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Meet Dr Jen Matthews, a carol nurtrition researcher and NSW Young Tall Poppy Science Award winner from UTS.

The Australian Technology Network of Universities (ATN) Vice-Chancellors are pleased to announce that Luke Sheehy has been reappointed as Executive Director, for a further five-year term.

The Australian Technology Network of Universities (ATN) believes the depth of work behind the Universities Accord interim report and immediate actions outlined by Accord Chair, Professor Mary O’Kane AC and her expert panel for Education Minister Jason Clare will deliver stability and strong foundations for the sector, as the longer-term plans are debated and developed.

As one of the largest university groupings for teacher education in the country, the Australian Technology Network of Universities (ATN), is committed to improving educational outcomes for graduates to ensure they are classroom ready and remain in the profession.

The Australian Technology Network of Universities (ATN) acknowledges the significant work of the Vice-Chancellors, Executives and Councils of both the University of South Australia and The University of Adelaide which has led to the announcement of a formal agreement to work together to support the South Australian Government as it moves to create a combined new university.

The Australian Technology Network of Universities (ATN) has welcomed today’s passage of the Education Legislation Amendment (Startup Year and Other Measures) Bill including key amendments to bolster protections for students’ intellectual property and course quality, along with important changes which will now allow New Zealand citizens access to our world-class Higher Education Loan Program (HELP).

The Australian Technology Network of Universities (ATN) believes that microcredential courses are a new and innovative way of dealing with the real need to upskill Australians for jobs of the future.

Prof. Gardner has had a distinguished career as a leader in Australian higher education, most recently as Vice-Chancellor of Monash University and also contributing to our own network of universities in her time as Vice-Chancellor of RMIT over 10 years, during which time she was also Chair of our ATN universities grouping.

The $250M commitment to Vietnam by RMIT University is further evidence of the leadership in transnational education by members of the Australian Technology Network of Universities (ATN). ATN Executive Director, Luke Sheehy, applauded the strategic investment, which will begin with RMIT’s Hanoi Industry and Innovation Hub.

Members of the Australian Technology Network of Universities (ATN) have again excelled in the annual Times Higher Education Impact Rankings.

RMIT University has achieved an overall ranking of 7th in the world and UTS 14th.