Vice-Chancellor and President
SNAPSHOT:
- Civil engineer specialising in water resource systems
- International experience spanning Australia, New Zealand, Asia, North America and Europe • Work-integrated learning advocate
- Passionate about CSU serving the needs of its regional communities in regional and rural Australia
- Strongest influence: world-renowned, award-winning bassist, composer, arranger, author and educator Jon Liebman for challenging Professor Goulter to go beyond the set piece - to take a risk
- Runs half marathons … occasionally
Professor Ian Goulter has been the Vice-Chancellor and President of Charles Sturt University since July 2001. He was awarded the Centenary Medal for Service to Australian Society through Education, an honour from the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet in 2003.
Since 2004, he has been on the Board of Directors of Australia's Academic and Research Network (AARNet), chaired the board of directors of UNILINC, and since 2001 a board member of Education.au. Professor Goulter was also the Australian Vice-Chancellor’s Committee’s lead Vice-Chancellor for International in 2002-2003, and Convener of the New South Wales Vice-Chancellors' Committee in 2007-2008. He was also the nominated member of the Business Industry Higher Education Collaboration Council in 2004-05. He served on the Australian Fulbright Advisory Board until 2006.Professor Goulter has been a strong advocate of work-integrated learning - he was president of the World Association for Co-operative Education (WACE) for two years from 2006 and, since 2000, has been on its Board of Governors or Directors.
He began his career as a civil engineer and went on to receive his Master of Science and PhD degrees from the University of Illinois in 1977 and 1979 respectively. In his expertise area of water resources systems analysis, he has published more than 70 refereed journal articles and 80 conference papers covering diverse areas including reservoir operations and reliability of water supply systems. He has received several awards for his teaching and research.
Professor Goulter worked as a professional engineer in New Zealand, then for 11 years taught and did research at the University of Manitoba, Canada, consulting and teaching in Thailand, Bangladesh, Indonesia and Spain. He has secured almost $10 million through consultancies and educational grants as well as successfully applied as a researcher or co-applicant for more than $560,000 in research grants.
Professor Goulter held senior administrative positions at Central Queensland University and Swinburne University in Melbourne.
He is a citizen of New Zealand, Canada and Australia and is married with four children and enjoys keeping fit by running.