Meeting 24/1 of the Academic Board of the University of Technology Sydney is scheduled for 9am on Wednesday 27 March 2024 in HR training rooms 1 and 2, level 22, Building 1, City campus (CB01.22.10 and CB01.22.18).

The agenda and papers for this meeting are available in the following agenda table or as combined agenda and papers (13mb PDF) (SharePoint). (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 Vice-Chancellor and the Chair | 3. Priority issues | 4. Committee business | 5. Faulty/Board matters | 6. Presentations | 7. General business | 8. Other business

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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
Board members are asked to declare to the Chair any interest in relation to any matters listed.
1

PROCEDURAL MATTERS

1.1Welcome/apologies
1.2Minutes
For confirmation: minutes of meeting 23/5 (15/11/2023)
Item 1.2 (PDF) (SharePoint)
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
1.6*Academic Board Forward Plan and Academic Standards Framework
For noting
Item 1.6 (PDF) (SharePoint)
2

REPORTS FROM THE VICE-CHANCELLOR AND THE CHAIR

2.1*Report from the Vice-Chancellor
For noting
Item 2.1 (PDF) (SharePoint)
2.2*Report from the Chair
For noting
Item 2.2 (PDF) (SharePoint)
3

PRIORITY ISSUES

3.1*Support for Students Policy – UTS response
For discussion
Item 3.1 (PDF) (SharePoint)
3.2*Update from Autumn student orientation
For discussion
Item 3.2 (PDF) (SharePoint)
3.3*TEQSA update
For discussion
verbal
3.4*Indigenous Education and Research Strategy Annual Progress Report
For discussion
Item 3.4 (PDF) (SharePoint)
3.5*Academic Board Risk Governance Strategy
For discussion
Item 3.5 (PDF) (SharePoint)
4

COMMITTEE BUSINESS

4.1*Courses Accreditation Committee report
For approval
Item 4.1 (PDF) (SharePoint)
4.2Executive Committee of Academic Board report
For noting
Item 4.2 (PDF) (SharePoint)
4.3*Higher Degree Research Committee report
For approval
Item 4.3 (PDF) (SharePoint)
4.4*Research Committee report
For approval
Item 4.4 (PDF) (SharePoint)
4.5Teaching and Learning Committee report
For noting
Item 4.5 (PDF) (SharePoint)
5

FACULTY/BOARD MATTERS

5.1*Faculty Board update - UTS Business School
For noting
verbal
6

PRESENTATIONS

No presentations
7

GENERAL BUSINESS

7.1Corporate Plan 2024 and End of Year Report 2023
For noting
Item 7.1 (PDF) (SharePoint)
7.2Annual report on student misconduct
For noting
Item 7.2 (PDF) (SharePoint)
7.3DAB Posthumous Award (approved via executive action)
For noting
Item 7.3 (PDF) (SharePoint)
7.4Change to 2024 Register of English Language Requirement (approved)
For noting
Item 7.4 (PDF) (SharePoint)
7.5Annual report on responsible academic officers
For noting
Item 7.5 (PDF) (SharePoint)
7.6Annual report on Academic Board members’ attendance
For noting
Item 7.6 (PDF) (SharePoint)
7.7Elections report
For noting
Item 7.7 (PDF) (SharePoint)
7.8Late paper – Conferral of PhD (UTS Business School)
For approval
Item 7.8 (PDF) (SharePoint)
8

OTHER BUSINESS

8.1*Feedback on papers and presentations
For discussion
verbal