Mark A. Bassett

Director, Academic Quality and Standards

Dr Mark A. Bassett
He/him

Director, Academic Quality and Standards
Port Macquarie
Building 801, Room 3020

Profile

Dr Bassett oversees the Office of Academic Quality and Standards and is a direct report of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic). He is responsible for the attainment and maintenance of academic quality and standards at the University, and the provision of leadership to support academic quality, compliance monitoring, curriculum management, academic misconduct and integrity, and the delivery of quality education outcomes and student experience.

His experience includes serving as Academic Director, Education Partnerships for SAE Global, where he oversaw academic quality across nine international campuses, navigating complex multi-accreditation regulatory environments. With over 17 years in Higher Education leadership, he has taught at undergraduate and postgraduate levels across Australian, US, UK, and UAE institutions, developing a unique understanding of diverse educational systems and quality frameworks.

Prior to his academic career, he spent over a decade at the forefront of commercial audio production at Turtlerock Mastering in Sydney. He holds a PhD in psychoacoustics and a Master of Design Science (Audio & Acoustics)(Hons) from the University of Sydney's Spatial Audio and Acoustics Lab.