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International and Aussie students: do they mix?

Antra — Mon, 01 Jun 2015 02:07:56 +0000

Australian Macquarie student Lydia Melek busts some myths about international students and shares a story of friendship across borders.

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China: exploring a new world

Administrator — Tue, 04 Nov 2014 23:00:53 +0000

Business students from Macquarie discover the meaning of ‘guanxi’ in China.

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Macquarie’s kitchen rules for student jobs

Administrator — Wed, 23 Jul 2014 06:31:55 +0000

Macquarie students Katrina Jing and Shirley Chan earned money and life skills in Macquarie's Campus Life kitchen while studying for their degrees.

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Career cocktails for Chinese alumni

Administrator — Mon, 07 Jul 2014 00:40:33 +0000

The Australia China Alumni Association (ACAA) is helping Australian universities’ alumni find job opportunities in China. On August 16, ACAA and AustCham South China are hosting Career Cocktails at the W Guangzhou Hotel for job-seekers and companies to network. The Australian Consul-General, Dominic Trindade, will speak at the event and the Australian Ambassador to China, […]

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Macquarie student wins Chinese Bridge language prize

Administrator — Wed, 11 Jun 2014 06:38:44 +0000

Tony Edwards, a third-year Chinese language student from Macquarie, has won the NSW section of the Chinese Bridge language prize. Tony, who will travel to China to compete in the international section of the competition, gave a speech on the topic “My Chinese Dream” and gave a performance on the guqin, a traditional Chinese musical […]

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NSW Police, international students speak the same language through Weibo translation

Administrator — Thu, 03 Apr 2014 01:03:51 +0000

When the NSW Police Force won in the technical category of the 2013 National Multicultural Marketing Awards for its Facebook and Weibo pages, its spokesman for international students paid tribute to Macquarie University’s Department of Linguistics. “The staff and students at Macquarie University have fully embraced this and consistently given us quality translations for the […]

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Macquarie University PACE program gives Chinese students professional experience

Administrator — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 01:16:00 +0000

Fudan University student Xueling Chen always wanted to know how the media industry works in Australia. Luckily, her exchange to Macquarie gave her the opportunity to complete an internship at Universal Magazines as part of the University’s PACE program. Xueling’s work at Universal involved research, writing and monitoring the social media channels for Dogs Life magazine. […]

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Learning to do business in China

Antra — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 01:44:04 +0000

Students aiming for a successful business career know that today’s business graduates need an excellent knowledge of global markets. It’s especially useful to know one in particular: China – the world’s fastest-growing consumer market. That’s why many international students – particularly those from Europe and the Americas – choose Macquarie for the insights the University […]

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Accounting student recognised in Bloomberg Hall of Fame

Antra — Tue, 22 Oct 2013 07:01:23 +0000

Zhuopeng Liu’s future career looks bright, with the Chinese student beating thousands of other participants to be featured in the Bloomberg Aptitude Test Hall of Fame. The Bloomberg Aptitude Test (BAT) has been completed by more than 100,000 students in 60 countries. It allows students to test their knowledge against other graduates in the job […]

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Finding part-time work

Antra — Thu, 11 Jul 2013 01:29:15 +0000

Chinese student Jie (Elliot) Zhu is in his first year of a Bachelor of Applied Finance and also works as a Student Recruitment Assistant in Macquarie University’s international office. Here Elliot shares how he secured his part-time job, and how it enhances his university experience. “As an undergraduate student, studying is definitely a big part […]

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