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2015. It’s a wrap
2015 was a milestone year for the Office of Advancement, with our alumni community growing to more than 164,000 across 142 countries. During the year we expanded the range of benefits on offer to alumni and hosted diverse events in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Canberra, as well as New York, London, Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai and Singapore for expat and international alumni. Once a...
Swim Safe Warriors make the water safe for international students
International students are benefitting from the new Swim Safe Warriors Program, which was created by Macquarie in conjunction with Royal Life Saving after research revealed that international students entering Australia have little exposure to aquatic environments. This is in striking contrast to Australians where there is a very strong water culture and exposure to aquatic environments starts...
Congratulations to our Australia Day Honours recipients
Once again Macquarie alumni have shone in the Australia Day Honours list, with 13 alumni recognised this year. Richard Ackland AM (BLegalStudies,1986) was made a Member of the Order of Australia for significant service to the print and television media, through reporting on legal issues, and as a publisher. Dr Stephen Giugni OAM (PhD, 1991) received the Medal of the Order of Australia for se...
MGSM Alumni Christmas party
Wednesday 2 December 2015 marked Jane Ferguson’s first MGSM Alumni Christmas party. More than 80 guests gathered in Sydney CBD to celebrate the festive season with an evening of cocktails, canapés and mesmerising music from performer Jake Meadows and his electric harp. Of course, the evening also offered the chance for our alumni to reconnect with old friends and to make valuable new connec...
Macquarie alumni feature as the finalists in 2015 ACAA/IELTS Australia China Alumni Awards
Six prominent Macquarie alumni have been announced as finalists in the 2015 ACAA/IELTS Australia China Alumni Awards. Tianjin-based Jicheng Liu is a finalist in the Austrade – Australia China Alumni Award for Entrepreneurship. He is the CEO of Richfields Capital Limited, and holds a Masters of Management and an MBA from Macquarie. In the last decade, he successfully managed the IPO of Dyn...
New scholarships now available
Thanks to the support of donors and recent fundraising initiatives, we’re offering two new scholarships to students starting out on their career journeys. Applications are now open. If you know of any eligible prospective students, encourage them to apply – we look forward to welcoming them to the Macquarie family. The Macquarie University Alumni First in Family Scholarshi...