Full Name
Professor Andrew Parfitt
Job Title
Vice-Chancellor and President
Company
University of Technology Sydney
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Speaker Bio
Professor Andrew Parfitt is the Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Technology Sydney. He joined UTS in February 2017 as the university’s Provost and Senior Vice-President. Previously Andrew was Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) at the University of Newcastle, Australia. He has also held senior leadership
roles at the University of South Australia and the CSIRO.
Andrew holds a BE (Hons) and PhD from the University of Adelaide and has had a distinguished career as an educator and researcher in telecommunications engineering, specialising in antennas and radio systems and has made contributions to satellite communications, radio astronomy technologies and space engineering. He is a passionate advocate for raising participation and representation of women and underrepresented groups in STEM, and a champion of engagement between universities, business and government in both education and innovation.
Andrew is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering, a Fellow of the Royal Society of NSW, a Fellow of Engineers Australia and a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) and has previously held adjunct academic appointments at Adelaide, Sydney and Macquarie
Universities.
Andrew is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and has served on many boards and committees across the education, research, government and business sectors. His current positions include
a. Director, AARNet
b. Director, Universities Australia
c. Convenor, NSW Vice-Chancellors’ Committee and Director, UniProjects Pty Ltd
d. Director, Worldwide Universities Network (UK based)
e. Member, ATSE Audit and Risk Committee
He has previously chaired the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) in NSW and UON Singapore Pte Ltd
roles at the University of South Australia and the CSIRO.
Andrew holds a BE (Hons) and PhD from the University of Adelaide and has had a distinguished career as an educator and researcher in telecommunications engineering, specialising in antennas and radio systems and has made contributions to satellite communications, radio astronomy technologies and space engineering. He is a passionate advocate for raising participation and representation of women and underrepresented groups in STEM, and a champion of engagement between universities, business and government in both education and innovation.
Andrew is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering, a Fellow of the Royal Society of NSW, a Fellow of Engineers Australia and a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) and has previously held adjunct academic appointments at Adelaide, Sydney and Macquarie
Universities.
Andrew is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and has served on many boards and committees across the education, research, government and business sectors. His current positions include
a. Director, AARNet
b. Director, Universities Australia
c. Convenor, NSW Vice-Chancellors’ Committee and Director, UniProjects Pty Ltd
d. Director, Worldwide Universities Network (UK based)
e. Member, ATSE Audit and Risk Committee
He has previously chaired the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) in NSW and UON Singapore Pte Ltd
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