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One semester not enough for American

Antra — Mon, 09 Nov 2015 12:01:15 +0000

Halfway through his exchange semester at Macquarie, American Brandon Chiwaya decided the grass was greener ‘down under’.

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American joins Macquarie’s robot wars

Antra — Tue, 19 May 2015 01:05:00 +0000

U.S student Joey Diamond comes ‘halfway around the world’ to study engineering at Macquarie.

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Cochlear researcher fine tunes virtual hearing environments at Macquarie

Administrator — Wed, 17 Sep 2014 00:20:20 +0000

Researcher Abbie Kressner, from Atlanta, USA, has an international grant to study Cochlear implants in virtual hearing environments at Macquarie University

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New York, New York: first Macquarie Jubilee alumni reception in the big apple

Administrator — Fri, 30 May 2014 02:00:18 +0000

Vice-Chancellor Professor S Bruce Dowton recently hosted US-based graduates at a reception in New York to celebrate the University’s 50th anniversary. The reception was the first time the University has hosted a reception in New York and was met with an enthusiastic response from alumni. Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Corporate Engagement & Advancement), Professor David Wilkinson was the […]

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Trip to Canberra broadens Macquarie University students’ horizons

Administrator — Mon, 05 May 2014 03:30:06 +0000

Macquarie University’s Global Leadership Program held its annual domestic symposium to Canberra in March. The symposium involved a visit to Parliament House for Question Time, an evening with the High Commissioner of Pakistan, Abdul Malik Abdullah, in his diplomatic residence and numerous opportunities to explore the culture and socio-political issues of Australia. GLP students Gemma Bastock […]

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Macquarie student gets a taste of American college life

Administrator — Mon, 17 Mar 2014 02:48:50 +0000

Courtney West is doing a Bachelor of Arts – Psychology with the degree of Bachelor of Health and recounts her exchange to the University of Maryland last session. “It has always been a dream of mine to study in the USA. I had no idea what to expect while living on an American university campus, […]

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Mission: Australia for U.S. intelligence analyst

Antra — Mon, 11 Nov 2013 07:02:58 +0000

With seven years experience as a political-military intelligence analyst under her belt, U.S-born Katherine Wilson found herself in a new foreign territory in 2010 – Sydney, Australia. With her partner’s job bringing them to the University, Katherine embraced life in Australia and is now combining a research administration position with postgraduate study at Macquarie. “The Master […]

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U.S. graduate plans to succeed

Antra — Mon, 08 Jul 2013 00:58:32 +0000

American Macquarie graduate Bill Hawkins says his decision to study in Australia was one of the best he ever made. “The experience of living and studying abroad is one of the best things you can do – it takes you out of your comfort zone and immerses you in another culture,” he says. Bill graduated […]

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Biology students off to Boston

Antra — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 06:20:45 +0000

A group of Macquarie University synthetic biology students are competing in the world finals of a prestigious science technology event being held at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston later this week. The students qualified for the world finals following a silver medal-winning demonstration of their synthetic biology research project at the Asian iGEM […]

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A fashionable trade in the Big Apple

Antra — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 08:12:32 +0000

Danielle Holden’s role reads like a combination of career wishlist items for many students, combining fashion and beauty, international trade, a job with the British Consulate-General and a location in New York City. The US-born Macquarie graduate is currently working for UK Trade and Investment (UKTI), the British Government’s international business development agency, where she […]

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