University of Tasmania, Australia

The UTAS Visiting Fellows and Visiting Scholars Program Policy and attendant Procedure have been approved.

The policy outlines the arrangements for the UTAS Visiting Fellows and Visiting Scholars Program. The Program offers Visiting Fellowships and Visiting Scholarships to support short-term visits to UTAS by academics, scholars and other eminent individuals, normally from outside of Tasmania. The Program is designed to benefit areas or activities of strategic priority for UTAS by, for example:

•                 Strengthening academic networks to underpin ongoing scholarly activity;

•                 Achieving scholarly outcomes (e.g. publications) in key areas, through research leadership and collaborative research;

•                 Enhancing the professional development of UTAS staff through exposure to teaching and learning leaders;

•                 Enhancing educational programs through collaborative teaching projects; and

•                 Raising the scholarly and public profile of UTAS.

For more information, please contact Sally James, Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) and Provost (telephone: 6324 3527; email: Sally.James@utas.edu.au).