Agenda and papers, Academic Board meeting 22/1

Meeting 22/1 of the Academic Board of the University of Technology Sydney is scheduled for Wednesday 30 March 2022 in the 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 (updated, 8.6mb 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

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 21/5 (10 November 2021)		 Item 1.2 (217kb 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 (446kb PDF)
2.2* Report from the Vice-Chancellor
For noting		 Item 2.2 (4.6mbb PDF)
3 PRIORITY ISSUES  
3.1* TEQSA: External Review of Governance (Deane Report)
For discussion		 Item 3.1 (615kb PDF)

Item 3.1 presentation (896kb PDF)
3.2* Institute for Sustainable Futures: Governance restructure
For approval		 Item 3.2 (615kb PDF)
3.3* Academic Board policy priorities 2022
For discussion		 Item 3.3 (305kb PDF)
3.4 Review of Academic Standards Framework
For noting		 Item 3.4 (263kb PDF)
3.5* Indigenous Education and Research Strategy: 2021 Annual Report
For noting		 Item 3.5 (443kb PDF)
4 COMMITTEE BUSINESS  
4.1a Courses Accreditation Committee report
For noting		 Item 4.1a (454kb PDF)
4.1b Award Course Approval decisions
For noting		 Item 4.1b  late paper (551kb PDF)
4.2 Executive Committee of Academic Board report
For noting		 Item 4.2 (249kb PDF)
4.3 Higher Degree Research Board report
For noting		 Item 4.3 (666kb PDF)
4.4 Research Committee report
For noting		 Item 4.4 (315kb PDF)
4.5 Teaching and Learning Committee report
For noting		 Item 4.5 (8.3mb PDF)
4.6 Appeals Committee of Academic Board: 2021 annual report
For noting		 Item 4.6 (175kb PDF)
5 FACULTY/BOARD MATTERS  
5.1* Composition of Faculty Board in Faculty of Engineering and IT
For approval		 Item 5.1 (393kb PDF)
5.2* Update from Health Faculty Board
For discussion		 Verbal
6 PRESENTATIONS  
  No presentations  
7 GENERAL BUSINESS  
7.1 Update from 2022 Student Orientation Week
For noting		 Item 7.1 (183kb PDF)
7.2* UTS Corporate Plan 2021 — End of Year Performance Report and UTS 2022 Corporate Plan
For discussion		 Item 7.2 (5.8mb PDF)
7.3 Responsible Academic Officers: Annual updates
For noting		 Item 7.3 (256kb PDF)
7.4 Annual Report on Academic Board members attendance at 2021 meetings
For noting		 Item 7.4 (215kb PDF)
7.5 Elections report
For noting		 Item 7.5 (136kb PDF)
8 OTHER BUSINESS  
8.1* Feedback on papers and presentations
For discussion		 Verbal
8.2* Feedback on ‘Workshop and Discussion’ at 15 March Academic Board induction event
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.