Notice of election
A notice of election is sent via email to the relevant electorate whenever an election is to be held. When the number of nominations for a vacancy exceeds the number of positions to be filled, elections will be conducted online.
Election dates and times
Nominations open: 9am on Monday 14 September 2020
Nominations close: 12pm (midday) on Tuesday 22 September 2020
Voting opens: 9am on Monday 5 October 2020
Voting closes: 12pm (midday) on Monday 12 October 2020
Election candidates announced: Monday 28 September 2020
Election results announced: Thursday 15 October 2020
Following are the results of the Swinburne statutory elections held in 2020 for 2021 office bearers.
For the contested electorates, a ballot was conducted online which concluded at 12pm on Monday 12 October 2020.
Where the number of valid nominations did not exceed the number of vacancies, candidates were elected unopposed (indicated below by *).
Where vacancies exist due to insufficient candidates the Elections Regulations (Part 4. S13. Insufficient candidates) applies.
Academic Senate
Elected positions |
Elected by and from |
Level requirements |
Term |
Elected Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|
One |
Swinburne academics |
All levels |
1 January 2021 – 31 December 2022 |
Sivachandran Chandrasekaran |
One |
Faculty of Business and Law |
Academic D or E |
1 January 2021 – 31 December 2022 |
No nominations received |
One |
Faculty of Health, Arts and Design |
Academic D or E |
1 January 2021 – 31 December 2022 |
Jeni Paay |
One |
Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology |
Academic D or E |
1 January 2021 – 31 December 2022 |
Christopher Berndt * |
One |
Pathways and Vocational Education departments |
Senior Educator level or equivalent |
1 January 2021 – 31 December 2022 |
No nominations received |
University Council
Elected positions | Elected by and from | Level requirements |
Term |
Elected Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|
One |
Students |
All levels |
1 January 2021 – 31 December 2021 |
Junaid Azhar |
Academic Senate
Elected positions |
Elected by and from |
Level requirements |
Term |
Elected Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|
One |
Students |
AQF level 1 to 6 (Certificate to Advanced Diploma/Associate Degree) |
1 January 2021 – 31 December 2021 |
Éadaoin O'Reilly |
One |
Students |
AQF level 7 to 9 (Bachelor to Masters Degree) | 1 January 2021 – 31 December 2021 |
Anshal Khawar |
One |
Students |
Higher degree by research students |
1 January 2021 – 31 December 2021 |
Errol Phuah |
Swinburne Student Life
Elected positions |
Elected by and from |
Level requirements |
Term |
Elected Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|
One |
Students |
Pathways and Vocational Education students |
1 January 2021 – 31 December 2022 |
Thi Phuong Thanh (Isabel) Tran * |
Faculty of Business and Law Student Consultative Committee
Elected positions |
Elected by and from |
Level requirements |
Term |
Elected Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|
Three |
Students of the Faculty of Business and Law |
Undergraduate students |
1 January 2021 – 31 December 2021 |
Emily Duffus Jane Lam Tara Anastasia |
Three |
Students of the Faculty of Business and Law |
Postgraduate students |
1 January 2021 – 31 December 2021 |
Alisha Jindal Meet Dinesh Shah Roha Asad |
Three |
Students of the Faculty of Business and Law |
International students |
1 January 2021 – 31 December 2021 |
Maybelle Nguyen Niharika Tyagi Vidhi Gautam Satra |
Faculty of Health, Arts and Design Student Consultative Committee
Elected positions |
Elected by and from |
Level requirements |
Term |
Elected Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|
Three |
Students of the Faculty of Health, Arts and Design |
Undergraduate students |
1 January 2021 – 31 December 2021 | Kristen Beever Millicent Spencer Sabina Kesuma |
Three |
Students of the Faculty of Health, Arts and Design |
Postgraduate students |
1 January 2021 – 31 December 2021 |
Bhishag Mohan Oluwadamilola Ayeni Paraskevi Triantis |
Three |
Students of the Faculty of Health, Arts and Design |
International students |
1 January 2021 – 31 December 2021 |
Tharindie Silva Minh Ton Phally Chhay |
Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology Student Consultative Committee
Elected positions |
Elected by and from |
Level requirements |
Term |
Elected Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|
Three |
Students of the Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology |
Undergraduate students |
1 January 2021 – 31 December 2021 |
Aaryan Pujara Adiba Ibnat Islam Azeez Askeen |
Three |
Students of the Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology |
Postgraduate students |
1 January 2021 – 31 December 2021 |
Fathima Nooriya Nizvi Farin Komal Santosh Ranade Sri Deepika Evuri |
Three |
Students of the Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology |
International students |
1 January 2021 – 31 December 2021 |
Ananya Bansal Inzanur Islam KM Ravin Viduranga Fernando |
Download the complete poll Swinburne University of Technology 2020 Student and Staff Elections Poll Results [PDF 359KB] for the 2020 election
Need to contact us?
Email the Returning Officer, University Elections via elections@swinburne.edu.au.