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| External Relations director at King's College London Mr Barrie Morgan (centre left), who was visiting the Clayton campus last week as part of the StudyAway UK elegation, took time out to meet with (from left) executive director, International, Mr Tony Pollock; director of StudyAway UK and Monash Abroad Mr Karl Reus; and associate director of StudyAway UK and executive officer of Monash Abroad Ms Sonia Chan. |
A new program will enable Australian students to complete part of their degrees at one of 16 universities in the UK and gain credit for their studies back home.
The StudyAway UK program, an initiative of Monash International, is supported by the British Council in Australia.
As well as providing a high-quality educational experience, StudyAway UK ensures students are well supported before and during their time abroad.
Visiting the Caulfield and Clayton campuses last week, representatives from 11 of the participating universities spoke to groups of staff and students.
According to the director of StudyAway UK, Mr Karel Reus, who is also director of Monash Abroad, students participating in the program have the opportunity to gain a broad range of academic and personal benefits.
"As well, students gain the opportunity to build up their international networks, which can really give them a competitive edge in their future careers," Mr Reus said.
Director of External Relations at King's College London Mr Barrie Morgan, a member of the UK delegation, said he was very impressed by the innovative approaches Monash was taking in the international arena.
"I am particularly impressed by the way the StudyAway UK program has been set up and organised, and by the travel grants available to assist students to study abroad," Mr Morgan said.
"This new program and the Monash campuses in Malaysia and South Africa all offer excellent opportunities for students to take part of their degrees overseas."
Further information on the StudyAway UK initiative can be found at www.monash.edu.au/intoff/studyaway/
Art and Design launches new studiosMore than 300 people attended the recent launch of the Faculty of Art and Design's purpose-built metal and jewellery studios on Caulfield campus. The studios, officially opened by Hamilton Art Gallery director Mr Daniel McOwan, include individual workstations, new equipment for teaching and research, and specialist rooms for anodising, casting, cutting, welding and smithing. Professor John Redmond, dean of Art and Design, said he was delighted by the positive response to the opening of the new state-of-the-art facility from those working in the area, as well as from interested community members. The opening last year of the Art and Design building at Caulfield has enabled the metal and jewellery studios, previously located in the Peninsula School of Art, to be consolidated into the facilities at Caulfield. According to Professor Redmond, the new studios will provide opportunities for the disciplines of metals and jewellery to become better integrated into the artistic life of Melbourne. "They will also provide opportunities for our Monash students to nurture their skills and for our staff to further enhance their research," he said. To coincide with the launch of the studios, a new exhibition of distinguished metalsmiths and jewellers from around the Asia-Pacific region was also opened. The exhibition, Ways of Working - Contemporary Objects and Jewellery, displays works from Japan, Korea and Australia, including some by Monash staff and graduates. The pieces on show highlight regional differences, but similar contemporary themes are also evident. The exhibition, which runs until Saturday 3 June, is open Mondays to Fridays, 11 am to 5 pm, and Saturdays, 2 pm to 5 pm (closed Sundays and public holidays). |
At the second Monash Research Graduate School forum held recently, school director Professor Max King formally launched the revitalised and expanded Statistical Consulting Service for Research Students.
Professor King said the service, to be funded by the school, was a joint initiative of the Econometrics and Business Statistics department and the Mathematics and Statistics department.
Under the scheme, postgraduate research students will be eligible for up to 10 free hours of statistical assistance during their candidature. Additional services will include lunchtime drop-in sessions and a series of short courses on statistical subjects of relevance to graduate students.
Forum members were invited to suggest topics they considered would be useful for researchers, and the executive officer of the Monash Postgraduate Association, Ms Jenny Reeder, undertook to canvass students about their statistical needs. The courses will be advertised as part of the exPERT postgraduate seminar program.
Senior lecturer in the Biological Sciences department Dr Gerry Quinn commended the school for funding the improved consulting service.
"While much advice can be offered by supervisors and others within departments, postgraduate research projects are usually at the cutting edge of a discipline, and advanced design and analysis advice will always be necessary," Dr Quinn said.
The forum, attended by academics, postgraduate students and postgraduate administrators, also considered the implications for universities of policy changes outlined in the Federal Government's White Paper, 'Knowledge and innovation: A policy statement on research and research training'.
Referring to the government's intention of imposing a cap on postgraduate student numbers, Professor King emphasised the necessity for improved completion rates, as this was a significant factor in the proposed formula for the allocation of government-funded student places.
Know the GSTContinuing our series on getting to know the GSTWhen is a dollar in your fund not equal to a dollar? Academic and research staff do not need to deduct GST from grant monies received in their accounts, as long as the original grant application requested the 10% GST component. Once the monies are received by the university, Financial Services handles the GST component and liaises with the ATO prior to funds going to faculties or centres. When purchasing goods from within Australia, the displayed price is likely to be the GST-inclusive price, which means that 10% GST will be included on items purchased for use at Monash University. Academics and researchers need to be aware that the 10% GST on these purchases will be coded to a Financial Services clearing fund and not to the grant (and Financial Services will claim back the 10% as an input taxed credit from the ATO in their monthly return). To ensure that grants and consultancies are not over or under-expended, academics and researchers should plan expenditure on the tax-exclusive price and not on the tax-inclusive price! The latest GST updates can be found at www.monash.edu.au/finserv/Taxation/GST/index.html Next week's issue of Monash Memo will cover teaching and the GST. |
Information Technology Services is expanding its highly successful lunchtime workshop series on web-related issues at Clayton and is experimenting with the transmission of lectures by videoconference to all Monash's Victorian campuses.
Videoconference transmission of the free weekly seminars is being trialed until the end of June, when the success of the intercampus experience will be evaluated for the remaining sessions. There is also the possibility of a campus 'roadshow' of selected presentations later in the year.
The main purpose of the workshops is to introduce the services offered by the division's Web and Internet Facilities Group, and to encourage people who work in the Monash web environment to publish documents in line with industry standards.
"Many people involved in the web today learn using a hands-on approach and many start from scratch with no knowledge," said Web and Internet Facilities manager Dr Andrew Treloar.
"The Web and Internet Facilities Group provides the basic infrastructure for its clients and enables them to use their skills and focus their expertise on adding targeted value to their sites," he added.
The workshops are open to anyone interested in web and internet issues across the university. They allow the group to have a two-way communication channel with the Monash community in an interactive way.
Although the workshop series is organised by Web and Internet Facilities, the group welcomes contributions and presentations by experts in the faculties. Any topic suggestions can be emailed to Sue Steele at Sue.Steele@its.monash.edu.au
A full schedule of workshops can be found on the web at www.its.monash.edu.au/training/
Successful
collaborationThe weeks have rolled by quickly for Ms Sandra Stubbings, who has been the key member of the Monash Memo team for the past 12 months.
Sandra was seconded to Monash from the University of Melbourne under the Melbourne-Monash collaboration protocol, and returns to Melbourne University on 31 May.
Her work and professionalism have been widely appreciated during her time at Monash and we wish her well in her new role.
Ms June Yu, who is currently a journalist with Leader Newspapers, commences as editor of Monash Memo on 5 June.
- Katherine Lock
The Medical Illustration Department of Photography, in the Faculty of Medicine, offers professional graphic and photographic services to all Monash faculties and departments, as well as to customers outside the university.
More information can be found at www.med.monash.edu.au/photo/index.html
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