Contact Directory Service

Telephone number

+61 8 6488 3006 - General Enquiries

Fax number

+61 8 6488 1063

Email address

General Enquiries <convocation@uwa.edu.au>

Home page

http://www.convocation.uwa.edu.au

Description

When Sir John Winthrop Hackett created Convocation as part of the governance structure of UWA, he ensured that all graduates became life-long members of the University with similar rights to shareholders, having the right to vote for members of the Senate and the Council of Convocation, the right to attend the AGMs of the University (known as the Ordinary Meetings of Convocation) and the right to review any changes to the UWA Statutes. Many universities state that they are comprised of their staff and their students—and view their graduates as external stakeholders. However, from its inception, The University of Western Australia established its graduates as an integral part of the University. Convocation provides graduates with their representative voice in the governance and affairs of the University and provides them with the opportunity to share in, and contribute to, the future intellectual and cultural prosperity of the University.