ANU's Committee of Review Completes Visit. (August 2, 2004)

    The review of the quality of the Australian National University's "products" was instigated toward the end of January this year. Among others the committee of review included Professor Jeremy Knowles, Harvard, Professor Sir Colin Lucas (Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University), Professor Tom Everhart (former President of the California Institute of Technology), Professor Deborah Freund (Vice-Chancellor and Provost, Syracuse University), Dr Rita Colwell (Chair, Canon Life Science, former Director, National Science Foundation, Washington); Professor Franz Kuna (former Rector, Klagenfurt University, Austria), Ms Heather Ridout (Chief Executive, Australian Industry Group), Professor Frank Shu (President, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan), Professor Wim Stokhof, (Director, International Institute of Asian Studies, Leiden University, The Netherlands), Professor Jan Veldhuis (former President, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands), and Professor Sir David Williams QC (Life Fellow, Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge).

A spokesman for ANU confirms, "The committee have completed their visit, but are continuing their discussions and will submit their report in September. After consideration by the University's council, there shall be a media release."

Previously, the ANU Vice-Chancellor, Ian Chubb, stated that the final report would be made public.