Oral history recordings - establishment of Victoria University of Technology

In 1992, a project was established to record oral history interviews with key members of the then newly created Victoria University of Technology (VUT). All interviews were conducted by Howard Dosser, Secretary and Registrar of VUT.

Interviews were conducted with university leaders, including Vice Chancellors and Pro Vice Chancellors, members of the VUT Council, foundation professors of the University, directors of departments, and staff from Victorian Government agencies, including the Victorian Post-Secondary Education Commission (VPSEC).

Interviewees were invited to reflect on the beginnings of VUT; positives and negatives coming out of the merger between Footscray Institute of Technology and the Western Institute; the place of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (which pulled out of the proposed merger in 1991); issues surrounding the university as a dual-sector institution; and the future of VUT.

The interviews were originally recorded onto reel to reel tapes, and dubbed onto cassette. A digitisation project in March 2012 created digital copies, in .mp3 and .aur formats. Each interview is between 35 - 50 minutes long.
Project Organization Unit: Victoria University Archives, Victoria University