As Deputy Vice-Chancellor (International), Alicia O’Grady oversees the university’s internationalisation agenda, including strategic international partnerships and supporting the growth and diversity of the international student community.

Alicia O’Grady

Alicia O’Grady

Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (International)

The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (International) role includes a particular focus on:

  • developing and implementing the university's internationalisation strategy, including key strategic international partnerships
  • overseeing the growth and diversity of the UTS international student profile
  • facilitating UTS's capability to operate internationally both in an onshore and offshore setting and managing against quality standards for international partnerships and programs, and
  • building the UTS brand internationally and ensuring that the brand and values are effectively communicated and represented in all international endeavours.

Ms O’Grady is an accomplished executive leader in higher education with experience driving institutional growth, digital transformation and external engagement across the United Kingdom and Australia. Her most recent role as Executive Director, External Engagement & Global at the University of Exeter, saw her lead the university’s global reputation strategy and external affairs, with responsibility for building strategic partnerships with government, academia and international institutions.

Prior to the University of Exeter, Ms O’Grady held positions at the University of Bristol as Executive Director, External Relations; at the University of Tasmania as Executive Director, Marketing and Communications; and at Griffith University as Deputy Director, External Relations – Digital. She is also the Chair of the Gender Equality Group at the University of Exeter.

Ms O’Grady holds a Master of Arts (Strategic Marketing) from the London Metropolitan University.

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Contact

Carole Lim
Executive Assistant

+61 2 9514 1599

carole.lim@uts.edu.au