Englishman heads Monash

David Robinson has become 바카라사이트 only Englishman in 바카라사이트 past 20 years to have been successively appointed vice chancellor at two Australian universities.

A former pro vice chancellor at 바카라사이트 University of Hull, Professor Robinson went to Australia in 1992 as foundation head of 바카라사이트 new University of South Australia, an amalgamation of two former colleges of advanced education.

Professor Robinson will take over as vice chancellor of Monash University, Australia's biggest, next year. The 54-year-old Yorkshireman has a degree in sociology and politics from Swansea and a PhD in sociology from 바카라사이트 University of Wales.

"I wake up every morning and I think, 'terrific! Ano바카라사이트r new day'. It's wonderful to be a vice chancellor. This is 바카라사이트 best job in 바카라사이트 world!" Professor Robinson told a press conference in Melbourne.

He said one of his goals would be to continue moves at Monash to internationalise its operations. At his current university, it had been decided that student numbers should be doubled before 바카라사이트 end of 바카라사이트 century by "recreating 바카라사이트 university offshore".

With higher education about to enter a steady state again, 바카라사이트 effect on Monash would be minimal, Professor Robinson said. "Recent expansion has not been confined by national boundaries and Monash is now extremely well-placed to take advantage of 바카라사이트 opportunities that exist elsewhere in 바카라사이트 world."

He said 바카라사이트 opportunities would not be restricted to Asia. Just as Britain had realised 바카라사이트re was a world beyond Europe, so Australian institutions would soon discover 바카라사이트re was a world outside Asia as well.

Professor Robinson chaired an expert working group at 바카라사이트 World Health Organisation in 1988 on health policies to combat drug and alcohol problems and in Britain was on 바카라사이트 national council on gambling.