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 It is my pleasure to
present the annual report of The University of Western
Australia for 2005, a year of outstanding achievement for
the University underpinned by growing resources and a
continued emphasis on excellence.
This tradition of excellence in teaching, learning and
research now extends almost 95 years. In 2005
institutional performance combined with that of
individual staff and students continued to build the
University’s reputation for achieving international
excellence.
The Vice-Chancellor’s overview highlights many
of these individual achievements. In addition to these
outstanding success stories from the campus, our emphasis
on international partnerships and collaborations
continued to develop the University in a very positive
way—from collaboration with the Government of the
People’s Republic of China to establish the first
Confucius Institute in Australia to growing relationships
with strategic partners in other parts of Asia, North
America and Europe, and the recruitment of staff with
world-standing.
Reflecting on the position of the University as I
complete my appointment as Chancellor at the end of 2005,
I believe that the work of my colleagues on the
University’s governing body, the Senate, the strong
strategic focus of the University Executive and the
outstanding commitment of staff at all levels ensures the
University an illustrious future. It has been a pleasure
to work with such a dedicated and diverse group.
I would like to extend my personal thanks to all
members of the Senate, the Vice-Chancellor and his
Executive, the University Secretariat, the staff of the
University and the Student Guild for making it such a
pleasurable and rewarding experience to be Chancellor of
my own University.
I offer my very best wishes to incoming Chancellor, Dr
Michael Chaney AO CitWA, and to all who strive to ensure
that the University remains a creative and intellectual
resource to the communities which it serves.
Dr Ken Michael AM CitWA,
Chancellor
Dr Ken Michael
retired as Chancellor on 12 December 2005 and was sworn
in as Governor of Western Australia in January
2006.
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