Agenda and papers, Academic Board meeting 23/3

Meeting 23/3 of the Academic Board of the University of Technology Sydney is scheduled for 9:00am on Wednesday 26 July 2023 in Room CB11.B1.101, Basement 1, Building 11 (Faculty of Engineering and IT building).

The agenda and papers for this meeting are available in the following agenda table or as combined agenda and papers (34mb 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

ItemTopicPaper
 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 23/2 (24/05/2023)		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 
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*Update on International/Transnational      
For discussion		verbal
3.2*Assessment and academic integrity at UTS in the context of GenAI      
For discussion		Item 3.2 (PDF) (SharePoint)
3.3*Workshop - Strategic risk assessment:      
Risk 3: Failure to achieve the expected amount and range of excellent research performance with impact     
Risk 5: Failure to uphold the value of academic freedom and freedom of speech		Item 3.3 (PDF) (SharePoint)
4

COMMITTEE BUSINESS

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

FACULTY/BOARD MATTERS

 
5.1*Faculty Board update: Faculty of Scienceverbal
5.2*Proposed changes to Science Faculty Board composition      
For approval		Item 5.2 (PDF) (SharePoint)
6

PRESENTATIONS

 
 No presentations 
7

GENERAL BUSINESS

 
7.1*Proposal for Higher Degree by Research Committee          
For approval		Item 7.1 (PDF) (SharePoint)
7.2Graduate Research School Board          
For noting		Item 7.2 (PDF) (SharePoint)
8

OTHER BUSINESS

 
8.1Feedback on papers and presentations          
For discussion		verbal
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.