Education Committee

Terms of reference

  • To advise and recommend to Senate on academic policy developments
  • To advise and recommend on policy and regulations relating to:
    • University entrance
    • Recruitment admission and enrolment
    • Limitations and selection criteria
    • Discipline
    • Other matters of an academic nature
  • To recommend on and oversee Departmental and Programme Reviews
  • To advise and recommend on academic matters relating to distance education
  • To recommend on academic appointments to outside bodies
  • To oversee academic audit processes
  • To receive reports from Inter-Faculty Boards of Study
  • To advise on academic relationships with other institutions
  • To consider and recommend New Scholarship and Award Regulations received through the Scholarships Committee

Sub-committees

The following sub-committees report to the Education Committee:

Membership

  • Pro Vice-Chancellor Education – Chair
  • Pro Vice-Chancellor Equity or nominee
  • Pro Vice Chancellor Māori or nominee
  • Pro Vice-Chancellor Pacific or nominee
  • Dean of each faculty or nominee
  • Director, Student and Academic Services
  • Two professorial members elected by the professoriate
  • Two sub-professorial staff elected by sub-professorial staff
  • Two student representatives nominated by AUSA, one of whom must represent postgraduate students

Education Committee reports to Senate.

Committee members and term of office

Pro Vice-Chancellor Education Holds office until
Professor B Kool - Chair Ex-officio
Pro Vice-Chancellor Equity or nominee
Holds office until
Dr L Wilkinson-Meyers (nominee) Ex-officio
Pro Vice-Chancellor Māori or nominee
Holds office until
Ms M Wall (nominee)
Ex-officio
Pro Vice-Chancellor Pacific or nominee
Holds office until
Dr S Sisifa/Ms N Rata-Skudder (nominee)
Ex-officio
Dean of each faculty or nominee
Holds office until
Associate Professor J Brown (nominee), Arts & Education
Ex-officio
Mrs S Laurenson (nominee and Deputy Chair), Business and EconomicsEx-officio
Dr M Hodgson (nominee), Engineering & DesignEx-officio
Professor C Noonan (nominee), LawEx-officio
Dr L Wilkinson-Meyers (nominee), Medical and Health SciencesEx-officio
Associate Professor B Fedrizzi (nominee), ScienceEx-officio
Director, Student and Academic Services or nominee
Holds office until
Ms J Browne
Ex-officio
Director, Learning and Teaching
Holds office until
Dr G Morris
Ex-officio
Two professorial members elected by the Professoriate
Holds office until
Professor C Wall (FMHS) 31.01.2027
Professor N Singhal (Engineering) 31.01.2027
Two sub-professorial staff elected by sub-professorial staff
Holds office until
Dr A Brown
31.01.27
Ms P Cooper-Ioelu 31.01.28
Two student representatives nominated by AUSA, one of whom must represent postgraduate students
Holds office until
M. Lee 30.11.2025
F Kapao (PG) 30.11.2025

Committee Secretary

Wendy Verschaeren
Phone: +64 9 373 7599 ext 85782
Email: w.verschaeren@auckland.ac.nz.

Schedule of meetings

Date
Time
10 February 2025
9am
24 March 2025 9am
12 May 2025 9am
7 July 2025 9am
1 September 2025 9am
3 November 2025 9am