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2010 Annual Report Volume 1 2010 Annual Report Volume 1 Tabling copy www.jcu.edu.au CONTENTS Letter of Compliance ........................................2 The Year in Focus ............................................3 Introduction .......................................................4 Statement of Strategic Intent ...........................5 At a Glance .......................................................6 Governance ......................................................7 Structure and Organisation ............................11 University Plan ...............................................12 University Plan Objectives .............................14 Key Achievements ..........................................15 Key Performance Indicators ..........................16 Teaching and Learning ...................................18 James Cook University Research and Innovation ...............................24 Annual Report 2010 People and Culture ........................................30 ISSN 0158-7730 Produced by, and available from, International and Engagement .......................35 Governance and Corporate Services, Infrastructure ..................................................40 James Cook University. This Annual Report is also publicly Finance and Resources .................................44 available on the James Cook University website at www.jcu.edu.au © James Cook University James Cook University ANNUAL REPORT 2010 This Annual Report fulfils the pre- scribed reporting requirements for 2010 of James Cook University to the Queensland Minister for Educa- tion and Industrial Relations, and provides a comprehensive sum- mary of the University’s operations and achievements during the year. It illustrates the role of the Universi- ty within the communities it serves, portrays the scope and importance of its activities and displays the Uni- versity’s effective utilisation of the resources available to it. The report outlines a wide range of develop- ments, innovations and achieve- ments which provide a yardstick by which to measure the performance of the University in 2010 against its strategic intent and purpose. 2010 ANNUAL REPORT: PART 1 « 1 21 March 2011 The Honourable Cameron Dick MP Minister for Education and Industrial Relations 22nd Floor Education House 30 Mary Street Brisbane Qld 4000 Dear Minister I have the honour to submit to you, on behalf of the University Council, the 33rd Annual Report of James Cook University, detailing activities for the year ended 31 December 2010. This document meets the provisions of the Financial Accountability Act 2009 and the Financial and Performance Management Standard 2009 and the detailed requirements set out in the An- nual Report Guidelines for Queensland Government Agencies. A checklist outlining the annual reporting requirements can be accessed at http://www.jcu.edu. au/div1/registry/annualreport/. The 2010 year was a time of considerable change and development for the University commu- nity. I believe that this report serves to illustrate our evolution through this period. Lieutenant General John Grey, AC (Retd) Chancellor 2 » JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY THE YEAR IN FOCUS This Annual Report details the 40th year of James Cook University as an autonomous tertiary institution and, as the pages that follow reveal, we have become an important institution not only in northern Queensland, but nation- ally and internationally. While we have celebrated our birthday throughout the year, we have also been mindful of looking to the future — to the next 40 years and more. We have added to our infrastructure both physical and virtual and put in place plans for further construction. Development of the Discovery Rise plans for the Townsville campus has continued and the Australian Tropical Science and Innovation Precinct was completed. The JCU Council adopted the Cairns Master Plan, which pro- vides for the strong growth forecast for the Smithfield Campus in the short to medium term. There has been a strong focus on Cairns in 2010 with the completion of the Dentistry Building, the Dental Clinic underway, the design for the iconic Cairns Institute building accepted, and the formal launch of the Boathouse, the centrepiece of a new $3.6m student precinct on the campus, incorporat- ing significant sections of the former Cairns Yacht Club building. As part of the refresh of the University Plan, planning targets have been developed forecasting our student population to grow to 25,000 enrolments by 2015 with 5,000 students in Cairns and 4,000 students in Singapore. We also plan to grow our research income to $65 million by 2015. Council also welcomes the package of reforms, which the Federal Govern- ment began delivering in 2010 following the Bradley and Cutler reviews, and will result in increased funding for teaching and learning and research, and revised and improved indexation arrangements. As a result of the 2010 Federal election, investment in Regional Australia is also high on the Government’s agenda and JCU is well placed to provide the leadership necessary to enliven regional education, and rural and regional Australia. Research excellence is fundamental to the international reputation of uni- versities and a key mechanism by which universities identify and encourage research strengths and critical mass is through its Research Centres and Institutes. Council believes the University needs to be able to demonstrate that such Research Centres constitute active and genuinely high quality research and accordingly this year adopted a formal Policy that sets out the principles and processes relating to the establishment, governance, renewal and disestab- lishment of the University’s Research Centres and Institutes. Whether it is research, teaching and learning or administration, the Univer- sity’s continuing strong performance is a reflection of the efforts of the aca- demic, professional and technical staff led by the Vice Chancellor, Professor Sandra Harding. Council was pleased at the end of the year to unanimously offer the Vice Chancellor a further five-year contract taking her term through to 2017. Equally pleasing was that she has accepted. Lieutenant General John Grey, AC (Retd) Chancellor 2010 ANNUAL REPORT: PART 1 « 3 INTRODUCTION This year has been a memorable one for James Cook University as we celebrated 50 years since tertiary education came to northern Queensland and 40 years as an autonomous university. While the celebrations continued throughout the year, they were concentrated in particular around the week of our actual birthday – April 20. On the day, we welcomed back many old friends, supporters and alumni and took the opportunity to acknowledge a group of Outstanding Alumni and Out- standing Early Career Alumni. We plan to make the recognition of Outstand- ing Alumni an annual feature from now on. Similarly, the JCU Council acknowledged the achievements of some of the present-day professoriate by awarding the title of Distinguished Professor to Helene Marsh, Richard Keene and Alexandra Aikhenvald. They join the in- augural 2009 group of Distinguished Professors Terry Hughes, Bill Laurance, Michael Bird and Bob Pressey. During the year, the University hosted the 60th Anniversary Australian American Fulbright Symposium and sponsored the second Torrid Zone conference. Both drew distinguished speakers and delegates from around Australia and internationally. Each focussed on signifi- cant aspects of what we call ‘The Tropical Agenda’: Fulbright through expert exploration of issues aimed at creating sustainable societies in the tropics and Torrid Zone through a focus on tropical urban design and renewal. On the infrastructure front, the Dentistry building was completed in Cairns, as was the JCU/ CSIRO funded Australian Tropical Science and Innovation Precinct building in Townsville, and we made big steps towards the completion of the Dental Clinic and what will be the iconic Cairns Institute building. The Federal election saw the return of the Labor Government with the support of key regionally-based independents. Elements of a fresh commitment to the needs of regional Australia were outlined in an agreement between Labor and the independents, including the establishment of a $20 million Australian Biofuels Institute with JCU identified to play a key role in the Institute. Alongside the regional emphasis, key quality and standards initiatives are progressing, though the sector is still waiting for the passage of important legislation to fund student amenities at universities. The process of Council-led internal reviews of Divisions, Faculties and units continued during the year with the focus in 2010 on the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Molecular Sciences and the Teaching and Learning Development Directorate. Preparations for the second AUQA review of the University to take place in 2011 were also well underway. JCU Singapore continued to grow and is already considering the need for expanded prem- ises. This year it achieved EduTrust Certification for four years. All private education insti- tutions in Singapore within the regulatory scope of the Private Education Act are required to register and to gain a four-year accreditation must have achieved satisfactory to commend- able performance in key areas of management and the provision of educational services. With the first 40 years under our belt, James Cook University is firmly established as one of the leading universities in the world, a position confirmed by our continuing appearance in the Academic Ranking of World Universities. In 2010 we were bracketed
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