Global, Engagement and Quality portfolio

The Global, Engagement and Quality portfolio leads the University’s domestic and international engagement activities, and consists of Global, Engagement, Quality and Accreditation, Aboriginal Education Centre and Reconciliation.

Global leads Federation University’s international initiatives, overseeing the recruitment of international students, managing educational partnerships that deliver Federation University programs globally, and facilitates programs for future growth.

The Engagement team works closely with government, industry, employers, alumni and communities to ensure FUA’s relationships are strategically aligned, managed, and directly contributes to the university’s strategic growth, and have a positive impact on the regions it services. The team plays a key role in the engagement of industry and employers for student placements. 

The Quality and Accreditation team facilitates regulatory compliance and professional accreditation, working collaboratively with the academic and teaching units to improve learning and teaching quality, and performance for students on campus, online and studying through partner sites.

The Aboriginal Education Centre supports and assists Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students throughout their study journey at Federation University. The work of the Aboriginal Education Centre is complemented by the Reconciliation team and the National Centre for Reconciliation, Truth and Justice - a national leader in reconciliation, and leads the development and delivery of the University’s Reconciliation agenda.

The portfolio oversees:

Alumni and Advancement
Co-operative placements  
Engagement (Associate Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Engagement – Leigh Kennedy)  
Federation University Foundation
Global (Executive Director, Global – Barbara Jones)
Indigenous (Senior Manager, Aboriginal Education Centre – Katrina Beer)
International Research Partnerships (Associate Deputy Vice-Chancellor, International Research Partnerships – Professor Syed Islam)
Quality and Accreditation (Dean, Quality and Accreditation – Associate Professor Jason Giri)
Reconciliation (Associate Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Engagement)

Key staff

Barbara Jones
Executive Director, Global
+61 3 5327 6061
barbara.jones@federation.edu.au

Michael Langhorne
Senior Manager, Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Global and Engagement)
+61 3 5327 6727
m.langhorne@federation.edu.au

Lauren Aleksic
Executive Assistant
+61 3 5327 6018
dvcge@federation.edu.au

Carolyn Chong

Carolyn Chong has responsibility for global strategy, regional strategy and development, transnational partnerships, industry engagement, quality and accreditation, co-operative learning, alumni and advancement, Indigenous matters and reconciliation.

Carolyn’s expertise is in partnership development and strategy for growth. Throughout her career, she has built government, institutional and private partnerships in Australia and overseas to foster global relations and deliver education, training and professional development programs. She has overseen the establishment and implementation of new campuses domestically and internationally.

A strategic thinker, Carolyn has built research, industry and mobility partnerships across Europe and the Americas to complement significant success in New Colombo Plan funding for Asian partnerships. She builds partnerships that facilitate student exchange, study abroad, edu-tourism programs and student internships across higher education and vocational education.

Carolyn is a Graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and sits on the board of the Sovereign Hill Museums Association and the Wyndham Learning City Portfolio Advisory Committee of Wyndham City Council in Victoria, Australia. She is a member of the International Education Advisory Council for the Victorian Government and previously served as Chair of Victoria TAFE International.