Professor Jing Jun (right) of Tsinghua University's Public Health Research Center joins cancer experts from Macquarie University in a question and answer session during the Asia-Pacific Public Health Conference in Beijing.
AIDS, tuberculosis, environmental poisoning, suicide and drug abuse were all on the agenda when Macquarie co-hosted the inaugural Asian-Pacific Conference on Public Health at Tsinghua University, Beijing last week.
Researchers (left to right) Dr Hamin, Professor Tung and Dr Baumann.
The rapid growth of China and other Asian economies has been one of the major economic stories of the century. With increased savings and investment capabilities, international banking and finance companies are keenly interested in attracting new customers in, and from, the region.
Applied Finance student John Jian is MUSRA's representative for international students.
The Macquarie University Student Representative Association (MUSRA) is the representative body for undergraduate students at Macquarie, providing support and lobbying the university on their behalf in order to provide students with a more enjoyable experience.
MUSRA is structured to represent the diversity of Macquarie’s student body, with five Equality and Diversity Officers representing International, Ethno-Cultural, Gay and Lesbian, Indigenous and Women, as well as students with disabilities and health conditions.
MUSRA’s 2012 representative for international students is Chinese Bachelor of Applied Finance student Xiaohua (John) Jian.
Chinese student Yang Zhao was well aware of the reputation of Macquarie University before he decided to study here – all he had to do was switch on his TV.
“There are lots of journalists, editors, television producers and celebrities in China and Hong Kong who graduated from Macquarie University and work for China Central Television (CCTV) and Phoenix Television.”
“I knew that Macquarie’s degrees enjoyed worldwide recognition and that the Department of Media, Music and Cultural Studies was housed in the former Australian Film Television and Radio School.”
“As someone whose dream is to be an international journalist, I chose Macquarie without hesitation.”
“Studying at Macquarie with people from different countries and backgrounds is a meaningful thing,” says Arts – Media student Yang Zhao. “We have different cultural values, but the fact that we’re all learning English together bonds us.“
“Australia is such a diverse society. People are proud of their origins and also show great understanding of foreign cultures,” says Chinese Bachelor of Commerce student Qing Sun.
Qing describes her Macquarie experience as “Work hard, play hard”.
