Ms Adrienne Nieuwenhuis

As Director: Office of the Vice Chancellor and Strategic Programs at the University of South Australia, Adrienne is responsible for providing high-level strategic analysis and advice to the Vice Chancellor and Senior Management group and overseeing the effective development and implementation of strategic projects across the University.

Prior to this, Adrienne was the Director: Quality, Tertiary Education, Science and Research in the South Australian Department of Further Education, Employment, Science and Technology where she provided strategic leadership and policy advice to support tertiary education, science and research in South Australia. In this role she was also responsible for a range of regulatory services for both VET and higher education and worked closely with the Commonwealth Government in the establishment of the national regulatory systems for VET and higher education. She was an inaugural member of both the Higher Education Standards Panel and the National Skills Standards Council and was re-appointed to the Higher Education Standards Panel in 2018.  Adrienne is also a member of the South Australian Training and Skills Commission.

Adrienne has over 20 years of experience in tertiary education policy, academic and student administration in higher education. She originally joined the University of South Australia in 1988 and has held a number of positions in the University, including Deputy Director: Student and Academic Services and Senior Adviser: Academic Policy and Programs. Following her work in State Government, she returned to the University in 2012 to take up the role of Director: Policy and Strategy.  Adrienne holds an Honours degree in science and a Master degree in educational administration.

Qualifications

• Master of Educational Administration University of New England

• Bachelor of Science Macquarie University