Academic Board

Professor Helmut Lueckenhausen

Director and Chair of Academic Board

Leading exponent in the field of studio furniture and design/woodcraft, having lectured, as well as having his work exhibited, throughout the world.  He is represented in the permanent collections of the Australian National Gallery as well as public galleries and museums in six states and territories across Australia as well as in Germany.

Gained significant experience in the international arena as President of the Crafts Council of Australia, from which position he served as the Honorary Secretary to the World Craft Council, a UNESCO-funded NGO, and over many years undertook cultural relations visits and projects funded by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, including Government to Government cultural missions, and liaison with Universities in many countries throughout Europe, Asia and the Americas.  He has served on many national and international boards and committees.

Academic experience includes six years as CE and academic leader of Swinburne Sarawak for which he was awarded awarded the title of ‘Darjah Utama Yang Amat Mulia Bintang Kenyalang Sarawak Johan Bintang Kenyalang (JBK (H)), by Tun Datuk Patinggi Abang Haji Muhammad Salahuddin, the Head of State of Sarawak for services to education.

Recently retired from the position of Deputy Vice Chancellor Global/Academic with Torrens University but remains Chair and member of the Academic Boards and/or Governing Boards of several HE private providers.

Professor John Hall, PHD

Academic Board Member

Prof Hall is an esteemed academic with previous experience from the Department of Marketing in Deakin Business School. Prof Hall’s research, teaching and publication areas are marketing related, including research methodology and analysis, international marketing, non-profit and social marketing, branding, tourism and hospitality marketing, marketing education and consumer behaviour, which have resulted in obtaining two ARC grants and numerous A-level publications. He enjoys teaching students at both the undergraduate and postgraduate level as well as supervising postgraduate and research students. He also has experience in leadership and management, including being a Head of Department and Dean.

Professor Garry Harris
Academic Board Member
Garry brings a unique mixture of board level industry experience and relevant academic management to EIA. He has been professor and Head of the Marketing Department at Monash University and the CEO of one of the largest advertising agencies groups in the world (DDB). More recently, based in Hong Kong, he served as a Global Marketing Director for a significant international digital technology player. Throughout his career, he has consulted at board level to global blue chip clients in Australia, Asia, USA and Europe. His Monash experience included teaching, research and building links with industry. At the time, Monash marketing had the largest marketing department in the Southern Hemisphere and secured undergraduate students that ranked within the top 3% of high school results. While at Monash, he also developed undergraduate degrees in marketing and retail management and graduate diplomas in International Trade, Logistics and Agribusiness together with a Master’s degree in Marketing (the first of its kind in Australia) and attracted top PhD research students to the department. During this time, he was the chairman of committee that led to Certified Practicing Marketer (CPM) award. More recently, he has spent 6 years as a member of the Academic Board at Cambridge International College. At the time, they successfully developed a bachelor’s degree in management. Whilst running DDB, he was responsible for 300 staff, 50 clients (including Heinz, Cadbury, Schweppes, Telstra, McDonalds, Flybuys, etc.) and subsidiary companies in PR, direct marketing and the largest call center in the Southern Hemisphere, Salesforce, of which he was Chairman. He continues to advise leading companies at board level and governments on strategy, branding and digital opportunities. He also retains a number of board posts in Australia, Asia and Europe.

Liz Levin

Academic Board Member

Dr Levin has extensive experience in accreditation and governance roles, both within Swinburne University and in external capacities. At Swinburne, Dr Levin served as the Deputy Chair of the Academic Senate Course Committee from 2015 to 2024. Additionally, Dr Levin have chaired external review panels for undergraduate programs at the Australian Catholic University (ACU) and the University of the Sunshine Coast. Dr Levin has also contributed as an external member on several business course advisory committees at both public universities and private higher education providers. Since 2019, Dr Levin has been listed on the TEQSA Register of Experts and has successfully conducted over a dozen reviews across all levels of higher education.

Professor On Kit Tam

Academic Board Member

Professor On Kit Tam is a Professor of Finance at RMIT University, and the Vice President of the Australia China Business Council Victoria. He has extensive experience as a board director, industry association leadership, leader of consultant teams, and chairing committees at university, faculty and school levels. He has published highly acclaimed books and journal articles in finance and economics. His research has received significant research grants from organizations including the Australian Research Council, University of Maryland, and the Ford Foundation. Professor Tam was previously the Deputy Pro Vice-Chancellor at RMIT University and the Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Business and Economics at Monash University. He has also worked in Australian Government’s Department of the Treasury, UNSW, Monash University, and Philips Hong Kong. He has held visiting/adjunct positions at ANU, University of California Berkeley, Federal Reserve Bank San Francisco, Nanjing University, and the University of Hong Kong. Professor Tam has been a consultant and adviser for major international organizations and corporations including the World Bank, ADB, ANZ Bank, Bankers Trust, Lend Lease, MLC, and Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. He has served on several company boards including a fund management company set up by CBA, and was a Director of Board of Royal District Nursing Services.

Professor Donald Feaver

Dean and Academic Board Member

Professor Donald Feaver is an academic affiliated with RMIT University, where he has contributed significantly to the fields of law and regulation. His research primarily focuses on regulatory theory, governance structures, and the interplay between law and political strategy.

Dr. Sweta Jain Sud

Associate Dean and Academic Board Member

Sweta Jain Sud brings over 25 years of experience as academic director, Executive Director, Academic Dean and others with quality assurance, and leadership. She has actively contributed to Academic Boards, course development and policy compliance, particularly aligned with TEQSA and ESOS standards and has successfully chaired and contributed to Course Advisory Committees and Learning and Teaching Committees. Her extensive portfolio includes expertise in curriculum design across fields such as MBA, MIT, Information Systems and Early Childhood Education.

Dr Celina Yu
Academic Board Member and General Manager
Dr Yu is the founding Managing Director of two related educational organisations in Melbourne, Global Business College of Australia (GBCA) (vocational) and Edvantage Institute Australia (EIA) (higher education). Under her leadership, GBCA and EIA have become vibrant and growing private education providers.

Dr Yu obtained her Master of Professional Accounting at Monash University and PhD in Finance at RMIT University. Her PhD thesis was awarded the prestigious Best Doctoral Research Excellence Award in 2014. She is also a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) and a qualified CPA.

Dr Yu has also been active in contributing to a range of public, academic, commercial and not-for-profit sectors in leadership roles. These include Member of the Victorian International Education Advisory Council (IEAC), Vice President of Executive Committee, Co-Chair of Women’s Executive Forum and Deputy Chair of the Education and Training Working Group at Australia China Business Council (ACBC) Victoria, Non-Executive Director of Australian Contemporary Opera Company (ACOCo), Member of Employment and Education Task Force of the Business 20 Forum at G20, and Co-Founder and Inaugural President of Australia-China Association of Scientists and Entrepreneurs (ACASE).
Dr Wen Shao
Academic Board Member and Academic Director
Wen is the Academic Director at Edvantage Institute Australia. He received his MPhil in Computer Science from the Australian National University. His research interest focuses on Higher Education Policy and Management (Quality Assurance), Higher Education governance and management at systems and institutional levels using international comparisons, and technological innovations in Higher Education.

Wen has significant expertise in tertiary education, with focus on governance, leadership and quality assurance. He has led and participated in a few higher education registration and course accreditation projects.