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Student elections

Student involvement at the University of Wollongong is essential to ensuring student welfare, education and experience remain at the heart of what we do.

Student representatives play a vital role in our community – bringing their perspectives to faculties, campuses and student associations, and working in partnership with staff to enhance the learning and lived experience of UOW students.

Students deserve to be represented, so get involved and make your voice count.

2026 Academic Senate Committee Elections

All students studying at an Australian campus are invited to nominate to become a member of one of the University’s key academic governance committees.

These four committees report to the University’s peak academic body, the Academic Senate, and play an important role in recommending improvements to the quality of your courses and your overall university experience.

  1. Collaborative Delivery Oversight Committee: This Committee oversees the quality assurance of courses delivered in partnership with another entity, including an overseas university. It also oversees the conduct of international student recruitment agents to ensure they comply with relevant standards. Terms of Reference

  2. Course Quality Committee: This Committee scrutinises new course proposals to ensure they meet all standards, including entry standards, and the outcomes of cyclical course reviews. Terms of Reference

  3. Research and Graduate Research Committee: This Committee oversees polices and standards relating to research and graduate research. This includes monitoring the requirements for Higher Degrees by Research (HDR) admission, supervision, research integrity, academic progress and examination. Terms of Reference

  4. Teaching and Learning Committee: This Committee oversees academic policies and standards relevant to teaching and learning, including those related to the student academic experience. Terms of Reference

How to nominate

Self-nominations can be made via the Academic Senate Committee Nomination form before 12 pm, Friday 15 May. 

Further information

There are 6 student positions in total spread across the committees as follows:

  • 2 positions - Teaching and Learning Committee
  • 2 positions - Course Quality Committee
  • 1 position - Collaborative Delivery Oversight Committee
  • 1 position - Research and Graduate Research Committee

Each position is a 2 year term from 1 July, 2026 to 30 June, 2028.

Each Committee meets 4 - 5 times each year.  Meetings are generally held on the Wollongong campus, but online attendance is welcomed.  Becoming a member of one of the Committees will automatically entitle you to become a member of the Student Advisory Council (SAC), UOW's peak student advisory group to the Vice-Chancellor. 

To be eligible as a candidate for the student positions, you must not be employed as as academic or professional staff member of the University at 0.5 FTE or greater.

To be eligible for one of the following committees you must be enrolled in an undergraduate degree or a graduate certificate, graduate diploma or masters by coursework degree at a UOW onshore campus.

  • Teaching and Learning Committee
  • Course Quality Committee
  • Collaborative Delivery Oversight Committee

To be eligible for the following committee you must be enrolled in a PhD, professional doctorate or Masters by Research degree at a UOW onshore campus.

  • Research and Graduate Research Committee

Contacts

If you have questions, please contact the returning office and student elections team at student-elections@uow.edu.au.