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New Zealand and Australia Exchange/Study Abroad Trip
May 31 - June 15, 2010
University of Waikato
- Location: Hamilton, New Zealand
- University: http://www.waikato.ac.nz/
- Department: http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/
- Visited: May 31, 2010
- Contacts:
- Mark Apperley, professor (main contact)
- Steve Jones, mobile computing
- Richard Nelson, Tony McGregor, networking
- Mohamed Kamal, international programs, student advisor for US
- Bernhard Pfaringer, teaches programming languages
- Tim Elphick, tutor
- Sally Jo Cunningham, department head
- Materials brought back:
- Retail & Leisure brochure (http://www.uleisure.co.nz)
- International Student Handbook, University of Waikato
- Waikato International Student Exchange partner list (http://www.waikato.ac.nz/go/overseas)
- Waikato Times (http://www.waikatotimes.co.nz) article, “More international students wanted”, 5/31/2010
- Backpackers News (free newspaper)
University of Sydney
- Location: Sydney, Australia
- University: http://www.usyd.edu.au/
- Department: http://www.cs.usyd.edu.au/
- Visited: June 2, 2010
- Contacts:
- Josiah Poon, undergraduate director
- Veronica Wong (<mailto:veronica.wong@sydney.edu.au>), manager, international exchange program
- Eric van Wijk (e.vanwijk@eng.usyd.edu.au), manager, international student relations
- Materials brought back:
- Presentation by Josiah Poon, undergraduate director
- Engineering and Information Technologies undergraduate study guide
- Engineering and Information Technologies postgraduate study guide
University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
- Location: Sydney, Australia
- University: http://www.uts.edu.au/ and http://www.uts.edu.au/international/
- Department: http://it.uts.edu.au//
- Visited: June 2, 2010
- Contacts:
- Lyn Lawrance (Lyn.Lawrance@uts.edu.au), international project coordinator (main contact)
- Wayne Brookes (Wayne.Brookes@uts.edu.au), associate dean, engineering and information technology
- Rob Jarman (Rob.Jarman@uts.edu.au), director of undergraduate programs (engineering)
- Elizabeth Treacy Bascunan (Elizabeth.TreacyBascunan@uts.edu.au), international coordinator
- Tzeay Chuah (Tzeay.Chuah@uts.edu.au), international director
- Materials brought back:
- UTS engineering undergraduate study abroad folder (red)
- UTS international programs folder (blue)
University of New South Wales (UNSW)
- Location: Sydney, Australia
- University: http://www.unsw.edu.au/
- Department: http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/ and http://www.international.unsw.edu.au/
- Visited: June 3, 2010
- Contacts:
- Michelle Kofod (m.kofod@UNSW.EDU.AU), associate director of global education programs (main contact)
- Maurice Pagnucco, associate professor and (incoming) head
- Materials brought back:
- Student Life @ UNSW guide
- Computing Student Guide brochure
- International Student Guide brochure
- Autonomous Systems annual report (collaboration with University of Sydney and UTS)
- Beta student newsletter (with controversial story about centralizing campus computing)
- Undergraduate course listings: http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/courses
- Individual course page listings: http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~xx1234
- Replace xx by cs for COMP, bi for BINF, and se for SENG courses
- Replace 1234 by course number
- Example: http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~cs1911
Australian National University (ANU)
- Location: Canberra, Australia
- University: http://www.anu.edu.au/
- Department: http://cecs.anu.edu.au/
- Visited: June 4, 2010
- Contacts:
- Henry Gardner, head of computer science
- Chris Johnson, associate dean of education
- Peter Strazdins, senior lecturer, teaching systems courses
- Paul Melloy, international students contact
- Materials brought back:
- Exhibitions brochure, Drill Hall Gallery
- ANU campus map
- “Tech girls are chic!” booklet
- ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science course descriptions
University of Melbourne
- Location: Melbourne, Australia
- University: http://www.unimelb.edu.au/
- Department: http://www.csse.unimelb.edu.au/ and http://www.mobility.unimelb.edu.au/
- Visited: June 9, 2010
- Contacts:
- Alistair Moffat, department head
- Stuart Hibberd (stuarth@unimelb.edu.au), manager of education abroad student programs
- Nigel Cossar (nwcossar@unimelb.edu.au), manager of Melbourne global mobility
- Materials brought back:
- Study Abroad and Exchange program guide
- Engineering undergraduate study guide
- Engineering graduate programs guide
- Opportunities for studies overseas brochure
- IT@Melbourne handout
Monash University
- Location: Melbourne, Australia
- University: http://www.monash.edu.au/
- Department: http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au
- Visited: June 9, 2010
- Contacts:
- Kim Marriott, head (host)
- John Betts, senior lecturer
- Bernd Meyer, associate professor
- Luke Dawson (Luke.Dawson@monash.edu), study abroad for USA, Canada, and Latin America
- Sita Ramakrishnan, senior lecturer, in charge of software engineering program
- Caitlin Slattery, manager of academic programs support, including study abroad
- Materials brought back:
- Student exchange and study abroad brochures (3)
- Example course maps for computational science program
- Course descriptions for software engineering program
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