Heinz Harant

He moved with his family to Australia from Vienna, Austria, in September 1939 at the outbreak of World War 2. He graduated with a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (Hons) in 1955, a member of the 4th class to graduate from the University of New South Wales.

He was active on the Student Council, organized a 1955 protest on student fee hikesUNSW, a portrait: The University of New South Wales, 1949-1999 by Patrick O'Farrell, UNSW Press, 1999{{rp|63}} and was a representative on the Student Affairs Committee.{{rp|80}} He was on the Union's Board of Management, the University Council,{{rp|152}} the Creation of the Provisional Committee for the Establishment of a Student' Guild and, consequently, as a founding member of the Student' Guild Council which he served on for many years advocating issues such as autonomy, freedom of speech and political action. He was also the co-founder and longtime honorary secretary of Ngunnagan Club{{cite web |url=http://acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/item/itemDetailPaged.aspx?itemID=423873 |title=Ngunnagan Club - records, 1950-1997 |publisher=State Library of NSW |date= |accessdate=July 2, 2015 }} and a founding member of the Aboriginal Scholarship movement known as ABSCHOL.

He helped to establish the University's Alumni Association and remained on the Alumni Board from its inception until his death. In 1991, he was awarded a special UNSW Alumni Award{{cite web|url=http://alumni.unsw.edu.au/2014/achievement/alumni-awards-list |title=Previous Alumni Award Winners |publisher=UNSW |accessdate=July 2, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703032041/https://alumni.unsw.edu.au/2014/achievement/alumni-awards-list |archivedate=July 3, 2015 }} for service in recognition of this outstanding commitment.

Several awards have been established to honor Heinz Harant including:

• Arc@UNSW Heinz Harant Award{{cite web |url=http://www.arc.unsw.edu.au/about-us/heinz-harant-award |title=Heinz Harant Award |work=Arc |publisher=UNSW |date= |accessdate=July 2, 2015 }} for student leadership and contribution to student life
• Heinz Harant Prize for best new Australian music composition {{Citation needed|date=July 2015}}
• University of New South Wales Heinz Harant Award for Teaching Innovation{{cite web |url=http://www.hr.unsw.edu.au/employee/acad/VC_Awards_Guidelines_2013.pdf |title=Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Teaching Excellence and Initiatives that Enhance Learning |publisher=UNSW |date=2013 |accessdate=July 2, 2015 }}
• University of New South Wales Heinz Harant Challenge Prize{{cite web |url=http://www.handbook.unsw.edu.au/generaleducation/2008/generaleducation3.html |title=UNSW Handbook 2008 (Archive edition) General Education |publisher=UNSW |date=2008 |accessdate=July 2, 2015 }} for general education
• Heinz Harant Associate Conductor of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra award

In 1994 two orchestral compositions by Ross Edwards titled Enyato III{{cite web |url=http://www.rossedwards.com/enyato-iii-1995/ |title=Enyato III: Chorale and estatic dance |publisher=Ross Edwards |date=1995 |accessdate=July 2, 2015 }} and Enyato IV{{cite web |url=http://www.rossedwards.com/enyato-iv-1995/ |title=Enyato IV |publisher=Ross Edwards |date=1995 |accessdate=July 2, 2015 }} were commissioned by Eva Griffith in memory of Heinz Harant.

• Arc @ UNSW Limited

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• [http://www.arc.unsw.edu.au/about-us/heinz-harant-award Arc@UNSW Heinz Harant Award]

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