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The Australian Vice-Chancellors' Committee is an organisation founded in Sydney in May 1920, which attempts to advance higher education through voluntary, cooperative and coordinated action. After being based for a time in both Sydney and Melbourne, its offices relocated to Canberra in 1966.

On January 3 2007, David Rome replaced John Mullarvey as its CEO until 30 June 2007 while the AVCC restructures to become Universities Australia.^[1]

Contents 1 Universities Australia 2 The Committee 3 Member universities 4 References 5 External links

In September 2006, the AVCC announced an overhaul of the organization following a review by consultant David Phillips, Director of PhillipsKPA. The AVCC will change its name to Universities Australia and will restructure to become a peak industry body. All universities will be eligible for membership of Universities Australia, and will be represented by the CEOs. ^[2]

In October, the committee decided the current President, Deputy President and Board of Directors would leave their current positions by June 2007, and the CEO would leave the position on 31 December 2006.^[3]

The new organisation will appoint a full time President who is not a serving Vice Chancellor as spokesperson and advocate, and a Chair of the Board who is a Vice Chancellor. A full time CEO will support the President and Chair.^[4]

The Committee is non-partisan and exists exclusively for educational purposes. Its continuing aim is to serve the best interests of the universities, and through them, the nation. According to its website,[1] its aims are to

• Support Vice-Chancellors in the performance of their roles;
• Promote the needs, interests and purposes of Australian universities and their communities to government, industry and other groups;
• Develop policy positions and guidelines on higher education matters through discussing higher education issues, including teaching, research and research training;
• Advance internationalisation of Australian universities;
• Provide information for and about Australian universities; and
• Provide services and programs to universities including the negotiation of common purchasing arrangements.

The AVCC represents (and is funded by contributions from) 38 Australian universities.

• University of Adelaide
• Australian Catholic University
• Australian National University
• University of Ballarat
• Bond University
• University of Canberra
• Central Queensland University
• Charles Darwin University
• Charles Sturt University
• Curtin University of Technology
• Deakin University
• Edith Cowan University
• Flinders University
• Griffith University
• James Cook University
• La Trobe University
• Macquarie University
• University of Melbourne
• Monash University
• Murdoch University
• The University of New England
• University of New South Wales
• University of Newcastle
• University of Queensland
• Queensland University of Technology
• RMIT University
• Southern Cross University
• University of South Australia
• University of Southern Queensland
• University of the Sunshine Coast
• Swinburne University of Technology
• University of Sydney
• University of Tasmania
• University of Technology Sydney
• Victoria University
• University of Western Australia
• University of Western Sydney
• University of Wollongong

1. ^ AVCC Chief Executive Officer - new appointment. AVCC Media Release (January 3, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-01-30.
2. ^ Overhaul for AVCC. FEAST (September 6, 2006). Retrieved on 2007-01-30.
3. ^ AVCC moving forward with Universities Australia. AVCC Media Release (October 10, 2006). Retrieved on 2007-01-30.
4. ^ No 67: Vice Chancellors Reorganising Themselves (pdf). VC-NET (October 2006). Retrieved on 2007-01-30.

• Official Site
• List of Presidents & Vice Presidents of the AVCC (since 1920)