Victoria is on track to being a leader in sustainable energy systems education and research in the Asia–Pacific region. That goal has been boosted by the appointment of Professor Alan Brent as the inaugural holder of the new Chair of Sustainable Energy Systems in the School of Engineering and Computer Science. Alan says the aim of the programme is to enable Victoria, in partnership with other universities and research institutions in New Zealand, to be recognised as the Asia–Pacific’s leading, best-known and most productive education, research and development network in the field of sustainable energy systems.