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| SCHOLARSHIPS TO BOOST INDIGENOUS TOURISM | |||
 In a significant boost for Indigenous tourism, the Indigenous Land Corporation (ILC) has partnered with Bond University to provide three full scholarships in Tourism Management.The scholarships, valued at $115,000 each, will cover full tuition fees, accommodation and meals for the two-year programs.
This is the first time the ILC has joined with a university to offer scholarships and Acting General Manager Jodie Lindsay says they are excited about the opportunity this will provide to Indigenous students wanting to study tourism.
“The ILC’s purpose is to assist Indigenous people with land acquisition and land management to achieve economic, environmental, and cultural benefits. Ensuring young Indigenous people have access to an education that helps them build a secure and sustainable future is a key priority for the ILC,” said Ms Lindsay.
“We believe the tourism industry has a bright future and offers Indigenous people a wide range of training and employment opportunities,” she said.
Vice-Chancellor Professor Robert Stable said the University was delighted to join with the ILC.
“These Indigenous scholarships reflect Bond University’s commitment to the community.
“We look forward to a long and prosperous partnership with the ILC to further develop Indigenous education, in particular in the tourism sector,” he said.
Bond University Head of School of Hotel, Resort and Tourism Management Professor Elizabeth Roberts (pictured above) said partnering with the ILC was a long-term vision for the future of the tourism industry.
“This is a partnership never before seen in Australian tertiary institutions. These scholarships will not only change the lives of these three students, but the communities they will return to. Indigenous tourism is a growth industry that needs resources behind it if it is to flourish,” said Professor Roberts.
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| FUNDING SMART FUTURES | |||
Queensland Treasurer the Hon. Andrew Fraser MP (pictured) recently visited campus to announce the Smart Futures PhD recipients for 2010. Bond received an impressive four out of the total 17 scholarships awarded to Queensland universities, representing a 100% success rate, with each application submitted being successful.
PhD students Elizabeth Scott, Christian Moro, Michael Kakanis and Brookes Folmli have all received the prestigious scholarships, each worth $24,000 over three years, to aid their research into health and social issues that impact society as a whole.
The Queensland Government’s Smart Futures Fund will also finance two additional Fellowships at Bond University, with Dr Scott Wearing and Dr Clarence Tan both successful in their applications.
Dr Wearing from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow will join the Health Sciences and Medicine Faculty under a $150,000, three-year fellowship to undertake research in sports medicine, rehabilitation and injury management.
Dr Tan from the Faculty of Business Technology and Sustainable Development will receive $25,000 over 12 months as part of his Entrepreneur-in-Residence fellowship.
Finally, in exciting news for the Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Professor Paul Glaziou from Oxford University will join the team in June under an Australian Federation Grant of $4 million over five years. In addition, the National Health and Medical Research Council has recently advised an additional joint University of Sydney and Bond University grant of $8.9 million, with Professor Glasziou as Joint Chief Investigator. The Bond component is estimated to be approximately $1.7 million over 5 years. | |||
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In addition to the three scholarships announced in partnership with the Indigenous Land Corporation, Bond University has received notice of several significant scholarships and grants that will further strengthen the growing research portfolio of the University. | CHINESE AMBASSADOR TO AUSTRALIA VISITS BOND | |||
The lecture, attended by over 80 guests, provided great insight into the tremendous growth that China has experienced in recent times and demonstrated the complex and integrated approach that both countries take with respect to bilateral relations and investment.
His Excellency was joined by his wife, Madam YIN, Consul General REN Gongping and Consul PAN Yonglu who were all extremely impressed by Bond’s campus, staff and our interest in China.
The Ambassador made the trip from Canberra to Bond specifically to deliver his lecture at the invitation of the Tim Fisher Centre for Global Trade and Finance, which was founded in 2000 to serve as an interdisciplinary research centre and think tank on global trade and finance issues. | |||
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Earlier this month, the Tim Fischer Centre for Global Trade and Finance and The Faculty of Law hosted His Excellency ZHANG Junsai, the Ambassador of The People’s Republic of China to Australia as he presented a distinguished lecture on ‘China-Australia Economic and Investment Co-operation and Bilateral Relations’.| CAMPUS DEVELOPMENTS | |||
Security fencing around the existing building and proposed footprint for the extension has now been installed, meaning a number of existing car spaces have been forfeited. While staff with permanent parking within the area will have been offered replacement parking, the University is also creating new angle parking bays around Ring Road to offset the loss of parking within the Legal Skills precinct.
The University acknowledges the inconvenience this may be causing to staff and students, and asks for cooperation and patience during these essential works which will ultimately deliver further amenities to the University community.
Visit the Main Library to view the exciting final plans for the extension.
In other developments, the University Council has agreed to sell its Australia Post licence with a new and comprehensive Post Office being located at the Varsity Lakes precinct.
As part of the agreement, the University will retain its own postcode and mail box on campus and the Bookshop will continue to sell postage stamps and envelopes. | |||
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There are a number of developments on campus which may be impacting on students and visitors alike.| BALNAVES FOUNDATION MULTIMEDIA LEARNING CENTRE OFFICIALLY OPENS | |||
A former Bond University Council Member and now Member of the Board of Trustees, Mr Balnaves put forward his Foundation’s name, his expertise and a grant of $1.5milion to create the popular, technology-rich centre 18 months ago.
Breaking new ground in using multiple technologies and making innovative space for teaching, learning and research, the $3.4 million student facility incorporates a laptop bar, study booths, digital art displays and collaborative learning rooms with state-of-the-art equipment.
In a mark of his tremendous generosity and ongoing support for Bond University, Mr Balnaves used the launch to announce a further donation of $150,000, to be provided over three years and matched by the University, to ensure the maintenance and continued advancement of the Centre’s cutting-edge technology. | |||
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The Balnaves Foundation Multimedia Learning Centre, named in honour of our long-time, generous benefactor, Dr Neil Balnaves AO, was officially opened this month. | ACHIEVEMENTS AND ACCOLADES | |||
 Bond University has won ‘Best International Mooter’ for the second year running at the prestigious International Criminal Court Trial Competition in The Hague. Mooter Ashleigh Light won Best Oralist of the competition, outshining speakers from 17 other universities around the world, including Yale University in the United States, Osgood Hall in Canada and Queens University in Belfast.Ms Light, together with fellow students Daniel Ryan, Rowan Kendall, Sarah Bond and Hannah Maher, made up the Bond team that also took home the award for Best Defence Counsel.
Bond Law is making quite a name for itself in the competition, with Bondy Kate Mitchell (now an Alumnus) having won the coveted international speaking prize last year. Congratulations to the team and their coach, Senior Teaching Fellow Joe Crowley.
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SCHOLARSHIPS TO BOOST INDIGENOUS TOURISM FUNDING SMART FUTURES CHINESE AMBASSADOR TO AUSTRALIA VISITS BOND CAMPUS DEVELOPMENTS BALNAVES FOUNDATION MULTIMEDIA LEARNING CENTRE OFFICIALLY OPENS ACHIEVEMENTS AND ACCOLADES |
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Science Week Bond University’s Faculty of Health Sciences & Medicine will be hosting the 3rd annual Science Week designed to provide high school students in grades 10 to 12 with the opportunity to experience different areas of science and to further explore potential career paths within this industry. Investing in Your Future Seminars Locations and Dates: Contact: Kristy Manyweathers on 07 5595 1067
When: Monday, April 12, 8am - 3pm Open Day 2010 Wanting to find out more about studying at Bond in 2011? Be sure to put Open Day 2010 in your calendar now. Come along to this event to find out how Bond University can bring your ambition to life... tour our fantastic facilities, meet our staff and students and enjoy a day of jam-packed entertainment and informative presentations.
When: Sunday, August 22, 2010, 10am - 3pm Location: Bond University Campus, Robina, Gold Coast Register for Open Day 2010 updates All Upcoming Events For more information about Bond University's events, please contact:
Charlotte King National Marketing and Events Coordinator Phone: (07) 5595 1114 Email: events@bond.edu.au |
| IN PROFILE |
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CAMERON'S MONKEY BUSINESS AT TROPFEST “All I know, from watching the replay, is that I had the biggest grin I’ve ever seen on my face. I guess I was pretty happy!” Edser said.
And happy he should be. Scooping second prize at the world’s largest short film festival has catapulted Edser and his Co-Director Michael Richards into the spotlight.
“Already we’re starting to see doors opening for us. Overnight we went from relative unknowns to, well, not famous, but significantly more prominent within the film industry,” he said.
The South Australian pair’s four-minute animation, My Neighbourhood Has Been Overrun By Baboons, was the culmination of six months of painstaking work with six-inch clay figures.
“Those six months of working virtually around the clock was all worthwhile for four minutes of sitting among an audience of 75,000 at the Domain in Sydney who were all laughing and cheering for our film. It is pretty much the best thing any filmmaker can hope for,” Edser said.
It’s a long way from the relatively small audience at Bond University’s Film and Television Awards that watched one of Edser’s first claymation shorts - The Bushman of Bunyip Billabong – win him a full scholarship to study Film and Television at Bond in 2004.
“I learnt a lot while studying Film and TV at Bond. I worked on a lot of productions that helped hone my skills in the broader area of filmmaking rather than focusing solely on animation; but it was probably the useful connections I made with staff, students and people in the industry that was most beneficial.
“Whether I went to Bond or not, I would have kept making films, but having a great institution, like the Film and Television department at Bond, to guide you in the right direction, critically analyse your work and motivate you to continue, was absolutely vital to my success today,” Edser said.
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