About the Academic Board

The Academic Board, which is constituted under Division 1 of the Rules relating to Academic Board (G3), is the principal advisory body to the Council on academic matters. As such it is concerned with policy development as it relates to the University's academic programs in education, scholarship and research, and community service. It refers policy recommendations to Council and discusses matters referred to it by Council. Academic Board plays a key role in the UTS community in providing a forum for the discussion and debate of the academic directions of the University as well as the quality of its academic programs.

Academic Board has its own standing committees and boards of studies that advise the Board on a variety of matters pertaining to the academic programs of the University. These include:

• Academic Administration Committee
• Courses Accreditation Committee
• Teaching and Learning Committee
• Executive Committee
• Research and Research Training Committee
• University Graduate School Board
• Board of Studies for Indigenous Education
• Board of Studies of the Institute for International Studies

Academic Board Information Kit

A kit containing information about the Academic Board has been developed to provide information about Board procedures and background. It is especially useful for new members, returning members who need to refresh their knowledge, or for staff or students generally interested in the operation of the Board.

The kit is available in PDF format: Academic Board Information Kit  (610K PDF)

If you have any questions or suggestions about the kit, please contact Des Petersen. See the Committee Officer section for contact details.

Key focus areas

From time to time, the Academic Board designates a number of key focus areas to guide the work of Academic Board committees and address priority academic matters for UTS. The current key focus area is achieving best practice in quality management in curriculum, teaching and learning.

Information about Academic Board forums is available at www.gsu.uts.edu.au/academicboard/forums/index.html.

Meeting dates 2008

26 March
28 May
30 July
27 August (cancelled)
24 September
29 October
3 December

All Academic Board meetings are scheduled on Wednesdays and begin at 9.00am.

Committee Officer

Desmond Petersen
Tel: (02) 9514 1240
Fax: (02) 9514 1232
Email: Des.Petersen@uts.edu.au

Functions and powers

Division 3 of Rules relating to Academic Board (G3) states the functions and powers of the Academic Board.