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UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG CRICOS: 00102E 30 April 2020 The Honourable Geoff Lee NSW Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education C/- Higher Education and Tertiary Policy Directorate Department of Education Level 11 1 Oxford Street WOLLONGONG OF UNIVERSITY Darlinghurst NSW 2010 Dear Minister, The Council of the University of Wollongong has the honour of submitting to you the Annual Report of the proceedings of the University of Wollongong for the period 1 January to 31 December 2019. The Annual Report has been prepared in accordance with the relevant legislation, particularly the Annual Reports (Statutory Bodies) Act 1984 (NSW) and the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983 (NSW). Yours sincerely, 2019 ANNUAL REPORT ANNUAL 2019 Ms Jillian Broadbent AC Professor Paul Wellings CBE Chancellor Vice-Chancellor and Principal 1 2 UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG OF UNIVERSITY 2019 ANNUAL REPORT ANNUAL 2019 Table of Contents The UOW Purpose . 4 Vice-Chancellor’s Overview . 4 UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG OF UNIVERSITY University Council Role and Function . 7 Organisational Charts . 9 Senior Executive . 11 Council Committees . 12 Legislative Compliance and Risk Management . 15 Responding to Feedback and Complaints . 22 UOW’s Social Media Communities . 27 UOW Staff . 29 Capital Works and Sustainability . 36 2019 ANNUAL REPORT ANNUAL 2019 2019 - UOW Year in Review: Delivering on our Strategic Goals . 38 Donor Listing . 59 Financial Statements . 60 Index . 161 3 The UOW Vice-Chancellor’s Purpose Overview OUR PURPOSE It has been a year of impact at the University of Wollongong (UOW), highlighted by closer partnerships with communities UOW is a research-intensive university with an outstanding and industry, acclaimed research which is finding solutions to reputation for its learning environments across a broad society’s most pressing challenges, and transformative student range of disciplines. experiences. Our commitment to our students is evident in our As Vice-Chancellor, it is with pleasure that I present our 2019 graduates, who are recognised for their capability, quality Annual Report. This publication details our achievements in and success in the global workplace. these areas along with advances in our initiatives that illustrate UOW is an international network of campuses and regional our ambitions. learning centres. Together with our partners, we make a The University was recognised in a wide variety of ways strong and connected presence in our communities. throughout the year and our rankings performance continued. We are a young and vibrant university with undiminished We maintained our position in the top 250 in the major ambitions. We value our research capacity to work on international league tables and we were ranked in the QS Top complex interdisciplinary problems. Our spirit of inquiry 20 in the Young Universities table. drives our research and learning environments and our The excellence of our social and economic impact through objective of earning a place in the top 1% of the world’s research was demonstrated in the Times Higher Education universities. (THE) University Impact Rankings, where the University ranked equal 13th in the world and second in Australia. These rankings demonstrate the difference the University is making LEGISLATION to the world we live in through the positive impact we are The University of Wollongong was established under its delivering to communities locally, nationally and globally. own legislation in 1975. The University of Wollongong Act UOW researchers secured significant funding to work with UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG OF UNIVERSITY 1989 (NSW) and the University of Wollongong By-law 2005 industry and end-users this year, earning considerable success (NSW) are the primary legislative instruments. in Australian Research Council (ARC) and National Health and To discover more about the legislation with which we work, Medical Research Council (NHMRC) funding. This included see uow.edu.au/about/governance/legislation researchers from Molecular Horizons - UOW’s molecular life sciences facility - being awarded $1.5 million from the federal Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) to address the growing SNAPSHOT medical concern regarding antimicrobial resistance. With more than 270 academic and research collaborations Rounded Actual across the world, our international research networks continue Total Student Enrolments 36,000 35,995 to expand. While in India this year, I announced a collaboration which will support India’s freight rail corridor expansion and Onshore Student Enrolments 28,000 28,376 another to bring UOW’s expertise in 3D bioprinting techniques Offshore Student Enrolments 7,600 7,619 to Indian medical device manufacturers. International Students Enrolled in In June, UOW co-hosted the Times Higher Education Young Australia and Abroad 16,000 16,167 Universities Summit with the University of Surrey in Guildford, 2019 ANNUAL REPORT ANNUAL 2019 England. Nationalities at UOW 150 154 I am proud that we are a successful global university of Employees (Head Count)* 2,670 2,671 almost 36,000 students, committed to cultural diversity and the mobility of our students and teaching staff. This year we *Excludes casual staff formally launched our third overseas campus, UOW Malaysia KDU, which affirms UOW as a significant international player among Australian universities. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY 4 We are preparing students for their roles in society and We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the lands on the global workplace by delivering exceptional standards which the University of Wollongong is situated. We pay our of teaching and education and by further widening access respects to Aboriginal Elders past and present, who are the and participation. UOW is consistently rated in the top 200 knowledge holders and teachers.. universities in the world by QS Graduate Employability Rankings for the quality of our graduates and we have a proud We acknowledge their continued spiritual and cultural history of working closely with our communities to increase connection to Country. As we share knowledge, teaching, participation and attainment of underrepresented groups in learning and research within this University we also pay higher education. Currently, 18.3% of our students are from respect to the knowledge embedded forever within the a low socio-economic status background and 29.4% are from Aboriginal Custodianship of Country. regional and remote areas. Throughout the year, UOW prepared to offer a transformative new Bachelor of Arts in Western Civilisation in 2020. The development and delivery of this new course has been made possible by the largest philanthropic gift in the humanities in Australia. Generous funding from the Ramsay Centre for Western Civilisation will provide 30 UOW Ramsay Scholars UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG OF UNIVERSITY 2019 ANNUAL REPORT ANNUAL 2019 with five-year scholarships valued at $30,000 per year to study Our broad range of achievements are the result of the unwavering some of the greatest works of thought and art ever produced. The endeavours of our staff and the continued commitment of our course will also examine connections between western and non- partners, donors and supporters including alumni. I express my western traditions of belief and thought. sincere thanks and appreciation to the hard work and support of the University’s staff and the Senior Executive team. I am also A number of important building projects made rapid progress grateful to Chancellor Jillian Broadbent AC and the University this year. The new University of Wollongong in Dubai campus is Council for their ongoing support and advice throughout the close to completion and fit-out will take place in the first quarter year. They have collectively made 2019 a great year for UOW. of 2020. In Hong Kong, there has been good progress on campus construction in Kowloon, where UOW has several floors. In 5 The University is in an excellent position to achieve even more Wollongong, the new Social Sciences and Law, Humanities and when we release our 2020-2025 Strategic Plan in 2020. This the Arts building (Building 29) is expected to be completed in is supported by our 2030 and Beyond White Paper which was May 2020, while an official opening of Molecular Horizons is also finalised this year. anticipated to be held in 2020. Commercial close with Lendlease on the Health and Wellbeing Precinct at the Innovation Campus We operate in challenging times but the University maintains was achieved early this year and we are also making excellent fearlessness in confronting the challenges of tomorrow. progress with the commercial steps associated with creating a new facility in Liverpool to support our expansion in South Western Sydney. We continue to build on our excellent track record of prudent financial management and investment in areas that support our students and staff to succeed. There was reaffirmation of UOW’s financial standing in the latest