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Institutional development · Leadership and governance · Australia

Swinburne holds first governance forum bringing staff and students together with Council

Swinburne University of Technology has held the first of a planned series of collaborative governance forums, in which staff and students met University Council members and university leaders.

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Why it matters: Swinburne staff and students now have a forum series in which to share experiences and ideas directly with University Council members and university leaders.

Swinburne University of Technology reported that staff and students met members of its University Council and university leaders at a collaborative governance forum.

The university said this was the first of a series of such forums.

According to Swinburne, participants shared their experiences and ideas to help shape the university's future.

Editor’s view

Abigail Taylor, Leadership and Governance Editor

Swinburne staff and students are directly affected: the university has begun a series of forums in which they share experiences and ideas with University Council members and university leaders, and further forums in the series are to follow.

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