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University set to host Confucius Institute

A Letter of Intent to establish a Confucius Institute at the University of Melbourne was signed by the University’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor Glyn Davis, and the Consul-General in Melbourne of the People’s Republic of China, Tian Junting, in early July. more >>

	ALUMNI PROFILE: Elizabeth Ambrose Degree: Arts/Law 1998 Current Position: Translator with the International Criminal Court in The Hague Well travelled and with a passion for justice, Elizabeth Ambrose has put her talent for translation to work in a court which aims to ensure the gravest international crimes do not go unpunished. more >>

ALUMNI NEWS

Weblog launched for Malaysia-base alumni

Log onto http://melbournealumni.blogspot.com/ to visit the brand new weblog for all University of Melbourne alumni in Malaysia.

This excellent new service for alumni in Malaysia will provide you with updates on alumni activities in Malaysia, as well as info about the Alumni Association in Malaysia and the University of Melbourne.

Melbourne University Magazine published

The full-colour 2005 Melbourne University Magazine has been published and it's full of information about the University, its research programs and, of course, its alumni. more >>

UNIVERSITY NEWS

Steady student:staff ratios

The University of Melbourne has recorded a slight improvement in its 2004 student:staff ratio of 17.9, down from 18 in 2003. more >>

Melbourne Uni supports Malaysian school newspapers

The University of Melbourne has strengthened its links with Malaysian schools by offering the grand prize in the Star Newspaper “Best School Newspaper Awards”. more >>

Microsoft to sponsor new Masters at the University of Melbourne

Microsoft will sponsor the establishment of a new ‘.NET Lab’ for the University of Melbourne’s recently launched Master of Engineering in Distributed Computing – believed to be the first of its kind in the world. more >>

RESEARCH NEWS

English-only speakers may lack global perspective

University of Melbourne language and literacy expert Professor Joseph Lo Bianco has cautioned that monolingual English speakers may not fare as well in the globalised world as those who speak other languages in addition to English.
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COMING EVENTS

17 AUGUST (Wednesday)

Dispute resolution in a complex international society
Speaker: Professor Catherine Kessedjian (Universite Pantheon-Assas, Paris II)
Public Lecture

21 AUGUST (Sunday)

University of Melbourne Open Day
A wealth of educational opportunities and cultural treasures await visitors to the University's annual Open Day.
Open Day

26 AUGUST (Friday)

Copyright, digitisation and cultural institutions conference 2005
The conference will provide staff at cultural institutions with practical information about key copyright issues relating to the digitisation of collection material.
Conference

International careers conference
A full day conference to introduce attendees to a range of international career experiences gained by individuals working within Australian organisations.
Conference

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