John Nieuwenhuysen

Professor John Nieuwenhuysen is the founding director of the Monash Institute for the Study of Global Movements. He holds the degrees of MA (Natal) and PhD (London), and is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences of Australia. Professor Nieuwenhuysen also holds positions at other organisations, including Deputy Chancellor, RMIT University; Chair of the Board, VITS Language Link; Member of the Board, Australian Multicultural Foundation; and Member of the Australian Quality Audit Agency Panel...See more

Professor John Nieuwenhuysen is the founding director of the Monash Institute for the Study of Global Movements. He holds the degrees of MA (Natal) and PhD (London), and is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences of Australia. Professor Nieuwenhuysen also holds positions at other organisations, including Deputy Chancellor, RMIT University; Chair of the Board, VITS Language Link; Member of the Board, Australian Multicultural Foundation; and Member of the Australian Quality Audit Agency Panel Previously, Professor Nieuwenhuysen was Chief Executive, Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA); Foundation Director, Bureau of Immigration, Multicultural and Population Research; Reader in Economics, University of Melbourne; Chair, Review of the Liquor Control Act, Victoria; Chair, Inquiry into Revenue Raising, Victoria; Visiting Associate Professor, Pittsburgh University; Research Fellow, International Labour Office, Geneva; and Research Officer, UK Department of Trade and Industry. In 2004, Professor Nieuwenhuysen chaired a public consultation panel on impending legislation for a Victorian Multicultural Act, and, on June 9 2003, was awarded a Member in the Order of Australia (AM) for service to the community through contributions to independent academic, public and private sector research, to debate on immigration, cultural diversity, equity, economic development, taxation, indigenous, labour and industry issues, and to reform of the liquor laws of Victoria. See less