Vice-Chancellor's Update | Monday 17 June 2024
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Mon Jun 17 2024 12:00:00 GMT+1200 (New Zealand Standard Time)
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Update on the proposed faculty arrangements The University Council has approved the creation of a new Faculty, effective January 2025. It will combine the current Faculties of Education and Social Work (EDSW) and Arts, and the Fine Arts, Music and Dance disciplines in Creative Arts and Industries (CAI). The School of Architecture and Planning and the Design Programme will align with the Faculty of Engineering.
Over the next six months, work will begin to establish the new Faculty, retaining existing schools and academic units during the transition. A new Dean will be appointed to lead the new Faculty. Further details can be viewed in this Dean job listinghttps://smrtr.io/kWKYF. I want to thank the current Faculty Deans for their strategic leadership across their respective departments and the valuable contributions that colleagues have made throughout this process.
Chinese Premier and Education Minister visit Chinese Education Minister Huai Jinpeng visited campus on Friday as part of Chinese Premier Li Qiang’s visit to New Zealand. Minister Huai met with students at the Confucius Institute and toured our labs at the Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery. I briefed the Minister on our partnership in China and discussed the future of the New Zealand-China education relationship. Later, the University signed cooperation agreements to support Chinese language learning at the China-New Zealand Education Development Forum. You can read more about this in the University hosts Chinese delegationhttps://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2024/06/17/university-host-china-education-minister.html article.
B201 receives top honours at 2024 Property Industry Awards The B201 redevelopment has received the ‘best in category’ award for sustainability and ‘excellence’ in two other categories at the prestigious Property Council Industry Awards. For more details, visit our news page on accolades for B201https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2024/06/17/B201-excellence-awards-NZ-Property-Council.html.
Reminder - Draft Freedom of Expression & Academic Freedom Policy Thanks to everyone who attended the All-Staff forum this afternoon to discuss the draft policy. A recording of the session will be available on the Intranet shortly. Consultation is open until 5pm on Friday 28 June and feedback can be submitted via the Draft Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom Policy webpagehttps://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/about-us/about-the-university/policy-hub/policy-development-review/documents-for-consultation/draft-freedom-of-expression-and-academic-freedom-policy.html.
Ngā mihi nui Dawn
Professor Dawn Freshwater Vice-Chancellor