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Degrees that make a difference: physiotherapy

Antra — Wed, 11 Nov 2015 10:54:04 +0000

Canadian Andrea Luk was inspired to study physiotherapy after witnessing first-hand the remarkable improvements that it could bring.

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Scholarship student’s fight against crime

Antra — Wed, 02 Sep 2015 05:13:18 +0000

Indonesian government auditor Kania Inawesnia is pursuing a career in forensic accounting, thanks to Macquarie University and the Australia Awards scholarship.

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Translation masters leads to global affair

Antra — Wed, 10 Jun 2015 00:10:27 +0000

Macquarie graduate Minjong Yu is using her masters degree to grow international relationships in Incheon, South Korea.

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Macquarie University student to perform at Sydney Opera House

Administrator — Fri, 09 May 2014 03:51:12 +0000

A visit to the Sydney Opera House is top of the must-see list for most international students but Renata Zilli Montero of Mexico is actually performing in its Concert Hall later this year. “Last session I attended the Sydney Opera House’s 40th anniversary concert,” says Renata, who is studying both a Master of International Relations […]

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Macquarie University graduate to miss campus friendships

Administrator — Sun, 13 Apr 2014 22:59:03 +0000

Indonesian student Jovi graduated in February with a Master of Commerce in Marketing and says the thing he’ll miss most about Macquarie University is the time he spent with friends he made on campus. “We loved to spend time having a coffee at Marxine’s Café and study together at the library, moments that were priceless,” he […]

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SIBT puts Hong Kong student on fast track to financial career

Administrator — Wed, 12 Feb 2014 05:23:46 +0000

Galant Tso did thorough research before deciding to pursue his tertiary education at Macquarie University. “According to different reports, Macquarie graduates have better career prospects and salaries on average,” he says. “In addition, the pathway from SIBT was also attractive to me.” As Galant did not take the Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination, he was […]

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Macquarie University interdisciplinary degrees add value to Russian know-how

Administrator — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 09:46:16 +0000

Valentin Domchenko works for the largest IT professional services and outsourcing provider in Russia and credits his Macquarie degree for giving him the interdisciplinary knowledge necessary to translate between business and IT languages. “Before Macquarie I possessed sound technical knowledge and skills, but through the Master of Commerce program I learnt to communicate and structure problems and […]

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From IT to finance: career change made possible with Macquarie

Antra — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 02:00:01 +0000

As a portfolio manager with multinational investment management corporation BlackRock, Malaysian-born Calvin Thong handles millions of dollars of funds on behalf of his clients. “My day to day responsibilities include portfolio management, cash management and risk management, as well as trading equities in Japan and international markets,” the Tokyo-based graduate explains. It’s quite a change […]

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Internship gets career flying

Antra — Thu, 19 Dec 2013 01:36:44 +0000

“My Macquarie degree was a great stepping stone for my professional career in Australia,” says German graduate Franziska McCarthy. “Apart from giving me a great theoretical foundation, it allowed me to develop my professional network early on,” she adds. “And through Macquarie’s internship program I found a job with a communications company that led to […]

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Scholarship student ready to give back to Paraguay

Antra — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 06:49:46 +0000

A life-changing trip to Buenos Aires was the first step towards Ingrid Villalba Weiler’s goal of completing a masters degree and making her home country of Paraguay a better place for all. Ingrid had been asked to fly to the Australian embassy in Argentina to be interviewed for the Australia Awards, Australia’s postgraduate scholarship program for […]

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