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“Brazil changed my life.”

Antra — Tue, 02 Feb 2016 23:18:30 +0000

Psychology/Laws student Shelby Sewak travels to Brazil with the Global Leadership Program and reflects on how the trip changed her.

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Science Without Borders at Macquarie University

Administrator — Wed, 01 Oct 2014 02:00:06 +0000

Brazilian student Juliana de Oliveira Campo is pursuing her passion for biology at Macquarie.

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Macquarie international students learn to swim free on campus

Administrator — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 06:00:23 +0000

Macquarie University international students learn to swim to make the most of Sydney's beach lifestyle and stay safe in the water.

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Macquarie international students ready for World Cup

Administrator — Thu, 12 Jun 2014 23:30:25 +0000

Joaquin Pasquet, from Uruguay, and Nicholai Lassen, from Denmark, play first grade soccer for Macquarie University. They are watching World Cup 2014 in Australia, undaunted by game starts in the early hours. The first priority for study abroad student Joaquin Pasquet when he arrived at Macquarie University from Uruguay in February was to find the […]

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Brazilian’s brain research boosted with scholarship

Antra — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 02:01:07 +0000

Some of Brazil’s brightest researchers are headed to Australia, thanks to the Brazilian Government’s Science Without Borders scholarship program that will see 100,000 students and researchers enrol at top universities worldwide. Macquarie’s first Science Without Borders research student is Roberta De Paula Martins, who will complete a cotutelle PhD with Macquarie and her home university […]

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Macquarie goes Brazilian

Antra — Thu, 01 Aug 2013 02:55:54 +0000

Macquarie’s campus was abuzz with excitement in July, as the University welcomed 42 Brazilian scholarship students from the Science Without Borders program. Primarily funded by the Brazilian government, Science Without Borders is a large-scale scholarship program that seeks to qualify 100,000 Brazilian students and researchers in top universities worldwide. Macquarie was identified by Brazil as […]

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Into the Brazilian beehive

Antra — Thu, 09 May 2013 03:52:27 +0000

During her exchange at the Pontifical Catholic University in Rio de Janeiro, Bachelor of Laws student Lucy Minter chose to live in what is considered by many as one of the most dangerous parts of the city. Here she explains why. “Brazil is a place that has to be lived to be comprehended. It’s difficult […]

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Marketing student inspired by the ‘different brain’

Antra — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 23:02:30 +0000

When Brazilian Gustavo Agra started his master degree in marketing, he found it difficult to find a source of creativity that could inspire his work. So he decided to create his own. The result was www.thedifferentbrain.com – a website showcasing inspirational advertising, design, photography and digital media from Australia and around the world. Nearing completion […]

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Brazilian’s big plans in business

Antra — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 00:10:38 +0000

After finishing high school, Brazilian student Carolina Basaglia spent three years in Japan, saving towards her major life goal… to study in Australia. Unfortunately her first Australian experience did not go quite as planned. “I studied hospitality management at TAFE,” she says. “But I wasn’t satisfied – I wanted something bigger.” She began researching business degrees, […]

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Macquarie the passport to an international career with PwC

Antra — Thu, 10 May 2012 23:38:20 +0000

“Without Macquarie, and previous professional experience, I would not have been able to succeed in this professional environment,” says Swiss Macquarie graduate Felipe Koller. As a risk assurance supervisor for advisory giant PricewaterhouseCoopers, Felipe is part of a global network of 169,000 people in 158 countries, all sharing their thinking, experience and solutions. The IT […]

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