Professor Aleks Subic

Professor Aleks Subic is the Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive Officer of Torrens University Australia, Australia’s largest private university, with a national footprint and a member of the global education group Strategic Education Inc. Prior to this, he was Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive Officer of Aston University in Birmingham and London, a leading UK university for innovation, graduate outcomes and social mobility. He was also Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice President at RMIT University, and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research & Enterprise) at Swinburne University of Technology, in Melbourne, Australia. Prior to these executive roles, he served as Executive Dean of Engineering at RMIT University, leading one of Australia’s largest and most prominent engineering faculties.

Prof Subic is a Fellow of IEAust, Fellow of SAE and Fellow of IEF, and recipient of several awards including Australian Business Innovation Award, Victorian Manufacturing Hall of Fame Award, City of Birmingham Business Award, GFCC Global Competitiveness Higher Education Leadership Award. Alongside University leadership, he is currently Chair of GFCC Global University Leadership and Research Forum, and Chair of Elsevier 4GU Universities Board. He served also on UK Innovation Clusters Advisory Group to Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation, West Midlands Economic Development Board, Midlands Innovation Board, Australian Prime Minister's Industry 4.0 Taskforce, Australian Advanced Manufacturing Council Leaders Group, Co-Chair of Australian Digital Transformation Expert Group, Chair of Australian Industry 4.0 TestLabs, Deputy Chair of Australian Association of Aviation and Aerospace Industries, Director of Oceania Cybersecurity Centre Board, Director of Society of Automotive Engineers Australasia Board, Director of the Victorian Centre for New Energy Technologies Board and others.

He served on several national and international Research Committees and Expert Panels, including as Chair of the European Research Council (ERC) for Physical Sciences and Engineering, Forbes Technology Council, Defence Materials Technology Centre, Editor of international journals. He is a World’s Top 2% scientist (Elsevier/Stanford) with a significant international profile. Prof Subic is responsible for leading several strategic initiatives, including development of innovation precincts involving universities, industry, business and government, and driving innovation and investment policy, international education, digital and civic transformation.