Universities Australia

Universities Australia
PredecessorAustralian Vice-Chancellors' Committee
FormationSydney in May 1920
Founded atSydney
Typetertiary education peak body
Legal statusnon-profit organisation
PurposePeak body for universities
HeadquartersCanberra, ACT
Location
  • Canberra, ACT
Chief Executive Officer
Mr Luke Sheehy
Chairperson
Professor David Lloyd
Websitewww.universitiesaustralia.edu.au

Universities Australia (formerly 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. It is a private company whose members are Australia's 39 universities. The universities are represented by their vice-chancellors.

The current chair of Universities Australia is University of South Australia Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor David Lloyd.[1] Its CEO is Mr Luke Sheehy.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Universities Australia appoints new CEO". 19 December 2023.

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