Agenda and papers, Academic Board meeting 20/3

Meeting 20/3 of the Academic Board of the University of Technology Sydney is scheduled for Wednesday 29 July 2020, via Zoom at 9am

The agenda and papers for this meeting are available in the following agenda table or as combined agenda and papers (3.31mb 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).

Item Topic Paper
  DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
Board members are asked to declare to the Chair any interest in relation to any matters listed.		  
1 PROCEDURAL MATTERS  
1.1 Welcome/apologies  
1.2 Minutes
For confirmation: minutes of meeting 20/2 (27 May 2020)		 Item 1.2 (216kb PDF)
1.3 Business arising from the minutes
All known matters are listed on the agenda		  
1.4 Receipt of tabled papers
There are no tabled papers		  
1.5 Starring of items for discussion  
2 REPORTS FROM THE CHAIR/DEPUTY CHAIR AND VICE-CHANCELLOR  
2.1* Report from the Chair/Deputy Chair
For noting		 Item 2.1 (409kb PDF)
2.2* Report from the Vice-Chancellor
For noting		 Item 2.2 (275kb PDF)
3 PRIORITY ISSUES  
3.1* UTS 2027 strategy
For noting		 Presentation
3.2* TEQSA Higher Education Standards Framework 2015 (HESF 2015) — COVID-19 update
For noting		 Item 3.2 (137kb PDF)
3.3* UTS student load forecast for 2020
For noting		 Item 3.3 (165kb PDF)
3.4* Internationalisation (COVID-19)
For noting		 Presentation (116kb PDF)
3.5* Student experience Autumn 2020 (COVID-19)
For noting		 Item 3.5 (237kb PDF)
4 COMMITTEE BUSINESS  
4.1* Courses Accreditation Committee report
For noting		 Item 4.1 (1.68mb PDF)
4.2* Executive Committee of Academic Board report
For noting		 Item 4.2 (215kb PDF)
4.3 Graduate Research School Board report
For noting		 Item 4.3 (163kb PDF)
4.4 Research Committee report
No report		 —
4.5* Teaching and Learning Committee report
For decision		 Item 4.5 (1.01mb PDF)
5 FACULTY/BOARD MATTERS  
5.1 UTS Business School — request for credit recognition in excess of defined limit
For decision		 Item 5.1 (133kb PDF)
6 PRESENTATIONS  
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7 GENERAL BUSINESS  
7.1 Elections report
For noting		 Item 7.1 (192kb PDF)
7.2 Responsible Academic Officers
For noting		 Item 7.2 (305kb PDF)
8 OTHER BUSINESS  
Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.