Student Representation

Committees
Committees are formal governing bodies that develop policy and consult on a particular area of interest (e.g. a specific program, teaching and learning at a faculty).

Committees are mainly staff-led but have student representative as members.

There are four types of Committees at different levels of governance. 

1. Sub-Committees to the Academic Board
Sub-committees to the Academic Board are central committees that make decisions that affect all of UQ (e.g. the Committee for Academic Programs Policy, the Student Experience Committee). They report directly to the Academic Board.

2. Faculty Committees
Faculty committees belong to a specific faculty, and govern its research, teaching and learning, and student experience decisions. These committees report to the Executive Dean of the faculty.

3. School and Program Committees
Schools and Programs within a faculty may sometimes have committees that make academic decisions for that particular school or program. These committees report to their respective faculty committees.

4. Independent committees
Steering committees, working parties and project boards are independent bodies responsible for specific UQ projects (e.g. the UQ Mental Health Strategy). Such committees report either to the Academic Board, to the Student Experience Committee, or directly to an Executive staff member.  

The UQ Union is an independent student body that represents the interests of students. 

Union representatives sit on all important university committees and work with other elected representatives to advocate for student interests at all levels of governance at UQ.