I was recently briefly in Europe with the Professor Geraldine Mackenzie, Pro Vice Chancellor – Research and Dean of Law, and Brett Walker, General Manager- Strategic Partnerships, with the purpose of meeting with our existing and proposed new partner institutions, and alumni in Frankfurt and Paris.

For the first time, we held a graduation ceremony in Paris for our French Bar School Master of Laws (International Legal Practice) degree program graduates. It was an excellent function with our graduates and their families and friends, and representatives of the French Bar School, the Australian Government and other distinguished guests in attendance.

We also held discussions with our key French agent, AustralieMag, to explore other exchange and double degree opportunities in France.

An important part of the unique Bond student experience is to offer study abroad and international exchange opportunities. To this end, agreements were renewed with the European Business School and Phillips Marburg University, and we visited our new partner the Freie University of Berlin for the first time. Promising discussions were also held with two other prestigious German institutions to explore what opportunities may exist. And a meeting with the Australian Embassy in Berlin provided useful introductions to the Germany Exchange Department, with the opportunity for us to explore what Bond may be able to do to support the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Ludwig Leichhardt, who died during one of his Australian expeditions in 1848.

Congratulations to Bond Law alumnus Dr Ross Buckley, who has received a highly sort after 2011 Fulbright Senior Scholarship to undertake a three-month project in international law at the renowned Duke University, one of our partner institutions, in the United States. Dr Buckley completed his Master of Laws at Bond in 1994 and has since gone on to distinguish himself in the legal finance arena as an academic and researcher of note. The focus of his project will be to identify the fundamental financial reforms required to stave off a repeat of the Global Financial Crisis.

Finally, I am delighted to announce the 2012 domestic scholarship season has opened. The scholarship program attracts more than 300 of Australia’s brightest and most promising school leavers who show potential of being tomorrow’s leaders. Applications can be made through the website.

Regards,
Professor Robert Stable
Vice-Chancellor and President

As you are no doubt aware our RICS Accreditation is very important to our programs. As part of our reporting requirements we must advise RICS of our graduate destinations. I would be most grateful if you could email me your current employment status, ie your employer’s name and your current position. Your SID will only be incorporated into the report, not your name.

Please email your details to Jenni Allen at jallen@bond.edu.au