Nick Klomp

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Nicholas I. Klomp is an Australian academic administrator. Since February 2019, he has served as vice-chancellor and president [1] of Central Queensland University.

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Education

Klomp holds a Bachelor of Applied Science degree from Curtin University, First Class Honours from Murdoch University and a PhD in Environmental Science from the University of Glasgow.

Career

Prior to his appointment as vice-chancellor, [2] Klomp was the deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) at the University of Canberra [3] [4] and prior to that role, Klomp was the dean of the Faculty of Science at Charles Sturt University. [5]

In addition to his extensive teaching career, Klomp was a science correspondent [6] for ABC radio for over 10 years and has produced two books and over 60 refereed publications.

Klomp sits on the Regional Universities Australia Vice-Chancellor's group [7] and has openly voiced his passion on the importance of regional education in Australia [8] [9]

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  7. "Vice-Chancellors' Group". www.run.edu.au.
  8. Charles, Caitlan. "New vice-chancellor has a passion for regional universities". Daily Mercury.
  9. "Role of regional universities in Australia". ABC Radio. 19 June 2019.