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24 May 2006

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University news

Peninsula becomes a learning city
Monash's Peninsula campus last week hosted the launch of the Frankston City Council's Learning Cities Strategy, which aims to encourage a philosophy of lifelong learning among local residents.

Gippsland education precinct opens
The Gippsland Education Precinct, located at the Gippsland campus, has been officially declared open.

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• Chinese Government rewards two Monash PhD students

Faculty news

China-Australia partnerships nurtured at symposium
A symposium aimed at encouraging high-level interaction between Australian and Chinese business leaders, academics and policy makers was co-hosted by Monash's Faculty of Business and Economics and the Consulate General of the People's Republic of China earlier this month.

Education welcomes a new professor
The Faculty of Education has appointed Professor Peter Sullivan as its new Professor of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education.

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• Inaugural Paul Carr scholarship awarded
• Accounting, finance and banking students awarded for excellence

Community news

Academic produces books for children of East Timor
Monash Science Centre Director Professor Patricia Vickers-Rich has produced a book that will teach school children in East Timor about animals, geography and language.

School holiday program wins accreditation
The Monash University School Holiday Program has been accredited by the National Childcare Accreditation Council (NCAC) for the first time.

Events

Who Sank The Boat?
The acclaimed children's play Who Sank the Boat? will be performed next month at Monash University's Alexander Theatre on the Clayton campus.

>>Ongoing events at Monash

• Monash University Museum of Art exhibition
• Science exhibition -- '63% H20 The body in question'
• Science exhibition -- 'Australian Synchrotron'

Honorary doctorate for Ms Susan Alberti AM

A businesswoman who has fought to find a cure for the disease that prematurely claimed her daughter's life -- juvenile diabetes -- has been awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws from Monash.