Pro Vice-Chancellor and General Director

For over 25 years, Scott has been leading both private and public higher education across Australia, Asia and the UK with a strong commitment to high-quality students experiences, graduate outcomes and research excellence.

He demonstrates a high level of strategic leadership balanced with a strong commitment to sound governance and operational management. He has led Faculties and Schools with innovative approaches to teaching delivery using online and blended pedagogies, a strong focus on experiential learning and authentic assessment with industry.

Previous roles in include Executive Dean at Torrens University, Australia, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Dean and Associate Dean (International) at Swinburne University of Technology, Australia and Vice President (Academic) at Limkokwing University of Creative Technology, Malaysia.

In each of these roles Scott leads with a growth mindset, increasing student enrolments, improving retention and student experiences alongside improved research performance enhancing the reputation and rankings of each institution.

Scott has had several experiences internationally, both as a student and during his career and is an advocate for internationalisation in teaching and research, global partnerships and cooperation, and the transformation of students through international experiences. He has served on the Governing Board of the Swinburne University Sarawak campus and led several transnational educational partnerships across Asia.

Originally with a background in Industrial design and design management, his PhD at the Centre for the Study of Higher Education, University of Melbourne, focused on academic standards and quality in the context of internationalisation and massification of higher education.

Qualifications

PhD (Higher Education), MA (Design Leadership), BA (Hons) (Three Dimensional Design), Institute for Educational Management (Harvard Graduate School of Education)

Contact

Location: RMIT Saigon South