Strategy 2020: Building Success | Page 27

  Our young people are successful learners, confident individuals, effective contributors and responsible citizens.    Our children have the best start in life and are ready to succeed. We live longer, healthier lives.                            To deliver an excellent personalised student experience.  We will promote diversity in our staff and student community. We will be committed to widening access to our programmes and expertise, supporting students from diverse backgrounds to be successful.  To build innovation, enterprise and citizenship. We are better educated, more skilled and more successful, renowned for our research and innovation.  To internationalise our work.   Strategic objectives To grow our academic reputation. We realise our full economic potential with more and better employment opportunities for our people. We will build strategic partnerships to achieve our objectives.  We will be international in our outlook. We live in a Scotland which is the most attractive place for doing business in Europe. We will be environmentally and financially sustainable and resilient. We will actively engage students in our plans in partnership with Napier Students’ Association. Scottish Government National Outcomes We will be led by our academic priorities. Principles informing our strategy           We have tackled the significant inequalities in Scottish Society.   We have improved the life chances for children, young people and families at risk.   We live our lives safe from crime, disorder and danger.               We live in well designed, suitable places where we are able to access the amenities and services we need.  We have strong, resilient and supportive communities where people take responsibility for their own actions and how they affect others.  We value and enjoy our built and natural environment and protect it and enhance it for future generations.      We take pride in a strong, fair and inclusive national identity.   We reduce the local and global environmental impact of our consumption and production.  Our people are able to maintain their independence as they get older and are able to access the appropriate support when they need it.  Our public services are high quality, continually improving, efficient and responsive to local people’s needs.             