OzTREKK staff were diligent this morning when their alarm clocks buzzed in the wee hours of the morning. That’s because it was Royal Wedding time! We couldn’t resist seeing Kate Middleton step out of the car and into Westminster Abbey.
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Archive for April, 2011
Friday, April 29th, 2011
Australian Honeymoon for Royal Couple?
Thursday, April 28th, 2011
James Cook University Law School Student Graduates Before 21st Birthday
James Cook University Law School student Calum Howard is no ordinary student.
Not many people complete two gruelling university degrees all before their 21st birthday, and even less complete the feat after undergoing major heart surgery in the middle of their studies, but Calum has a special story.
Calum was one of more than 700 students who graduated across four faculties at JCU’s 2011 Graduation Ceremonies last weekend.
He graduated with a JCU Bachelor of Business/JCU Bachelor of Laws with honours at the Faculty of Law, Business and the Creative Arts Graduation Ceremony
The 20-year old completed honours in law during his last semester after writing a 12,000-word research dissertation – a comparative analysis of the investigatory powers of ASIC.
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Wednesday, April 27th, 2011
Macquarie University Hospital Exec Honoured
Macquarie University Hospital COO Evan Rawstron was honoured this month for his work establishing the private hospital.
A year ago, Chief Operating Officer Evan Rawstron was preparing for the opening of the Macquarie University Hospital. It was a colossal task, with 450 staff to recruit and entirely new digital systems and processes to be developed before the first admission of patients.
This week the Australian Private Hospitals Association recognised the ‘innovation, drive and determination’ that defined Rawstron and his team in their successful delivery of Australia’s first private university hospital. Opening on time and on budget, the Macquarie University Hospital conducted its first operation on June 16, 2010, and has continued to redefine the benchmark for private healthcare in Australia.
In an APHA award ceremony this week, Rawstron was recognised for his role in this outstanding achievement. The inaugural Australian Private Hospitals Association Valuing Award for Quality, Excellence and Innovation acknowledges Rawstron’s skills in management and the development of leading-edge processes.
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Tuesday, April 26th, 2011
Melbourne Assoc. Dean Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry visit to Canada, May 2011
OzTREKK has completed the finishing touches on the official annual Canadian tour of the University of Melbourne‘s Prof. Lesleyanne Hawthorne.
Prof. Hawthorne is the Associate Dean, International, at the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences and will travel with Matt Miernik, Director, OzTREKK, across Canada in May, where she will be available for individual student meetings, as well as hosting information seminars, with those interested in studying at the Melbourne Medical School, Melbourne Dental School and Melbourne Physiotherapy School, or in any one of the postgraduate health sciences programs offered at the University of Melbourne.
As many of you now know, the University of Melbourne changed the delivery of many of it programs within the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Science to mirror more of a North American style, through the offering of the graduate entry Doctor of Medicine (MD), Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) and the Doctor of Physiotherapy (DPT).
About Prof. Hawthorne
• Prof. Hawthorne has extensive knowledge in foreign medical student research, including the current situation in Canada
• In 2004-06 she was commissioned by the Canadian government to compare labour market outcomes for migrant professionals in Canada and Australia, followed by additional commissioned research on foreign credential recognition in Canada (2007-08)
• In 2009, Prof. Hawthorne was in Canada (including Ontario), with the former head of the Medical Council of Canada (Dr. Dale Dauphinee) to assess options open to Canadian medical students returning home, including the capacity to secure data on medical residency outcomes for all of them
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Tuesday, April 26th, 2011
Bond Law School triumphs in Hong Kong
Bond Law School has again taken out honours in a world renowned mooting competition adding the Willem C. Vis (East) International Commercial Arbitration Moot in Hong Kong to their long list of international success.
Reputed as one of the five biggest and most prestigious international moot competitions, the team of four triumphed above 86 teams from more than 20 countries including USA, Germany and Russia.
Bond Law School undergraduate Bachelor of Laws students Matt Hartsuyker, Sophie McNaught, Alex Myers and Rupert Pedler spent many late nights and strong coffees perfecting their arguments under the guidance of student coach Mark Wires and coach Assistant Professor Louise Parsons.
Assistant Professor Parsons credits the performance of the team to dedication, thorough preparation and excellent teamwork.
“The Bond team this year came up against City University of Hong Kong in the finals, but had to knock out some very reputable universities with long histories of success in this competition to get to the finals,” said Assistant Professor Parsons.
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Tuesday, April 26th, 2011
Program of the Month: Australian Law Schools
Australian law schools and its students are undertaking exciting study opportunities, and so this month, OzTREKK has featured Australian Law Schools are our program of the month! Throughout Australia, more than 30 universities offer professional law degrees, which are open to international students. These include undergraduate and graduate-entry Bachelor of Laws (LLB) programs as well as postgraduate Juris Doctor degrees. As a Canadian seeking to become qualified to practice law, you have a range of study options abroad. As Commonwealth nations, the Australian and Canadian systems are based on English common law, and Australian Law Schools provide a solid foundation for students planning to practise law in Canada (with the exception of Quebec). OzTREKK’s aim is to assist you in choosing the best Australian Law Schools for you.
Both the Juris Doctor and the Graduate-entry Bachelor of Laws are graduate entry law degrees. They are designed to equip students for a career in the legal profession. Students must have completed an undergraduate degree to be eligible for entry into either one of these programs. The J.D. is a fairly recent program offering in Australia. The J.D. originated in the United States and is now offered at some Canadian and Australian universities. The following Australian universities offer graduate-entry Law programs:
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Monday, April 25th, 2011
University of Queensland Medical School Society Hosts Family BBQ!
The University of Queensland Medical School student society continuously works to provide faculty information, career updates and social activities for University of Queensland Medical School students.
The University of Queensland Medical School Society was initially established in 1936 and has been a strong voice for the medical students since.
From hosting galas to gatherings, the University of Queensland Medical School Society works hard to ensure its students have ample opportunity to spend time together outside of the classroom.
This coming weekend, they’re hosting a Family BBQ!
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Friday, April 22nd, 2011
Melbourne Medical and Dental Students Create Children’s Mag
Melbourne Medical School and Melbourne Dental School students, along with students from the commerce and arts programs , were recently awarded a Dreamlarge Student Engagement Grant to produce a magazine called ‘Laugh out Loud’. Developed in association with the Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) Education Institute, it brings together stories, pictures and other creative material from a wide range of young people at the RCH. The project was designed to enrich young people’s hospital experiences and provide a learning tool for the students involved.
The seven University of Melbourne students involved with producing the magazine talk about their experience putting this publication together. Check out the video below!
Learn more about the Melbourne Medical School
Learn more about the Melbourne Dental School
Find out how you can study at the University of Melbourne
Thursday, April 21st, 2011
Bond Law School Student Shares Experiences
Bond University Law School Student Ronald Kumar is currently completing the Bond Juris Doctor Program. OzTREKK interviewed him, and he shared his experiences in the classroom, on campus and sitting on the Canadian Law Students’ Association. Here is his story:
In Summer 2009, Ronald Kumar had just completed his undergraduate degree from Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, and throughout university, the Vancouver native developed a passion for law.
He had heard about the Bond University Law School, but it wasn’t until he attended an information session with Professor Eric Colvin when he realized the Bond Juris Doctor law program was the academic pathway for him, so he applied via OzTREKK.
That September, Ronald arrived at Bond University to complete the Bond Juris Doctor program.
Now, one-and-a-half years later, he spoke to OzTREKK about his time in class, on campus and in Australia.
Ronald says he decided to come to Bond University to study law for a few reasons.
“I was attracted to the Bond University Law School because the duration of the JD program was two years, the program allowed for students to take Canadian Law courses, and the school was comprised of many Canadian law students,” he explains.
Moving thousands of kilometres away from home, Ronald said he didn’t know what to expect when he first arrived at Bond University. But any anxiety was quickly washed away.
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Wednesday, April 20th, 2011
Monash Law School Students Compete at Princeton Event
Monash University delegation was the sole Australian representative.
The conference, based on the traditional Model United Nations, aims to simulate more closely real world international interactions between state and non-state actors. Toward this aim each year a specific region of the world is selected, and this year’s geographic location was Latin and South America.
Delegates are then assigned to represent specific cabinet interests in the various governments. Monash delegates represented the Colombian Minister of Justice, the Brazilian Minister of Education, the Chief Intelligence Analyst of the DEA and the commander of the Eastern Bloc of the FARC. Talk about their fair share of responsibility!
The conference involves interactions between individual cabinets which are made up of approximately 12 students from each of the universities, and these cabinets are connected by a web-based interface simulating a news service. They received press releases, informing them of the international developments.
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