Legislative Assembly Economy and Infrastructure Committee

Inquiry into enhancing Victorian university governance

Conducting Public Hearings

Previous public hearings

Corrected transcripts of these hearings are published below when finalised by the Committee.

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    9:00 AM

    Victorian Government Lill Healy, Deputy Secretary Skills and TAFE, Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions Joanna Adam, Manager, Higher Education Policy and School Pathways, Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions

    9:30 AM

    Deakin University Professor Iain Martin, Vice-Chancellor

    10:00 AM

    Federation University Professor Duncan Bentley, Vice-Chancellor and President

    10:45 AM

    La Trobe University Professor Theo Farrell, Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Sue Bennett, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic Associate Professor Melanie Bish, Pro Vice-Chancellor Regional

    11:15 AM

    University of Melbourne Professor Glyn Davis, Interim Vice-Chancellor Dr Nancy Huggett, University Secretary

    11:45 AM

    RMIT University Professor Alec Cameron, Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Sherman Young, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President

    12:45 PM

    Swinburne University of Technology Professor Simon Ridings, Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer

    1:15 PM

    Monash University Professor Sharon Pickering, Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Sarah McDonald, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Student Experience and Senior Vice-President

    1:45 PM

    Victoria University Professor Adam Shoemaker, Vice-Chancellor and President Sofia Moisidis, Director, Governance and Secretariat

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    9:30 AM

    National Tertiary Education Union Sarah Roberts, Division Secretary Victoria Professor Joo-Cheong Tham, Assistant Secretary Victoria (Academic Staff)

    10:10 AM

    Victorian Trades Hall Council Danae Bosler, Assistant Secretary Oscar Kaspi-Crutchett, Senior Research Organiser Young Workers Centre Yolanda Robson, Director

    11:05 AM

    Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations Jesse Gardner-Russell, President

    11:35 AM

    Academics for Public Universities Dr Adam Lucas, Founding Member Professor Justin O'Connor, Founding Member Professor Peter Tregear, Founding Member

    12:45 PM
    Panel: First Nations

    Victorian Aboriginal Education Association Incorporated Professor Mark Rose, Vice-President Uncle Lionel Bamblett, General Manager Ngaweeyan Maar-oo Lisa Briggs, Chief Executive Officer Fina Weight, Senior Policy Officer

    1:25 PM
    Panel: Regional

    Dr Lucinda Aberdeen, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, La Trobe University Dr Janet Congues, Adjunct Research Fellow Sociology, La Trobe University

    1:55 PM

    George Lekakis AO

    2:30 PM

    National Union of Students Felix Hughes, President