Victorian Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

Swinburne University of Technology Act 1992 - SECT 6

Objects of the University

6. Objects of the University



The objects of the University include-

   (a)  the development of an institution with excellence in teaching,
        training, scholarship, research, consultancy, community service and
        other educational services and products, with emphasis on technology
        and its development, impact and application;

   (b)  the provision of a multi-level system of post-secondary education
        programs relevant to the needs of the community covering a wide range
        of fields and levels from basic trade to post-doctoral studies with
        provision for recognition of prior learning and flexibility of
        transition between programs;

   (c)  the provision of high quality educational, research, residential,
        commercial, cultural, social, recreational, sporting and other
        facilities;

   (d)  the advancement of knowledge and its practical application by research
        and other means, the dissemination by various means of the outcomes of
        research and the commercial exploitation of the results of such
        research;

   (da) to promote critical enquiry within the university and in the general
        community;

   (e)  the participation in commercial ventures and activities;

   (f)  the fostering of the general welfare and development of all enrolled
        students;

   (g)  the conferring of prescribed degrees and the granting of prescribed
        diplomas, certificates and other awards;

   (h)  the provision of opportunities for development and further training
        for staff of the University;

        (i)    the development and provision of educational, cultural,
               professional, technical and vocational services to the
               community and in particular the fostering of participation in a
               university of technology of persons living or working in the
               Outer Eastern region of Melbourne;

   (j)  the provision of programs, products and services in ways that reflect
        the principles of equity and social justice;

   (k)  the maintenance of close interaction with industry and the community
        and the development of associations or agreements with any other
        educational, commercial, governmental or other institution;

   (l)  the enhancement through the development of knowledge and skills of the
        ability to shape technology, social and economic processes and to
        recognise, understand and take account of the ethical environmental
        and other implications of such processes;

   (m)  the conduct of teaching, research, consultancy and development
        activities within and outside Australia;





   (n)  generally, the development and operation of a university providing
        appropriate and accessible academic and other programs, courses of
        study, educational products and research activity such as the Council
        considers necessary for the attainment of the foregoing within
        Victoria and elsewhere.