MONDIACULT 2022: Towards a New Culture Goal for the Sustainable Development Framework

Dr. A. J. (Tony) Veal began his career in local government and then worked in the Universities of Birmingham and North London in the UK from 1968 to 1986. In 1986 he joined the then Kuring-gai CAE, which amalgamated with University of Technology Sydney in 1990. He was Head of School and spent periods as Acting Associate Dean (Research) of the Faculty of Business and Head of the Graduate School of Business. In 2003 he retired from full-time employment at UTS and was appointed to the honorary position of Adjunct Professor. His main current research is dedicated to human rights, cultural rights, and cultural participation.

He is past president of the Australian and New Zealand Association for Leisure Studies (ANZALS) and former chair of the Leisure Studies Association (UK). In 2006 he received from Parks and Leisure Australia the Frank Stewart Award for contributions to the parks and leisure industry.