Australian unions oppose installation of chancellor at Newcastle University but support pro-business restructure
Over the past month, the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) and the University of Newcastle Students’ Association (UNSA) have waged a cynical and diversionary campaign opposing the announcement that former National Party politician Mark Vaile was to become the new chancellor of the university in regional New South Wales.
The NTEU, the main academic union, and UNSA hailed management s recent withdrawal of the plans to install Vaile as a “victory” for University of Newcastle (UoN) students and staff. During their campaign, both had pointed to Vaile’s record as deputy prime minister in the Howard Liberal-National Coalition government, which carried out significant attacks on tertiary education, and his subsequent career on the boards of several coal mining companies.
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First major Uni gathering since COVID to chart road ahead
The first major gathering of the university sector and its leadership since COVID-19 closed Australia’s international borders and upended the lives of students and staff begins today.
At the Universities Australia Higher Education Conference, an authoritative line up of experts from Australia and overseas will assess the impact of seismic global change on universities and economies and what’s needed to achieve a healthy recovery.
A range of topical concurrent sessions will explore the future of international education, the student experience, industry engagement and resilient leadership.
UA Chief Executive Catriona Jackson said universities had adapted nearly every aspect of their operations.
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