Sir Zelman Cowen Centre

The Sir Zelman Cowen Centre (SZCC) is a Victoria University centre which provides legal education, training and research, with a particular focus on law and cultural diversity.

We work with industry, government and community to enhance community understanding of the law and the legal sector’s engagement with the community.

Executive & continuing legal education
Community outreach programs
Courts & Tribunals Academy
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Tilman Ruff AO calls for the elimination of nuclear weapons
Leading infectious diseases and public health physician Associate Professor Tilman Ruff AO delivered the 2025 Michael Kirby Justice Oration, co-hosted by the Sir Zelman Cowen Centre.
Workplace
Network established to help end gendered violence at work
In partnership with WorkSafe Victoria, Victoria University’s Sir Zelman Cowen Centre (SZCC) will establish a network of workplaces to better prevent and respond to gendered violence at work.
Craig Foster presenting at Sir Zelman Cowen Centre, with a capacity audience
A different future for human rights in Australia
Craig Foster AM has called on all Australians to imagine a future where change is possible in a passionate and stirring speech for the 2023 Sir Zelman Cowen Centre’s Annual Oration.

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