligned with Griffith’s longstanding commitment to sustainability, social justice, inclusion and diversity.
“We are proud to partner with the World Netball Foundation in a collaboration which will foster innovation, excellence and societal impact,” Professor Filo said.
“As a values-led university, we are committed to reducing inequality and promoting well-being.
“Griffith will draw on interdisciplinary expertise from across the University to work alongside the World Netball Foundation to advance our shared vision.” WN Foundation launched its strategy in 2023, in which it outlined its mission to build opportunities, environments, and partnerships which are inclusive, promote equality and change lives, with one of their three core strategies being ‘Societies’.
Under the strategy, the WN Foundation aims to create alliances with like-minded partners, collaborating to achieve greater impact in developing and supporting global policies for achieving societal change through sport.
WN Foundation Chair, Dame Liz Nicholl DBE, said: “I am thrilled that we have been able to announce our first academic institution partnership, with Griffith University – A University which is in the top two per cent worldwide.
“When seeking partners for the World Netball Foundation it was imperative to us that all partners were like-minded and shared a similar vision and mission,” Dame Nicholl said.
“In Griffith University we have found a fantastic partner that, just like us, is also on a mission to make the world a better place to be for everyone, and through collaboration, we will both be able to achieve a greater impact.”
