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Governance

Learn more about our governance and management

The centre is supported by experts across the University's faculties, schools and research centres. 

Panel of advisors

The centre is assisted with its external positioning by a Panel of Advisors.

Members of this panel have expertise in Australia-China business and government relations and are appointed by the Vice-Chancellor.

The Panel of Advisors of the China Studies Centre will:

  • provide advice and support to the centre on its external positioning
  • assist the University in finding support to maintain the centre
  • provide linkages to business, government and local communities.

Current membership 

Name

Position
Mr Kevin Hobgood-Brown Managing Director, HHK Advisory Pty Ltd; Chairman, Foundation for Australian Studies in China
Mr Robert Kok

Councillor, City of Sydney
Mrs Lesley Mathews

Managing Director, Lesley Mathews Pty Ltd.; Executive Director, South Asia Forum Ltd; Director, Kleiberit Australia Pty Limited

Ms Jingmin Qian

 Company Director and Corporate Adviser, Jing Meridian Advisory

Dr Geoff Raby

Chairman & CEO, Geoff Raby & Associates

Mr Tim Regan

Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of The George Institute for Global Health

Executive committee

The Executive Committee is comprised of the senior academic and administrative staff. It has oversight of all activities and provides advice and makes recommendations to the Director and Deputy Director on the centre's operation.

Membership of the Executive Committee is approved every two years.

The Executive Committee:

  • meets four times a year
  • may be chaired by the Director, the Deputy Director or a member of the Executive Elects one of its number to be chair, every three years
  • may co-opt additional members in an advisory capacity.

The Executive Committee of the China Studies Centre will:

  • provide advice and support to the Director and Deputy Director
  • ensure that the centre is effective in linking China studies across the University with the activities, academic and otherwise, supported by the centre
  • endorse recommendations from the sub-committees of the Executive Committee
  • contribute to the development of strategic plans and directions for the centre
  • assist in the implementation of operational plans
  • advise on policy pertaining to the centre
  • consult and advise on the annual program of academic and outreach activities

Current membership 

Name

Position

Dr Hamid Arandiyan

Senior Research Fellow, Faculty of Science; Cluster leader - Science & Technology, China Studies Centre

Professor Alison Betts

Professor of Silk Road Studies, Department of Archaeology, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences; Cluster leader - History, China Studies Centre
Dr David Brophy Senior Lecturer in Modern Chinese History, Department of History; Cluster leader - History, China Studies Centre
Professor Roland Fletcher Professor of Theoretical and World Archaeology, Department of Archaeology

Professor Hans Hendrischke

Professor of Chinese Business and Management, Business School; Cluster leader - Business and Economics, China Studies Centre

Associate Professor Jeanne Huang

Sydney Law School

Dr Catherine Ingram

 Postdoctoral Fellow, Sydney Conservatorium of Music
   
Dr Joyce Nip Senior Lecturer, Department of Media and Communications
Ms Ning Niu PhD candidate, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences; representative of PhD students
Dr Josiah Poon Senior Lecturer, School of Computer Science; Cluster leader - Science & Technology, China Studies Centre
Associate Professor Simon Poon Program Director, Master of Health Technology Innovation, School of Computer Science; Cluster leader - Wellbeing, China Studies Centre
Dr Josh Stenberg Lecturer in Chinese Studies; Cluster leader - Language, Literature, Culture and Education, China Studies Centre

 

  

Associate Professor Linda Tsung

Department of Chinese Studies; Cluster leader - Language, Literature, Culture and Education, China Studies Centre
Professor Anthony Welch Professor of Education, School of Education and Social Work

Associate Professor Li Ming Wen

Clinical Associate Professor, School of Public Health
Dr Olaf Werder Degree Director, Master of Health Communication
Senior Lecturer, Department of Media and Communications

Research committee

The Research Committee considers matters referred to it by the Executive Committee. It makes recommendations for allocation of resources under the centre’s various research support programs to the Executive Committee. The Research Committee also makes recommendations on the structure and operation of research support programs.

The Research Committee is nominated every two years by the Executive Committee members of the China Studies Centre.

Terms of reference

  • The Research Committee is a sub-committee of the Executive Committee.
  • It provides advice and makes recommendation to the Executive Committee on the centre’s research activities.
  • The Research Committee makes recommendations to the Executive Committee on the allocation of resources provided for in the centre’s various research support programs.
  • The Research Committee considers any matters referred to it by the Executive Committee.

Current membership 

Name

Position

Professor Alison Betts

Professor of Silk Road Studies, Department of Archaeology, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences; Cluster leader - History, China Studies Centre

Professor Hans Hendrischke

Professor of Chinese Business and Management, Business School; Cluster leader - Business and Economics, China Studies Centre
Associate Professor Simon Poon Program Director, Master of Health Technology Innovation, School of Computer Science; Cluster leader - Wellbeing, China Studies Centre

Associate Professor Li Ming Wen

Clinical Associate Professor, School of Public Health

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