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News 24 JulyA message from Executive Dean of Health Sciences Professor Suzanne Chambers: Winter has so far been a season of future-thinking and action for the Faculty of Health Sciences.
29 July 2020
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Meeting 03/2020 8 July 2020
Membership
The following membership changes were noted:
Report from the Chair of Academic Board
The Chair highlighted the following points:
External Academic Board Review Report
The External Review Report and its recommendations were well received by Academic Board.
Academic Board agreed to recommend that Senate adopt the Report’s recommendations, and the
Action Plan developed for the implementation of the Report’s recommendations.
Vice-Chancellor and President’s Update
The Vice-Chancellor addressed the following matters:
Office of the Acting Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education and Innovation) (“DVCEI”)
The Acting Provost and DVCEI spoke to the following highlights:
Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research)
The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) spoke to his report, highlighting the following points:
University Research Committee
Academic Board approved:
Academic Administrative Committee
Academic Board approved:
Courses and Academic Quality Committee
Academic Board recommends new course proposals for the Master of Teaching (Secondary) (Leading
Learning) (Faculty of Education and Arts), for implementation from Summer Term 2021, and the
Graduate Certificate in Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Faculty of Law and Business) for
implementation from Semester 1, 2021, for approval by Senate.
Academic Board recommends the following New Course Proposals from the Faculty of Law and
Business with effect from Semester 1 2021, for approval by Senate, pending approval for
recommendation by circular resolution:
Academic Board also approved the newly developed Microcredential and Short Course Policy and the
Microcredential and Short Course Guidelines.
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