Recently, I had the great pleasure of acknowledging our
University's highly cited researchers, and authors of highly cited papers,
whose work contributed significantly to the recent and well-timed rise in UWA's
international status.
We are always delighted to welcome international visitors to our campus, but the recent visit of United States Secretary of State, Hillary Rodham Clinton, was a particularly special occasion.
Recent events reflect our University’s commitment to Western Australia and our mission to serve all West Australians whether they live in metropolitan or rural and remote areas.
I have just returned from a successful visit to the United Kingdom and the United States, where, with the support of the team from Development and Alumni Relations, I had the pleasure of meeting some of our alumni who are forging successful careers overseas.
When John Winthrop Hackett founded the first free university of the British Empire a century ago, he could scarcely have imagined that this small University in a fledging state could become one of the world’s best.
The publication of this issue of UWA News coincides with the final days of our spring graduation season. These 2,000 graduating students join more than 100,000 who have left our University over almost a century.
The University of Western Australia can proudly claim a
century of outstanding intellectual achievement and distinguished service to
communities locally, nationally and internationally.
A recent workshop run for the University's highly successful
Leadership Development for Women (LDW) program provided an opportunity to
consider leadership issues in an increasingly competitive higher education
environment.
There have been some significant global developments in
recent months in the provision of on-line education which support the view that
we are on the verge of a change which will fundamentally challenge the
traditional delivery of university courses.
