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Empowering future generations to succeed and lead

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In a rapidly evolving world, equipping the next generation to succeed and lead goes beyond the boundaries of academic knowledge and achievement.

Common Purpose Student Pathways offers a different way for higher education to develop co-curricular learning partnerships that enhance educational impact and global reach.

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Who we work with

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20+ years of student impact

100+

cities across 33 countries where programmes took place

20K

participating organizations

11K

industry speakers have contributed to our programmes

1.2K

programmes delivered locally and globally

56,000+

global student alumni

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Dang Quang
Student, RMIT University
"The event has been really thought provoking. Thanks to the many incredible speakers I have gained a better insight on my journey to identify myself, and my leadership weakness and strength."
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Sethareach Sok
Student, Panyapiwat Institute of Management
"I got the great opportunity to work with teammates that were from a broad range of cultures as well as majors in the university. I learned that every culture has their own way of working, communicating, having fun and it’s up to us to prepare ourselves to deal with those situations."
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Goda Gavenyte
Student, Lancaster University
"The leadership programme is one of the most valuable courses I have ever attended. I met inspiring speakers, broadened my network and gained knowledge about leadership. Because of the programme, I’m more confident I can be a successful leader in the future!"

The Student Pathways experience

Tailored to the challenges being tackled proactively by Higher Education, our approach is both off-the-shelf programmes and a blueprint for co-creation and collaboration, offering scope for flexibility and adaptation to align with your institutions goals.

Programme Map

Finding that UNIQUE EDGE for your students



Taking students beyond the classroom our tailored pathways equip students with the tools and experiences they need to discover their UNIQUE EDGE, whether than is setting them apart for their future careers, supporting them to be more culturally adept or fostering their commitment to becoming future-ready changemakers.

We blend classroom knowledge with hands-on, experiential learning. We do this through access to deep local and global perspectives, and unmatched exposure to leading organizations both locally and globally.

The Work Ready Path

CareerEDGE

Programmes focus on preparing students to navigate the complexities of the modern jobs market, develop a strong professional identity, and achieve long-term career success.

Programmes include:

  1. The Future Career Experience
  2. Career Spark Micro Internships
  3. Career Sprint Digital Accelerator

Key Outcomes:

  • Develop a strong professional identity aligned to personal values and goals
  • Exhibit a deeper understanding of the world of work
  • Ability to navigate setbacks and evolve with changing career landscapes

Key Enablers:

  • Increased self-confidence
  • Proficiency to apply academic knowledge in local and global contexts

Student Learner Profiles:

  • Problem Solver
  • Critical Thinker
  • Powerful Communicator
  • Resilient Self-Starter

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The Culturally Adept Path

GlobalEDGE

Programmes focus on providing students with practical experiences, skills, and insights that will enable them to engage effectively in a global world, and collaborate across cultures and boundaries.

Programmes include: 

  1. The Global Explorer Experience
  2. Global Futures
  3. The Cultural Intelligence Deep Dive

Key Outcomes:

  • Ability to work effectively with people from different cultural backgrounds
  • Proficiency in building cross-cultural relationships
  • Capacity to thrive in dynamic global workplace environments

Key Enablers:

  • Increased self-confidence
  • Proficiency to apply academic knowledge in local and global contexts

Student Learner Profiles:

  • Agile Adaptor
  • Open-Minded Learner
  • Curious Observer
  • Active Listener

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The Changemaker Path

LeadersEDGE

Programmes focus on fostering a sense of social and civic responsibility, cultural awareness, and the commitment to contribute positively to the UN SDGs and global communities.

Programmes include:

  1. The Changemaker Challenge Experience
  2. Global Citizenship Digital Accelerator

Key Outcomes:

  • Ability to champion social transformation
  • Deeper commitment to demonstrating ethical behaviour and taking social responsibility
  • Aptitude to implement innovative solutions to pressing social challenges

Key Enablers:

  • Increased self-confidence
  • Proficiency to apply academic knowledge in local and global contexts

Student Learner Profiles:

  • Active Participator
  • Collaborative Innovator
  • Responsible Decision-Maker
  • Empathetic Connector

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What to expect from our student pathway programmes

Convening Power

Unrivalled access

 

Diverse participants

 

Diverse speakers

Psychological Safety

Engagement principles

 

Inspiring facilitators

 

Voice & agency

Building Blocks

Purpose filled conversations

 

Experiential immersion experiences

 

Real-life global leadership challenges

Leadership Principles

Cultural Intelligence

 

Leading Beyond Authority

 

Leadership in Context

Learning Translation Steps

Active participation

 

Reflective practice

 

Sense making

 

Application and experimentation

Ongoing Support

Continual practices

 

Supportive peer groups

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Model

Our philosophy

University students need to prepare now for the future career they want. That’s why we have created our C.O.M.P.A.S.S framework for students – to help them thrive now, but to support them to become high impact, future-ready change agents.

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Confidence

Confidence in your own abilities is crucial in good leadership. So we work with you to develop your self belief in your own leadership and professional abilities, form a network of peers who support and advise, and learn about authentic leadership, and how to bring your whole self to work.

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Mindset

Developing the right mindset – inclusive, courageous and intentional – will give you a better understanding of how your way of viewing the world determines your behaviour and outlook; how you interpret, and respond to situations; and ultimately, how you effectively and efficiently make change happen.

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Place

All leadership happens in context – in a particular place and at a particular time. The Common Purpose Good Leadership Model will help you to be effective in different contexts and situations. Adapting better to different contexts, drawing on deep insights and diverse networks to make better decisions or by broadening your horizons to better understand how people and places interconnect.

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Attributes

Attributes are the qualities, behaviours and characteristics we see as being crucial, must haves, to leading change. You must demonstrate these key attributes in your approach:


  • Resilience
  • Agility
  • Collaboration
  • Innovation
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Skills

And finally you need to develop some key skills to deliver change and cross boundaries, effectively and efficiently. These must be learned, practiced, and refined to enable you to accelerate the pace of change. Across our programmes, to different degrees, you will be given the knowledge, understanding, tools and techniques to develop the following key people skills:


  • Active listening
  • Building trust
  • Decision making
  • Effective questioning
  • Giving and receiving of feedback
  • Influencing
  • Problem solving
  • Reflective practice
  • Storytelling / communication

Longitudinal impact report

Find out more about our impact

After delivering over 480 programmes for over 27,000 students in over 80 cities across the world, we conducted an assessment of the long-term impact our programmes have had on students over the past 16 years.

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