National Conference on University Governance 2003

The materials put together for the 2003 Conference constitute a unique resources of Australian materials on governance in Higher Education. Many of these papers were written especially for the conference by Andrew Bain (Murdoch University) and Julie Rowlands (Deakin University) augmented by other published material.

Resource Material

Section 1: The duties and responsibilities of council members, and whether there should be sanctions for breaches.

Section 2: How to handle actual or percieved conflicts of interest.

Section 3: What does it mean to be a trustee?

Section 4: National protocols on university governance.

Section 5:  Relationship between governance and management.

Section 6:  The Relationship between the Academic Board and the Council and the role of academic boards in the governance of universities.

Section 7:  How university governance roles are changing.

Section 8: Recent changes in corporate governance.

Section 9:  How governing bodies can add value to the university.

Section 10:  How to be an affective governing body.

Section 11:  Professional development programs for council members.

Section 12: The proposed establishment of an association of governing bodies Australian universities.

Section 13:  Council oversight of controlled entities.

Section 14:  Protocols' requirement that policy be consistent with community expectations.

Section 15:  Nomination and appointment processes for council members.