Meeting 21/3 of the Academic Board of the University of Technology Sydney is scheduled for Wednesday 28 July 2021 at 9am via Zoom.

The agenda and papers for this meeting are available in the following agenda table or as combined agenda and papers (updated, 8.06mb PDF). (Note: Access to papers is restricted to Academic Board members and UTS staff only.)

For information about Academic Board, see functions and powers of Academic Board (Rule G3, Part 1, Division 3).

Skip to section: 1. Procedural matters | 2. Reports from the Chair/Deputy Chair and Vice-Chancellor | 3. Priority issues | 4. Committee business | 5. Faulty/Board matters | 6. Presentations | 7. General business | 8. Other business

ItemTopicPaper
DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
Board members are asked to declare to the Chair any interest in relation to any matters listed.
 1PROCEDURAL MATTERS
1.1Welcome/apologies
1.2Minutes
For confirmation: minutes of meeting 21/2 (19 May 2021)
Item 1.2 (289kb PDF)
1.3Business arising from the minutes
All known matters are listed on the agenda
1.4Receipt of tabled papers
There are no tabled papers
1.5Starring of items for discussion
 2REPORTS FROM THE CHAIR/DEPUTY CHAIR AND VICE-CHANCELLOR
2.1*Report from the Chair/Deputy Chair
For noting
Item 2.1 (50kb PDF)
Attachment 1: Chair’s executive action to approve appointment to Academic Board and its committeesItem 2.1.1 (77kb PDF)
Attachment 2: 2021 Academic Board Forward PlanItem 2.1.2 (199kb PDF)
2.2*Report from the Vice-Chancellor
For noting
Item 2.2 (295kb PDF)
 3PRIORITY ISSUES
3.1*UTS TEQSA and CRICOS registration renewals
For noting
Item 3.1 (76kb PDF)
3.2*Transdisciplinary electives program
For discussion
Presentation (643kb PDF)
3.3*International engagement at UTS
For discussion
Item 3.3 (82kb PDF)
Attachment 1: Overview of the national security compliance obligationsItem 3.3.1 (90kb PDF)
3.4*UTS 2027 strategy and Fit for 2027
For noting
Presentation
3.5*2020 Academic Board Surveys — results
For noting
Item 3.5 (125kb PDF)
Attachment 1: 21/2 Academic Board Feedback Summary and Response to the feedbackItem 3.5.1 (163kb PDF)
 4COMMITTEE BUSINESS
4.1*Courses Accreditation Committee report
For decision
Item 4.1 (1.21mb PDF)
4.2*Executive Committee of Academic Board report
For noting
Item 4.2 (160kb PDF)
Attachment 1: Proposed new risk descriptors for the Strategic Risk Assessment for Academic BoardItem 4.2.1 (96kb PDF)
4.3Graduate Research School Board report
For decision
Item 4.3 (111kb PDF)
Attachment 1: Changes to the Graduate Research Candidature Management, Thesis Preparation and Submission ProceduresItem 4.3.1 (698kb PDF)
4.4Research Committee report
For decision
Item 4.4 (58kb PDF)
Attachment 1: Proposed changes to Research Committee compositionItem 4.4.1 (61kb PDF)
4.5*Teaching and Learning Committee report
For decision
Item 4.5 (296kb PDF)
Attachment 1: New Short Forms of Learning (SFL) PolicyItem 4.5.1 (246kb PDF)
Attachment 2: Proposed changes to the UTS Rules and Delegations as a result of the new SFL PolicyItem 4.5.2 (103kb PDF)
Attachment 3: New Internships Management Policy (IMP)Item 4.5.3 (254kb PDF)
Attachment 4: Proposed changes to the UTS Student Rules and Delegations as a result of the new IMPItem 4.5.4 (161kb PDF)
Attachment 5: Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency Reporting ProceduresItem 4.5.5 (197kb PDF)
Attachment 6: Student Feedback Survey PolicyItem 4.5.6 (232kb PDF)
Attachment 7: Student Feedback Survey ProceduresItem 4.5.7 (187kb PDF)
Attachment 8: Student Rule changes – Exclusion appeals and repeated failureItem 4.5.8 (50kb PDF)
Attachment 9: Strengthening the culture of academic integrityItem 4.5.9 (127kb PDF)
 5FACULTY/BOARD MATTERS
No reports
 6PRESENTATIONS
None
 7GENERAL BUSINESS
7.1Elections report
For noting
Item 7.1 (152kb PDF)
Attachment 1: Positions for August/September electionsItem 7.1.1 (59kb PDF)
7.2Responsible Academic Officers
For noting
Item 7.2 (52kb PDF)
Attachment 1: 2021 Responsible Academic Officers ListItem 7.2.1 (208kb PDF)
7.3Student load Report 2021
For noting
Item 7.3 (114kb PDF)
Attachment 1: Comparison of actual and projected load for 2020 and 2021Item 7.3.1 (119kb PDF)
7.4Learning Calendar Annual Report
For decision
Item 7.4 (71kb PDF)
Attachment 1: Statement of Principles for Setting the Learning CalendarItem 7.4.1 (156kb PDF)
Attachment 2: 2022 Learning CalendarItem 7.4.2 (956kb PDF)
Attachment 3: 2023 Learning CalendarItem 7.4.3 (873kb PDF)
Attachment 4: Annual report on variations to the Statement of Principles for Setting the Learning Calendar approved by the ProvostItem 7.4.4 (21kb PDF)
7.5Annual report on Short Courses Feedback Survey
For noting
Item 7.5 (107kb PDF)
Attachment 1: Short Courses Feedback Survey Results and Compliance Report (2020)Item 7.5.1 (updated, 1.6mb PDF)
 8OTHER BUSINESS