It’s always great to welcome former students back to the Bond campus, but never more so than when they return to pass on their knowledge and experience to those who would follow in their footsteps.
We were recently privileged to have Markus Granlund back on campus as both a student and a teacher.
Markus first come to Bond to study his Master of Laws (International Trade Law) in 1999. Having completed his LLB and LLM at Sweden’s renowned Lund University, he was awarded a Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholarship which allowed him to study anywhere in the world.
"I chose to come to Bond University because I wanted to broaden my international experience," he said.
"Bond Law’s International Trade Law program had the global perspective I was looking for, and the class mix gave me an opportunity to study with lawyers from all over the world."
Making the Dean’s and Vice-Chancellor’s Lists every semester and graduating with First Class Honours, it was no surprise that Markus was snapped up by one of Australia’s leading law firms, becoming one of the first overseas lawyers to be employed by Minter Ellison’s Brisbane practice.
On his return to Sweden a year later, he joined Archibald Advokatbyrå, part of the Anderson Legal Network, and then transferred to one of Sweden’s top law firms, Advokatfirman Lindahl.
Within six years of graduating from Bond, Markus was appointed a Senior Associate at Lindahl, working with international clients in mergers and acquisitions.
In 2006, we were delighted to welcome Markus back to Australia when, once again, he chose to travel half a world away from his home to further his qualifications at Bond University, this time electing to complement his legal expertise with business studies in marketing, finance and accounting.
At the same time, he agreed to share his wealth of knowledge and practical experience with our current crop of budding legal eagles by lecturing in the Law faculty.
Markus has now returned to Sweden to resume his senior role with Advokatfirman Lindahl … but that’s not to say we won’t see him again one day!
Bondies featured this month include Jayson Hu (012), Carolyn Salam (951), Toini Hermansen (031) and Apurva Agarwal (993).
Read about Chapter events in Bogotá, Shanghai, Beijing and the Gold Coast. Also read about the new Australia Mexico Alumni Association. 
We would like to know about specific moments at Bond that have shaped your personal and professional development. We have put together a short survey asking you, our alumni, to identify key events from which you 'learned a lot' during your time at Bond. 
As a recent Bond graduate, you may have received a survey in the mail. We are currently in the process of collecting feedback from our 2007 May graduates and we encourage you to complete the survey and return, postage paid, in the addressed envelope provided. 
Both the Bond University Mirvac School of Sustainable Development and the Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine have announced new programs to be offered from January 2008.
It has been an eventful month for Bond University’s Faculty of Law, with the Faculty hosting two separate visits from distinguished practitioners as well as a Legal Profession networking evening to mark the opening of the new Legal Skills Centre.
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