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Monash Alumni eNews, November 2009

News

 

Broadband at bursting point
Ground-breaking optical fibre technology developed by Monash researchers could drastically improve broadband networks and download times around the world.

     
 

Opportunity knocks for business
Monash University students are available to help businesses while gaining valuable industry experience during Semester 1 2010.

     
 

Celebrating Engineering greats
Last month, over 220 people attended the Faculty of Engineering Alumni Awards to celebrate the achievements of nine extraordinary alumni.


More alumni news


Events

 

Reception: Hong Kong alumni VC welcome
Alumni are invited to meet Monash University's eighth Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Ed Byrne AO at L16 Restaurant, Hong Kong, on Saturday 14 November.

     
 

Exhibition: Art & Design Graduand Show
The creative works of final year Monash Art & Design students will be on display at the Caulfield campus between 23 November and 4 December.

     
 

Dinner: Malaysian Australian Alumni Council
The Malaysian Australian Alumni Council is holding a dinner party for Australian university alumni at the Sunway Lagoon Club on 5 December.


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Lifelong learning

 

Research seminar: The mystery of electrophysiology
Dr Betty Exintaris, a lecturer with the Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, will present this seminar at the Parkville campus on Friday 13 November.

     
 

Panel: Secret life of the Shrine
Professor Bruce Scates (BA(Hons) 1980, PhD 1995) and others will gather at BMW Edge on 18 November to debate the past, present and future of the Shrine of Remembrance.

     
 

Conferences: Sustainable management and marketing
Monash departments are co-organising two major management and marketing conferences from 30 November to 4 December. Tim Flannery (MSc 1981) is the joint keynote speaker at ANZMAC.


More lifelong learning opportunities

 

Alumni profile

Taking bets
Lisa Eskander (BA 2003, BComm 2003) - young and smart - knows racing. The bookmaker is making inroads in a man’s world and is at a racetrack near you.

Read more alumni profiles on the 'Classnotes' pages of the alumni website.


The Chancellor's column

"The students who graduate from the Academy will be technological leaders of the future."

In his November column, Monash University Chancellor Dr Alan Finkel AM (BE 1976, PhD 1981) writes about the progress of the IITB-Monash Research Academy in Bombay, India.

Read the Chancellor's column

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