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By grace.mccabe, 4 October, 2023

I am an Irish-American dual citizen who was raised in Bend, Oregon, in the US. When I graduated from high school, I yearned for adventure and knew I wanted to leave my state. I ended up going to Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington, where I earned a bachelor of arts in economics and a minor in philosophy.

In my junior year I studied abroad in Madrid, Spain, and fell in love with the culture and language.

By grace.mccabe, 19 September, 2023

My name is Christine Mittler and I am a PhD student in aerospace engineering at the University of Queensland (UQ) in Brisbane. I moved to Australia around five years ago and I am originally from Germany.

In December 2017, I arrived in Melbourne with a working holiday visa and a plan to stay for half a year in Australia before returning to Munich. There is a saying in German that I have heard a few times in Bavaria: “Erstens kommt es anders und zweitens als man denkt”. It translates roughly as “things turn out differently to how you think”.

By grace.mccabe, 12 September, 2023

I am a diplomat and public service officer from Thailand and I’m currently pursuing a master of engaging Asia at the Australian National University (ANU).  

I’m grateful to have received the Australian government scholarship in 2022, also known as the Australia Awards, which has given me incredible opportunities to further my studies.  

By Sreethu.Sajeev, 11 September, 2023

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In a world of rapid technological change, attitudes to academic research have evolved beyond the accumulation of theoretical insights to place more emphasis on real-world application. Lingnan University in Hong Kong encourages its researchers to look at the theoretical and practical dimensions of their studies to enable them to make meaningful contributions to society.