Professor Colin Stirling, President and Vice-Chancellor, Flinders University

Can higher education look beyond bureaucracy and rankings to achieve transformative scale? Join Professor Colin Stirling, President and Vice-Chancellor of Flinders University in conversation with your host, Professor Judyth Sachs as they explore purpose-driven leadership and the strategy behind Flinders' bold mission to transform 10 million lives over the next decade. Drawing on his lived experience as a first-in-family student, Prof. Stirling outlines how the university is dismantling barriers for underrepresented communities and prioritising modern assessment models that show genuine learning and adaptability in a digital-first era.