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Celebration of a ten-year international partnership
At a ceremony in China last week, the University of New England (UNE) and Wuxi South Ocean College (WSOC) celebrated the 10th anniversary of a highly successful educational partnership.
November 2008
24 - 25 November 2008: Symposium - New Pathways to Adoption and Diffusion of Primary Industries Innovations. If you are interested in Adoption and Diffusion of Primary Industries Innovations can you please take a few moments to respond to the survey? Your participation is important and your responses will feed directly into the Symposium workshop on the afternoon of the 25th November.
October 2008
New Zealand local government expert visits UNE Centre
A leading authority on New Zealand local government visited the University of New England last week to discuss research collaboration with UNE’s Centre for Local Government Professor Brian Dollery, and its Deputy Director, Bligh Grant, centred on issues of local government sustainability.
September 2008
SIFE UNE’s community project named ‘most inspiring’
SIFE UNE’s community project named ‘most inspiring’ Monday, September 22nd, 2008 A team from the University of New England has won the award for the “most inspiring community engagement” project at the 2008 national championships of Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE).
The Sydney Morning Herald publishes a story on Emilo Morales - PhD student in Economics, 6 September, 2008 in the postgraduate supplement.
June 2008
Speaking at the function, held late last month at Trentham Military Barracks, Upper Hutt, NZ, the Chief of the NZ Army, Major General Lou Gardiner, said the partnership with UNE had led to “a strengthening of the NZ Army’s expertise in administration, leadership, and training development at the crucial middle-management level”.
The graduates gained the UNE degrees of Bachelor of Administrative Leadership, Bachelor of Training and Development, or Master of Education (Adult Education).
Economics, Business, Law students get expert HSC adviceYear 12 students from 16 secondary schools in northern NSW received expert advice today on tackling this year’s Higher School Certificate examinations in Economics, Business Studies, and Legal Studies.
The 250 students, from schools in Coonabarabran, Tenterfield, Glen Innes, Bellingen, Moree, Gunnedah, Coffs Harbour, Armidale and Tamworth, were attending an “HSC Booster Day” in UNE’s Faculty of The Professions.
Among those offering advice on curriculum content and exam strategies were two visitors to UNE: Mr Tim Riley, author of the economics textbooks Year 11 Economics 2007 and Year 12 Economics 2007, and Mr Mohan Dhall, who has marked HSC Business Studies and Legal Studies papers and worked on the HSC Advice Line.
Creative cocktail of accounting students and professionals
More than 90 people attended an inaugural Corporate Cocktail Evening at the University of New England hosted by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia.
The Corporate Cocktail Evening, supported and promoted by academics and careers advisers from the University, was designed to introduce students to the Chartered Accountants in their local area and to increase awareness of the Chartered Accountants Program.
May 2008
Phanin Nanthakot (current PhD student) - supervisors Dr Renato Villano and Professor Euan Fleming - was awarded Best Paper in the Category Developing Courties at the 8th International Conference on Management in AgriFood Chains and Networks, Wageningen University and Research Centre, 28-30 May 2008, The Netherlands.
April Graduation 2008
Graduation - Awards in Excellence
Professor Alison Sheridan was presented the Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Research.
Dr Josie Fisher was presented the Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Learning and Teaching.
Dr Theresa Smith-Ruig was presented the Vice-Chancellor's Award for the Young Distinguished Allumni. Dr Smith-Ruig addressed the graduands. Her deliver is attached.
Professor Grant Harman
Emeritus Professor Grant Harman was quoted in a national newspaper on a topic of policy relevance in higher education.
Recognition of one's expertise via participating in the media on debates of relevance to the nation is an important contribution.