Life after Melbourne - joining the University's global alumni community
When you finish studying at the University of Melbourne you automatically become a member of the University's alumni community. There are no membership fees, nor do you need to fill out any forms.
To find out more, visit www.unimelb.edu.au/alumni or email info@alumni.unimelb.edu.au
GradNet
GradNet is a free monthly email newsletter for alumni aimed at keeping you up-to-date with developments at the University, including alumni activities and other opportunities.
Update your contact details
To make the most of being a University of Melbourne alumnus, please update your contact details whenever they change.
To update your details or subscribe to GradNet, phone +61 3 8344 4408, email info@alumni.unimelb.edu.au or visit www.unimelb.edu.au/alumni
Join an Alumni Association
Alumni Associations are groups of University of Melbourne alumni, which offer regular opportunities for alumni to renew their contact with each other and with the University, for personal and professional reasons. Groups can be organised on a regional, faculty or discipline basis, or as interest groups.
Form a new Alumni Association
The University is pleased to support any alumni who wish to form a new alumni association by providing guidelines for forming and managing an alumni group and other support and advice. To find out about existing alumni associations or for help to form a new one visit www.unimelb.edu.au/alumni
Sydney
One of the best ways to progress your career is through the networks you develop. If you live in Sydney, or have recently moved there, and want to seek out other University of Melbourne alumni professionals, we’d like to hear from you. Alumni are also welcome to the following events:
Bush Walk, Balls Head Reserve, Sydney Harbour
Date: Sunday 25 September
Time: 10.30am
Tour of the State Library
Date: Saturday 5 November
Time: 11am
For more information contact Marcia Lewis, Development Office, University of Melbourne, phone +61 3 8344 7781.
Melbourne
Watch out for the following events for alumni in Melbourne:
Career Breakfast ‘Risky business’
James Tuckerman, founder and editor of Australian Anthill, Australia’s award-winning investor relations and entrepreneurship magazine, with a national circulation of 15,000, will speak about pursuing his passion in establishing his own business, all by the age of 28.
Date: Wednesday 14 September
Time: 7.30am – 9.00am
Cost: $30 per head
Private viewing and morning coffee at the Potter Museum of Art
Alumni and friends are invited to a special private viewing of the collection and current exhibitions in the newly opened Potter Gallery at the University. Dr Chris MacAuliffe will give a floor talk on the Edith Alsop exhibition.
Date: Sunday 9 October
Time: 10.00am – 12.00noon
Cost: $28 per head
To book for either event phone +61 3 8344 4408. Cheques can be sent to Development Office, University of Melbourne, 3010 Victoria.
Hong Kong
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Melbourne, Professor Glyn Davis, hosted a cocktail function for alumni in Hong Kong in April 2005. More than 120 alumni attended and heard Professor Davis speak about the importance of alumni in the future direction of the University.
The Alumni Association of the University of Melbourne (Hong Kong) is an active and diverse group who arrange regular social events, careers functions and networking activities. All University of Melbourne alumni currently living in Hong Kong are encouraged to join.
For more information visit www.aaum.com.hk
Malaysia
The University of Melbourne alumni community in Malaysia is made up of more than 3000 people and includes high-profile individuals from the public service, business and higher education. If you are interested in joining, please contact Mr Bert Tan (BCom 1993) Secretary at berttan@maxis.net.my
Malaysian alumnus initiates scholarship
Dato’ Peter Tan (BBldng 1979), President of the Alumni Association of the University of Melbourne in Kuala Lumpur, played a key role in facilitating the Prime Minister of Malaysia’s Melbourne Scholarship.
The inaugural scholarship was presented by its Patron, Dato’ Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Prime Minister of Malaysia, in Sydney in April 2005. The University is looking forward to welcoming the inaugural scholar, young University of Malaya immunologist Sook-San Wong.
China
A growing number of alumni in China are interested in keeping in touch with each other and the University, leading to the formation of the first Alumni Association of the University of Melbourne in China (based in Shanghai).
If you are a University of Melbourne alumnus living in China, please update your contact details at www.unimelb.edu.au/alumni so you can be notified of upcoming events and opportunities.
Japan
The well-established University of Melbourne Alumni in Japan (UMAJ) is looking for new volunteers to take a leading role in the Association. If you are currently living in Japan, or planning to move there, and you would like to get involved with other University of Melbourne alumni, please visit the UMAJ web site at www.japan.alumni.unimelb.edu.au
Convocation
As a graduate of the University of Melbourne, you are a member of its Convocation (the assembly of graduates) which represents the interests of graduates to the Council and on relevant decision-making bodies of the University. All graduates are encouraged to participate in the Committee of Convocation. For more information visit www.unimelb.edu.au/unisec/convocation/
Meet the Chancellor 3 May 2006
The University of Melbourne’s new Chancellor, Mr Ian Renard, will be guest speaker at the next Annual Ordinary Meeting of Convocation scheduled for Wednesday, 3 May 2006. Full details will be published in GradNet in early 2006.
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