Former Defence Force chief General Peter Cosgrove has been appointed as the new chancellor of Australian Catholic University. He will be the third chancellor in the university’s history, succeeding Brother Julian McDonald, who has retired after 10 years. Cosgrove served ...

Raffles College of Design and Commerce has appointed a new director for commerce and accountancy. Grace Phan-athiroj started teaching in 2001 as a French language tutor for high school students in Bangkok and came to Sydney in 2003 when she ...

Two chancellors of the former Northern Territory University have been awarded emeritus chancellorships at a ceremony at Charles Darwin University. Austin Asche and Nancy Giese were conferred the emeritus chancellorships in recognition of their commitment and contribution to the university ...

The University of the Sunshine Coast has appointed Professor Greg Hill as its new vice-chancellor and president. Hill has been USC’s deputy vice-chancellor since 2005. Hill began his career as a primary school teacher, before completing a BA in geography ...

Dr Tom Karmel’s contract as managing director of the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) has extended for another three years. Karmel was originally appointed to the position in 2002. Prior to this he held senior positions in the ...

Dianne Murray, director of Illawarra Institute in NSW, and Stephen Conway, managing director of TAFE SA South, have been elected deputy chairs of the board of TAFE Directors Australia for the next three years. Holmesglen Institute CEO Bruce Mackenzie was ...

James Cook University biologist and tropical forest expert Professor William F Laurance has been elected to an endowed chair at the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands. Laurance will occupy the Prince Bernhard Chair for International Nature Conservation for a ...

Claire Field, general manager of the National Audit and Registration Agency (NARA), has been appointed to the new position of deputy CEO of the Australian Council for Private Education and Training. NARA was essentially defunded in last month’s federal budget, ...

Anthony Tyrrell has taken leave from his position as joint executive officer of the Enterprise RTO Association to work for six months with the United Nations Development Program on VET reform issues in Armenia. John Churchill will assume full rather ...