Volume 4, October 2009 issue
Announcements
Extension Program 2010 applications now open – for Year 12 VCE students wishing to study selected first-year University subjects
Exam information for current Extension Program students
Architecture and Design Summer School for school students – registration closes Friday 27 November
2010 VCE Summer School (bursaries are available) – applications close Friday 12 December
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Melbourne University Student Union Ltd VCE Summer School academic and social activities
Photo courtesy: Melbourne University Student Union Ltd.
Are you going into VCE Year 11 or 12 next year? Organised by The Melbourne University Student Union Ltd, the VCE Summer School (two-week program held from Monday 11 to Friday 22 January 2010) provides a great opportunity [...]
Year 12 student and Class of 2009 Kwong Lee Dow Young Scholar, Christopher Weinberg, was fortunate to attend the Inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States earlier this year. Christopher intends to study politics or international affairs next year. Here are the experiences he wanted to share, the moment that will define [...]
“My name is Jessica and I am a second year Kwong Lee Dow Young Scholar and Bachelor of Arts student. This year I took advantage of the travel scholarship offered through the program and completed an intensive history subject called “Searching for the American Dream”.
During the whirlwind three weeks that we spent in the US, [...]
The Australian team with Professor Sheil – CEO of the Australian Research Council.
Photograph courtesy of Australian Mathematics Trust
Dana Ma with the team at Trafalgar Square during training camp.
In July this year, Melbourne Girls’ Grammar and University of Melbourne Extension Program Mathematics student Dana Ma, along with five team mates, represented Australia at the [...]
Second year Bachelor of Environments student, Jas Johnston, put forward his vision of an Australian city skyline in the year 2020 and won the third prize of this year’s HP Cityscape 2020 City Life Design Competition.
Entries were judged on creativity including originality, presentation, inspiration and execution, and community vision covering environmental sustainability, local relevance and [...]
Ella arriving at one of the events at the conference, eager to get stuck into some lively debate
At one event participants were asked to wear something that represented their culture, hence the Bombers scarf
Ella with other members of the ‘United Nations’
“On 18 July 2009, a brisk Saturday morning, I [...]
Volume 3, August 2009 issue
Announcements
Getting the most out of Open Day (10am-4pm, Sunday 16 August)
Choosing specialisations in the Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Music Performance in 2010
Deferral policy for 2010
Preparing your application for 2010 entry and beyond
VTAC application reminder and important dates
Levelling the playing field: Enhance your opportunity for selection into [...]
This is what our special entry and scholarships schemes are all about: removing barriers so that all students – no matter what their background – can have the same opportunity for education. This is something that second-year Media and Communications student Charmaine Green knows a lot about.
Charmaine Green
Bachelor of Arts (Media and Communications) student [...]
Getting involved at a university while studying at school can help ease your transition to tertiary study. The University of Melbourne offers a variety of opportunities for school students to engage and discover more what university life is like.
Year 12 student Katie Petros is participating in two University of Melbourne programs for secondary students: [...]
The Kwong Lee Dow First Year Program offers a range of opportunities and activities to Kwong Lee Dow Young Scholars who are enrolled in first year at the University of Melbourne. Kwong Lee Dow First Year Scholars Jessica Addy (Arts), Eddy Qiu (Science) and Pip Peddington-Webb (Arts) wrote to us and shared their experience in [...]
Georgina McKay
Third-year Bachelor of Arts
Political Science and History major
Me (second from the left) with my roommates from Indonesia, Hungary and Kenya
At Baguio with some of the Filipino and Indonesian delegates
A small group photos of the delegates at the University of the Philippines
Hi all,
“In May 2009 I was fortunate enough to be chosen as a [...]
Julia Carlomagno
Editor
Penguin Group Australia
Master of Publishing and Communications student
What is your current role?
“I am an editor at Penguin Group Australia. I work in the Books for Adults section, which publishes both fiction and non-fiction.”
What are your main tasks in this role?
“I edit and proofread manuscripts. I also read, assess and report on manuscripts. The [...]
Jacqueline Musiitwa
Melbourne JD graduate 2005
Principal Attorney at Hoja Law Group, New York
Jacqueline “Muna” Musiitwa graduated from the Melbourne JD in 2005. As a duel US/Zambian citizen, she chose the Melbourne JD because of the joint attraction of “the most prestigious JD program in Australia” and the idea of moving to Australia to study. On [...]
Kunal Luthra
Kwong Lee Dow Young Scholar Class of 2009, Year 12, Melbourne High School
Kwong Lee Dow Young Scholars Essay Competition Winner
The fear surrounding climate change is one that transcends generational gaps and national boundaries. For many young Australians, it is perceived as an issue that should be at the forefront of decision making at all [...]
Anil Yasar Zirek
Kwong Lee Dow Young Scholars Class of 2010, Year 11, Isik College (Upfield Campus)
Kwong Lee Dow Young Scholars Essay Competition Winner
On the 5th of July 1687, Sir Isaac Newton published his 3rd Law of Motion: “To every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.” Though Newton’s laws may have only pertained to physics, [...]
Julianna Rozek
Kwong Lee Dow Young Scholar Class of 2009, Buckley Park College
Kwong Lee Dow Young Scholars Essay Competition Runner-up
Before we go plummeting into ‘clean’ coal and sustainable solutions to everything, we must first understand where we went wrong. Where we as a human race have overstepped our boundaries. Did it begin with discovering the usefulness [...]
Amanda Fung
Kwong Lee Dow Young Scholar Class of 2009, Year 12, Presbyterian Ladies’ College
Kwong Lee Dow Young Scholars Essay Competition Runner-up
In 2007 the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released their fourth assessment report, concluding that: ‘Warming of the climate system is unequivocal; Humans are very likely to be causing most of the warming that [...]
Zachary Harte
Kwong Lee Dow Young Scholar Class of 2010, Gisborne Secondary College
Kwong Lee Dow Young Scholars Essay Competition Runner-up
“Australia is undeniably on the sharp end of climate change. The implications are serious for its economy and living standards. Coping with climate change is going to bring substantial cultural changes in its wake.”
Climate change: irregular [...]
Volume 2, June 2009 issue
Announcements
Changes to the 2010 entry requirements for Bachelor of Agriculture
Media and Communications study options from 2010 and beyond
No intake for the Bachelor of Music Theatre from 2010
Preparing your application for 2010 entry and beyond
2010 entry scores now online
How to apply for an undergraduate course
Important dates and application time line for [...]
Coinciding with her secondary school studies, Tessa is also completing the University of Melbourne Extension Program in Art History. Each week she attends two 1-hour lectures and a 1-hour tutorial at the University’s Parkville campus, whilst at the same time experiencing first hand a taste of university life. She finds the program has provided her [...]
Michelle Kovacevic (Area of study: Neuroscience and Indonesian) and Marija Strmota (Arts, Psychology, Pathology and Immunology) spent several weeks during Semester 2, 2008 at Preston Primary School as part of ‘Science Communicators’, a pilot project by the Faculty of Science.
Read more about their story.
At Melbourne, we recognise the two-way flow and uptake of ideas between [...]
Learning in the lecture and tutorial classes is important but you may also realise much of the learning at university occurs outside the classroom as well. Gus Gowell, recently completed his Bachelor of Arts (Media and Communications) (Honours) and now completing a cadetship with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). He shares his experiences and [...]
Marc Costabile
Graduate, Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) 2008
Recently named the 2008 Valedictorian by the Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Commerce, Professor Margaret Abernethy, Marc Costabile completed his honours degree in Accounting last semester and was awarded three prizes including the best overall honours student and highest overall grade in the Accounting and Business Information [...]
Melbourne Law School Oxford International IP Moot Competition team
From left to right: Caroline Wong, Henry Boylan, Mason Clarke-Jones and team mentor Emily Hudson
Melbourne Law School students participate in a range of international mooting competitions, including the European Law Students’ Association (ELSA) Moot Court Competition on World Trade Organisation (WTO) law, the Oxford International Intellectual Property [...]
Melbourne School of Design (MSD) students visit overseas studios and enjoy the benefits and rewarding experiences by undertaking the international travelling studio subjects introduced from last year.
The studios are taken as part of their graduate study and in 2008 groups of students, led by the Faculty’s leading design lecturers, travelled to partner universities in Genoa [...]
Volume 1, April 2009 issue
Welcome to the first edition of the Future Students Online Magazine!
Announcement
Exam information for Extension Programs students
Get on track for a world of opportunities at Melbourne – 2010 entry
Create your own Melbourne Experience
Browse your study options for 2010 and beyond
How to get into Melbourne
Scholarships at Melbourne
Learn about opportunities to enrich your [...]
Peter Willis enjoyed the benefits of the Kwong Lee Dow Young Scholars Program and the experience outside the classroom in Europe!
Hi there,
“In December last year, I took advantage of the Melbourne Global Scholarship offered through the Kwong Lee Dow Young Scholars Program and undertook a three-week summer intensive subject, “The Graeco-Roman City in Antiquity” in Europe [...]
Second-year student and Kwong Lee Dow Young Scholar, Sahil Shekhar met with thousands of the best and brightest students from around the globe and international leaders at the recent Harvard National Model United Nations (HNMUN) conference held in Boston early this year. Hear about Sahil’s story that not only highlights the unique experiences he received [...]
Meet some of our students and see what they do in a week during semester.
“I meet up with some of my friends in my course, go to lectures/tutorials and then head to Union House for some lunch. Between lectures we usually go to the computer room to do a bit of study and help each [...]