Governance

Sydney Met has a robust governance system, supported by a committee structure which includes:

1. Governing Council (and its Committees),
2. Academic Board (and its Committees), and
3. Executive Management (and its Divisions)

Authority for their establishment, functions and relationship can be found in the Sydney Met Constitution and respective Charters.

Within the Governing Council, a Governance Committee has been established which oversees the overall governance system and has responsibility for management of the Delegation Schedule and the College Policy Framework and administers a range of statutory and internal compliance obligations, including the conduct of Council, Academic Board and section/ elections of members. It also has a secretariat that provides administrative support to the Governing Council (GC), Academic Board (AB), and GC and AB Committees.

Governing Council

Sydney Met Governing Council is the governing body of Sydney Met. It sets the direction and oversees the College. It holds the authority and responsibility for leadership, oversight, integrity and quality for all of the operations of Sydney Met. The Council comprises nine members including the Chair of the Academic Board, Principal Executive Officer, one elected staff member and one student.

Position	Name and Qualifications
Chair	Mr Jonathan Howes, BMus, BDiv (Usyd), Diploma of Education (UNE)
Deputy Chair	Mr Neeraj Dongol, MPA (Macquarie), CPA Chair: Finance Committee
Secretary	Dr Hemant Ojha, BSc (TU), BCom (TU), MSc (IIFM, India), PhD (East Anglia, UK) Chair: Governance Review Committee
Member	Emeritus Professor Geoffrey David Wilmoth, PhD Chair of Academic Board: Ex-Officio
Member	Dr Nina Mistilis, PhD Chair: Risk Review Committee
Member	Professor Robin Kramar, PhD PEO: Ex-Officio
Member	Mr Tarun Pant, MA (UNSW)
Staff Rep	Miss Aastha Suwal
Student Rep	Mr Tej Bahadur Bhandari

The Governing Council has four committees:

• Governance Committee
• Risk Committee
• Finance Committee
• Sydney Met Charity Committee

Academic Board

The Academic Board is the principal body of Sydney Met responsible for approving academic proposals and for providing advice on academic policy, academic strategy and academic standards. It oversees and monitors the academic activities of the College and has functions and powers relating to academic matters such as course development, accreditation, quality, integrity and policy. The Academic Board advises the Principal Executive Officer and Governing Council on matters relating to teaching, learning, assessment and scholarship, and makes decisions on delegation from Council.

While the Academic Board is responsible for academic quality and integrity as a whole, it has constituted several committees to obtain advice on three spheres of academic governance matters:

• Course Advisory Committee (CAC)
• Teaching and Learning Committee (TLC)
• Student Experience Committee (SEC)
• Academic Risk and Compliance Committee (ARCC)

The Board comprises the following members:

Position	Name and qualifications
Chair	Emeritus Professor Geoffrey David Wilmoth, PhD
Member	Professor Manoranjan Paul, PhD
Member	Dr Sabiha Sultana, PhD Acting Dean: Ex-Officio
Member	Dr Zeenat Mahjabeen, PhD
Member	Dr Nitya Karmakar, PhD
Staff Rep	Ms Afsana Bilkis,
Student Rep	Mr Tej Bahadur Bhandari,

Executive Management

The Governing Council and Academic Board delegate the implementation of many corporate any academic matters to Executive Management. The Principal Executive Officer (PEO) is responsible for the conduct of all College affairs. The PEO is Professor Robin Kramar.