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Dear alumni and friends,
Welcome to your August edition of eSydney. On Monday 2 August, Senate approved the University of Sydney 2011–2015 Strategic Plan. The Strategic Plan, and its accompanying White Paper offering context and commentary, are now available online, together with a video introduction by the Vice-Chancellor, Dr Michael Spence.
I am also pleased to announce that SAM has 'gone green'. You can subscribe to the online edition to help us save the environment, trees and money ... you will need your ID, which is .
The Vice-Chancellor and I look forward to meeting some of you in Chicago for the SUGUNA Conference this week.
Kind regards,
Tracey Beck | Director, Alumni and Community Engagement |
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| NSW Premier supports China Studies Centre partnership |
NSW Premier Kristina Keneally has given her in-principle support to a formal partnership between the NSW Government and a new China Studies Centre at the University of Sydney.
The University of Sydney has invited the NSW Government to form a partnership with their new China Studies Centre, which aims to further develop business, language and cultural links between the two nations.
The Premier expressed her in-principle support for the partnership at a meeting with David Morris, Acting Executive Director of the China Studies Centre, in Guangzhou, China on Friday 16 July 2010.
The University of Sydney has taught Chinese languages for nearly a century. It has hosted Chinese students for more than 30 years. With more than 100 China experts across all disciplines, the University is ranked fifth in the world for scientific research collaborations with China.
The China Studies Centre will be a hub for leadership dialogue, research partnerships and business and government development between Australia and China.
Through its base at the University of Sydney, the Centre will also provide education programs to deliver competitive, China-literate graduates into the NSW workforce.
"The NSW Government values our strong friendship with China and I believe the University of Sydney China Studies Centre would be a valuable addition to this relationship," Ms Keneally said.
The University of Sydney China Studies Centre will begin operations on 1 January 2011. |
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| Alumni awarded $57 million contract |
| Three Sydney alumni have been awarded a $57 million contract with the United States Marine Corp to trial advanced robot technology for training soldiers in live firing exercises. | | | |
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| Study in Australia video contest |
| US and Canadian residents have the chance to win two roundtrip tickets to Australia in the Austrade video contest, Study in Australia: An Unexpected Adventure. | | | |
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