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Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

University of Melbourne Prof named 2010 Australian of the Year

University of Melbourne Professor and Mental health expert Patrick McGorry was recently honoured with the country’s top distinction – Australian of the Year.

A program coordinated by the National Australian Day Council, the annual award is announced on Australia Day Eve. State and territory selection committees select four finalists for each award category, with one of these finalists becoming the state/territory award recipient. State/territory award recipients then become the national finalists for the awards.

This year, Prof. McGorry from the State of Victoria was the top choice.

The 57-year-old Monash University alumnus is a leading international researcher, clinician and advocate for the youth mental health reform agenda. He is Executive Director of Orygen Youth Health (OYH), a world-renowned mental health organization for young people that has put Australia at the forefront of innovation in the prevention and treatment of mental illness.

The University of Melbourne and Monash University should be proud that one of its own was recognized for nearly 30 years of dedicated work.

Congratulations, Prof. McGorry!

Learn more about OzTREKK’s Australian university partners located in the City of Melbourne:

-University of Melbourne

-Monash University

Tags: Monash University, OzTREKK, Study in Australia, University of Melbourne
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Monday, January 25th, 2010

University of Queensland Staff to visit Canadian Campuses in February

The University of Queensland‘s David Bunyan will travel to Canada this February for a cross-country tour, where we will meet and speak with students about their study options at the prestigious Australian university.

Located in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, the University of Queensland offers world-renowned programs, including medicine, physiotherapy, pharmacy, law, teachers college, veterinary science, speech pathology among many other undergraduate and postgraduate programs.

OzTREKK Director Matt Miernik will accompany UQ‘s David Bunyan, and he will be on hand to speak to students about student loan options, the application process, student visas and much more.

UQ‘s David Bunyan and OzTREKK‘s Matt Miernik will be visiting the following areas:

Monday, February 1, 2010
Event: University of British Columbia Information Session
Time: 5 p.m.
Venue: Room 205, Student Union Building, UBC

Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Event: Calgary Information Session
Time: 6 p.m.
Venue: Mount Royal Room, Marriott Calgary, 110-9^th Ave. SE, Calgary

Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Event: McGill University Information Session
Time: 5 p.m.
Venue: Room 2-36, Strathcona Anatomy & Dentistry Building, McGill University

Thursday, February 4, 2010
Event: Queen’s University Information Session
Time: 5 p.m.
Venue: John Orr Room, Room 236, JDUC, Queen’s University

Monday, February 8, 2010
Event: Toronto Information Session
Time: 6 p.m.
Venue: Debates Room, Hart House, University of Toronto

Can’t make it in person?

Don’t worry! David Bunyan plans to do a live webcast from the OzTREKK office on Friday, February 5, 2010. For those interested in learning more about the University of Queensland, they can log on to tune in to the webcast, and they’ll even have the opportunity to ask questions!

Friday, February 5, 2010
Live Webcast Information Session
Time: 5 p.m. (Ontario Time)
URL: http://www.oztrekk.com/webcasts/uq.php

Learn more about the University of Queensland and its popular Rehab Sciences programs:

-University of Queensland Physiotherapy School
-University of Queensland Occupational Therapy School
-University of Queensland Speech Pathology School

Tags: Australian Occupational Therapy Programs in Australia, Australian Physiotherapy Schools in Australia, Australian Speech Pathology Schools in Australia, OzTREKK, Study in Australia, University of Queensland, University of Queensland Physiotherapy School, University of Queensland Speech Pathology Program, UQ Occupational Therapy School
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Friday, January 22nd, 2010

William and Williams: British & Tennis Royalty embark on Australia

It’s been such a busy week for Australia!

Prince William made a stop in Australia, a first-time return since he last visited in 1983 with his parents, Charles and Diana, when he was only a year old.

From his conversation with a disadvantaged youngster about rap music in Sydney to a visit to the region where the Melbourne bushfires took place — William received warm welcomes from the country’s residents.

While in Melbourne, he stopped in to watch Roger Federer beat Romania’s Victor Hanescu in the Australian Open Tennis Championships – a venue where another set of Williams were praised for their good work.

Tennis star sisters Serena and Venus Williams took to the courts, and are currently continuing to vie for the top spot – especially for Serena who took home the cup last year.

What a great way to lead up to Australia Day, slated for next week!

Interested in learning more about the universities located in Melbourne? It’s a great sports city!

Learn more about Monash University.

Learn more about the University of Melbourne.

Tags: Monash University, OzTREKK, Study in Australia, University of Melbourne
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Monday, January 18th, 2010

Using the Oz Boarding Pass Login Site

The majority of OzTREKK‘s 2010 students are preparing for their trek to Australia, if they are not there already.

It’s this time of year when we receive a lot of correspondence from our students, asking any lingering questions they may have before they board the plane.

This is when the Oz Boarding Pass Login Site comes in handy.

Want to know which suburb to live in?
Check out our Accommodation Reports.

Know how to get picked up at the airport after arriving in Australia?
Find out in the Airport Arrival section.

OzTREKK has put a lot of research and work in to the Oz Boarding Pass Login Site in order to provide our students with the most thorough – and useful – information!

To access this great resource, use your username and password provided to you when you first applied through OzTREKK.

Tags: Oz Boarding Pass, OzTREKK, Study in Australia
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Thursday, January 14th, 2010

Write on, Macquarie!

Staff at Macquarie University will soon be signing in to a new e-mail portal – Gmail.

Macquarie University and Google have teamed up for an Australian “first” - by agreeing to provide 6,000 Gmail accounts to the University’s research, teaching and administrative staff.

Macquarie University Vice-Chancellor Steven Schwartz said that the initial launch had gone so well – with students reporting very high levels of satisfaction with Gmail (which happened in 2007) – that there was a compelling argument for the University to move staff emails to a cloud-based service also.

“We were spending a significant amount of money each year maintaining our own inferior email infrastructure that, despite our best efforts, was falling further and further behind staff expectations,” Schwartz said. “That’s money we would much prefer to spend on better teaching and research facilities for our staff and students, or on scholarships enabling students from disadvantaged backgrounds to access a university education.”

OzTREKK finds it pretty neat that a university is finding ways to save money, as opposed to spending it. When we look at the ways a university invests in its people, programs and infrastructure, this seems like such a simple way to cut costs, while remaining efficient.

Learn more about Macquarie University!

The Macquarie University Speech Pathology Program is popular among our Canadian students. Find out why!

Tags: Macquarie University, Macquarie University Speech Pathology Program, OzTREKK, Study in Australia
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Monday, January 11th, 2010

CaRMs Executive Director Pens Column

Sandra Banner is the CaRMS Executive Director and she is well versed in the Canadian Physician Situation.

She recently penned a column for the Health Match BC organization, which works to attract physicians to practise medicine in British Columbia.

In her piece, Banner provided some interesting facts about International Medical Graduates, including Canadians studying medicine abroad.

Banner states that admissions to Canadian medical schools have increased by nearly 50 per cent in the past five years, but there are still three or four qualified applicants for every Canadian medical school entry position. As a result, many Canadians end up going abroad to study medicine.

In 2006, CaRMS conducted a pilot study and estimated that more than 1,500 Canadian students are enrolled in medical school outside of Canada and the United States. Banner noted that the most popular medical schools outside of North America include Australia, Ireland, Israel, the UK, Poland, Bahrain and the Caribbean.

To read Banner’s column, check out the Health Match BC Newsletter.

Learn more about Australian Medical Schools for Canadians.

Tags: Australian Medical Schools in Australia, OzTREKK
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Friday, January 1st, 2010

Happy New Year!

From all of us here at OzTREKK, we wish you a Happy New Year!

As you all know, OzTREKK‘s Matt Miernik will participate in the Perth Polar Bear Plunge this morning – we wish him luck (And we will be standing on the sidelines!).

We will post photos later this week, and will give you an update about how much money he raised for the food bank.

We wish you all the best for 2010 – if you are travelling to Australia to begin your studies this semester, we hope you enjoy your time in Australia, and don’t hesitate to contact us, if you ever have a question.

Matt, Beth and the OzTREKK Team

Tags: OzTREKK, Study in Australia
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University of Melbourne Prof named 2010 Australian of the Year

University of Queensland Staff to visit Canadian Campuses in February

Can’t make it in person?

William and Williams: British & Tennis Royalty embark on Australia

Using the Oz Boarding Pass Login Site

Write on, Macquarie!

CaRMs Executive Director Pens Column

Happy New Year!

Matt, Beth and the OzTREKK Team

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