The University of New South Wales

Global Education Opportunities

International Educational Experiences of UNSW students

Hong Kong Polytechnic University: Global Student Challenge 2013

Posted by on July 23rd, 2012 · 2013, Competition, Sponsored (Partial), UNSW Partner Institution

Students from the University of New South Wales who are full time undergraduate as of 22-28 June 2013 have the opportunity to take part in this once-in-a-lifetime challenge!

Organised by Hong Kong Polytechnic University, the Global Student Challenge is a global business plan competition for secondary and university students.  Over 370 teams from 29 countries have taken part in this Challenge since its inception in 2010, with the Gold Award of the University Division went to Johns Hopkins University, USA and to Purdue University, USA in 2011 respectively.

A total of 30 teams per division will be shortlisted and sponsored for their flights to/from Hong Kong in June 2013, with free accommodation at PolyU Student Halls of Residence.  Apart from representing UNSW, the best teams from around the world will enjoy an array tailored activities and cultural immersion programmes will be arranged during their stay in Hong Kong.

Please click here for the brochure.  Further details and the online registration form are available at http://www.polyu.edu.hk/polyuchallenge/index2.php. 

The closing date for online registration is October 31st 2012 and teams should notify the UNSW Global Education and Student Exchange Office at advisor4globaled@unsw.edu.au.

Meiji University: Japanese Language Program Winter 2013

Posted by on July 23rd, 2012 · 2013, Language, Scholarship Opportunities, UNSW Partner Institution

Full Program Details including dates, fees, scholarship information: http://www.meiji.ac.jp/cip/english/programs/mjlp/winter.html

UNSW students who apply should also complete the GEP_Outgoing_UNSW applicationv2 and return to advisor4globaled@unsw.edu.au two weeks prior to the application deadline.

UNSW Institute of Languages: Language Courses

Posted by on July 18th, 2012 · 2012, Language, UNSW organised

U.S. Consulate General Sydney: Foreign National Student Internship Program

Posted by on July 18th, 2012 · 2012, 2013, Internships

The U.S. Consulate General Sydney is looking for non-American undergraduate students attending local universities to experience working alongside the Consulate’s American and Australian employees as they work on the day-to-day business, political, media, and organizational issues of the United States and Australia. This program will run during the 2012-2013 Australian summer holidays.

The internship will provide the students with a valuable educational and practical experience by assisting the U.S. Consulate General in accomplishing its mission goals.

In the long term, this program aims to establish, promote and maintain relationships between young Australians and Americans as each becomes leaders in their respective countries.

UNSW students who would like to apply should apply directly to the HR Office of the U.S Consulate in Sydney (see the 1st PDF for further application details and the address) and submit a photocopy of this application to the UNSW Global Education and Student Exchange Office via email: advisor4globaled@unsw.edu.au

Application Deadline: August 10th 2012

Going Global! The Jobs and Internships Search Engine

Posted by on July 17th, 2012 · 2012, 2013, Art and Design, Arts and Social Science, Built Environment, Business, Engineering, Internships, Law, Medicine

The UNSW Global Education and Student Exchange Office together with UNSW Careers and Employment have subscribed to the Going Global International job search engine. Here you can search for job and internships all over the world!

In order to access this search engine you will need to go to the UNSW Careers and Employment website (http://www.careers.unsw.edu.au/). Once on their website you will need to log into Careers Online. It is in Careers Online where you can access the search engine – it will be on the left hand side of the screen.

Not sure how best to use this search engine? Click here for helpful instructions.

UNSW students who undertake an international internship while enrolled in a UNSW program should register their travel with the UNSW Global Education and Student Exchange Office. For more details or to register, please go to http://www.international.unsw.edu.au/outbound-opportunities/research-exchange/final-preparations/.

Confucius Institute China Study Tour 2012

Posted by on July 17th, 2012 · 2012, Arts and Social Science, Business, Language, UNSW organised, UNSW Partner Institution

UNSW Student Exchange Information Sessions: S2 12

Posted by on July 12th, 2012 · 2013, Art and Design, Arts and Social Science, Built Environment, Business, Engineering, Law, Scholarship Opportunities, Science, Self funded, Student Exchange, UNSW organised, UNSW Partner Institution

Become a Global Student and take a semester or two at a partner university for academic credit. There are over 200 great universities to choose from!

For locations of the information sessions, as well as the regions they focus on please go to http://www.international.unsw.edu.au/outbound-opportunities/student-exchange/info-sessions/.

For more information about the program please go to http://www.international.unsw.edu.au/outbound-opportunities/student-exchange/how-apply-student-exchange/ where you can download the Global Educaiton and Student Exchange Prospectus.

For further information please email intex@unsw.edu.au or call 9385 7276.

Student Leadership in International Cooperation (SLIC) Project 2013

Posted by on July 11th, 2012 · 2013, Scholarship Opportunities, Short courses, UNSW Partner Institution

Summary

The Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education have provided the Go8 with funding for the establishment and implementation of a new ‘Student Leadership in International Cooperation’ (SLIC) Project between the Go8 and C9.

Objective

To develop proposals and ideas for cooperation between Australian and Chinese universities with the aim of promoting opportunities for outbound student mobility from Australia.

Program outline

The SLIC Project will support two separate groups of Go8 higher degree research students to undertake a two-week visit to a number of C9 universities in China during early-mid 2013.

The program will support each student participant up to $5,000 for the cost of visiting the C9 universities, which may include airfares, accommodation or other costs associated with the visit.

To view the program outline click here.

In order to apply students must be:

  • Australian citizens or permanent residents who have not previously lived or studied for more than one year in China.
  • Must have completed at least one semester at UNSW and be enrolled in a research degree at UNSW in 2013.
  • Able to demonstrate strong communication and interpersonal/social skills, especially in an international setting.
  • Able to work in a team.

 Note: Chinese language proficiency is not required

Requirements and responsibilities

Students will be required to:

(Before the trip)

  • commit to the agreed travel timeframe and visit activities;
  • organise relevant travel documents including visa applications (receipts and bank details to provide to the Go8 office for reimbursement);
    • provide scanned copies of their passports to the Go8 office for group flight booking purposes (passports should be valid for at least another six months after departure);

(During the trip in China)

  • travel within the student group;
  • participate in all group activities that are listed in the visit program;
  • abide by the regulations and rules of the hosting institutions;

(After the trip)

  • present their proposals and ideas at the debriefing event upon their return to Australia (some domestic travel may be involved), and provide a copy of their presentations to the Go8 office; 
  • complete a short project report form (Go8 to provide later) and submit it to the Go8 at the debriefing event.

 

Higher degree research students who wish to apply must complete the SLIC Project application and return to advisor4globaled@unsw.edu.au along with their resume, transcripts and/or academic reference.

The application form can be found here and the deadline to apply is Friday August 31st 2012.

ESADE Barcelona: Innovation Quest 2012

Posted by on July 2nd, 2012 · 2012, Business, Competition, Self funded, UNSW Partner Institution

ESADE, barcelona is pleased to announce ‘The Innovation Quest (IQ) 2012’. The Innovation Quest is an initiative of e-joventut, the ESADE’s Junior Enterprise.

ESADE wishes to continue promoting the personal and professional development of students through real consulting projects in the Third Edition of their event. Emphasizing their lemma “learning by doing” ESADE pretends to connect the real Businesses World with the FreshIdeas of the future consultants from all around the world. The IQ consists of a competition between college BBA and MSc Students who should propose innovative solutions to real cases of the participant companies working in teams.

Moreover, the event offers the opportunity to attend conferences and workshops about innovation and entrepreneurship and to team building activities as well. Not to mention the added value of Barcelona’s life and business culture.

For more information please go to http://ejoventut.squarespace.com/iq12-student-application/

The final deadline is July 13th 2012 and students who wish to apply must also complete the GEP_Outgoing_UNSW applicationv2 and return to advisor4globaled@unsw.edu.au by July 9th 2012.

IAE Lyon and IAE Eiffel: Business Summer Program 2013

Posted by on July 2nd, 2012 · 2013, Business, Short courses, UNSW Partner Institution

The University of Lyon School of Management is proud to announce a new undergraduate Summer Program that will be offered in the Summer of 2013. This program has been developed in partnership with their sister business school IAE  Eiffel. Participating students will take classes in both institutions, that is to say Paris and Lyon and benefit from the individual environments. Through case studies and visits, they will have the opportunity to learn about the different industries present in these regions, for example the luxury industry for Paris, and the pharmaceutical industry for Lyon.

Please click here for a draft version of this summer program. This project is still in the developing stages and the dates are tentative but we’d like to make all students aware of this fantastic opportunity! 

For more information please contact advisor4globaled@unsw.edu.au.