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Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington Appoints Professor Nic Smith as next Vice-Chancellor

Lead Author
Perrett Laver
Published
20 Jun 2022
Industry
Higher Education
Location
New Zealand

Internationally renowned scholar and senior university sector leader Professor Nic Smith has been appointed to be the next Vice-Chancellor of Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington.

The appointment results from a global search after previous Vice-Chancellor Professor Grant Guilford retired in March 2022 after eight years at the helm.

A New Zealander who grew up in Auckland, Australia, and Canada, Professor Smith has had extensive experience in leadership roles in the tertiary sector in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and Australia. He is currently Provost at the Queensland University of Technology, a relatively new and highly ranked institution with a student population of almost 40,000 FTEs supported by four and half thousand full time staff.

He took on that role in early 2020 as COVID-19 hit, and during the pandemic successfully developed new revenue streams to offset the loss of earnings from international education while also achieving substantial efficiencies in university operations without impacting academic positions.
Professor Smith will take up his appointment on 16 January 2023.

The current Acting Vice-Chancellor, Professor Jennifer Windsor, will continue in the role until then.

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The values and vision of the University align strongly with my own —I believe that high quality research and teaching must be relevant for, and trusted by, the communities we serve.

Professor Nic Smith

Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington

Vice-Chancellor

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