About

It’s all about quality. True values. True difference. IHSI strives to be the mark of quality choice for students to study in Australia. We run courses for the future – courses that will give students the highest chances to find employment. We believe not only in learning outcomes, which we must achieve through legislation but also employment outcomes.

Our differentiators – 3 pillars of quality

  • World best governance
  • Academic excellence and research
  • Modern campus and learning resources

Mission

IHSI gives our students the education, training and skills for the jobs of the future.

Vision

To create a skilled global workforce of choice.

Principles

  • Ethical in all we do
  • Creating the workforce of the future
  • Quality person-centred approach
  • Embracing all cultures and nationalities
  • Social support for our students

World best Governance - Board of Directors

Prof Michael Adams

Independent Director & Chair of the Board

Professor Michael Adams is a specialist in Australian corporate law and international corporate governance. He has expertise in financial services regulation, information governance, consumer protection and the broader area of legal technology.

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Professor Adams has been the Academic Dean of the University of New England Law School until 2025 and from 2007 to 2017 Dean of Law at Western Sydney Law School.

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Mr Ben Cohen

Independent Director & Secretary of the Board

Ben Cohen specialises in both litigious and non-litigious areas of commercial law, corporate finance, international and domestic corporate structuring, commercial property, franchising, tax and equity.

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Ben’s qualifications include a Juris Doctor with Distinction from RMIT and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Whitecliffe College of Art and Design, New Zealand. He is a Legal Practitioner and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria.
Ben attributes his strength as a commercial lawyer to his real-world experience as Executive Director of a global fashion company from May 2011 to August 2016. This has allowed him to be very ‘matter-of-fact’ and practical in all advice he offers clients.
Ben’s forte is strategic input for his clients. Building relationships based on close contact, his expertise in alternative dispute resolution techniques regularly achieves positive outcomes for clients. It’s all about keeping clients out of court and focused on wealth creation.

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Mrs Monica Schlesinger FAICD

Director and CEO

Experienced CEO with significant Education knowledge in both VET and tertiary education sectors, cross-sector healthcare knowledge and experience. Principal at ABG International, Specialist Advisor TGA,

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Member Safety Quality and Standards Committee for RANZCR, Member Primary Care Committee for the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare, Member Clinical Advisory Group Cardiothoracic prostheses Department of Health, Member Community Council CESPHN. Director Australian Medical Students Association (AMSA), Chair Espace Publishing and Director Royal Australian College of Physicians (RACP)

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Professor Nigel Phair

Director

Professor of Cyber Security at Monash University and a recognised leader in cyber developments on the world scene. Postgraduate qualifications in Law, Public Policy, Project Management and Risk Management

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Author of five books, speaker at over 900 conferences, director/chair on national Boards (CREST, RedR Australia, Molonglo Financial Services Limited, LifeSherpa, Canberra Institute of Technology and others). Former head of the UNSW Institute for Cyber Security and consultant to the Asian Development Bank, Centre for Internet Safety as well as Team leader Investigation and Detective Superintendent for the Australian Federal Police.

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Academic Board

A/Prof Linda Leung PhD

Chair of the Academic Board

Senior user researcher and technology professional with 20 years’ experience straddling the ICT industry and academia in Australia, the US and UK leading research teams, services and projects that inform the design of customer experiences.

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Specialist in human-centred design research, digital innovation and transformation. A/Prof at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS), Chair of the Academic Board of an upcoming tertiary education institute. Linda is the author of pioneering books on the digital divide and refugees, design experience and virtual ethnicity.

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Dr Suvash Saha

Member

Dr Suvash C Saha is a Senior Lecturer of Mechanical Engineering in the School of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Australia. He received his PhD in Computational Fluid Dynamics from James Cook University, Australia. Then he undertook Postdoctoral training at the Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.

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Dr Manie Guenot

Member AB Senior Lecturer and Compliance/Risk Manager

Expert at implementing systems to guarantee compliance with the regulators. Training Indigenous leaders, advising in compliance and employability for the past 25 years.

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Dr Imran Makhdoom

Course Coordinator Bachelor of IT & Cybersecurity

Among World Top 2% Scientists, PhD Cybersecurity from UTS 2020, SM IEEE, academic advisor (curriculum), cybersecurity governance and auditing.

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Dr KC Alam

AB Guest & Senior Lecturer

Dr K C Amanul Alam is a Sessional Academic of Mechanical Engineering in the School of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Australia. He received his PhD in Heat Driven Adsorption Air-conditioning System from Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT), Japan.

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