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William Benson, Sydney NSW, graduated from the Australian National University in 2009 with a combined Bachelor of Asian Studies/Bachelor of Commerce, where he majored in Chinese language, International Business, Marketing, and Asian Politics. Before attending University in Canberra, William spent two years studying and working in Beijing. Will was actively involved in the student community at the ANU, wrote for the student newspaper, and helped encourage Australia-China student ties through ACYA (the Australia China Youth Association). William has worked for Federal Senators Scott Ludlam and Ursula Stephens as a research assistant in the areas of mining and foreign investment. More recently Will has acted as a research and policy advisor for Australian Government Relations, a strategic consultancy in Sydney. William will be working as a policy and economic research intern for WesTrac in Beijing.
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Samuel Bunt, Canberra ACT, graduated from the Australian National University with a combined BComm & B Asian Studies in 2009, where he majored in Finance, International Business, Mandarin, Asian Politics and International Relations. Samuel has been the recipient of several scholarships, including the Australian National University Chinese Language Scholarship and the China Scholarship Council Language Scholarship. In 2008, he spent one year at Renmin University of China in Beijing studying Mandarin. Samuel has public and private work experience in China and Indonesia and has been actively involved in student initiatives aimed at strengthening ties between Australian and Chinese students. For the last year Samuel has been working for a top-tier international accounting and advisory firm. Through the Scholarship, Samuel will be working at GNS China, an investment and corporate advisory firm in Beijing.
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Cecilia Wai Shee Chan, Melbourne VIC, graduated with a Bachelor of Multimedia (First Class Honours) and Diploma in Languages (German) from Monash University, is currently completing a Master of Management (Accounting) from the University of Melbourne. Cecilia has been a recipient of numerous scholarships and travel grants to work, study and research in China and Germany. In 2007, she represented Australia in the Dragon 100 Young Leaders Forum held in Hong Kong and Henan. Cecilia has worked two years as a management consultant specialising in Business Process Management in industries including telecommunications, government, utilities and insurance. Cecilia will be working in the Strategy and Business Development, and the Communications & Corporate Social Responsibility functions of Telstra China in Beijing.
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Katrie Lowe, Sydney NSW, will be graduating with 1stclass honours from the University of Technology, Sydney with a combined BEng (Civil and Environmental) / BA International Studies (China). As a recipient of the prestigious Prime Minister’s Australia Asia Endeavour Award, Katrie is currently based at Tsinghua University writing her dissertation on Australian and Chinese water conservation programs. Her strong passion for all things China and water related has also seen her undertake a year of language and cultural research studies at Zhejiang University in 2008, followed by a semester of civil engineering and water management studies in Hungary. Through the AustCham China Scholarship program, Katrie will be working for HASSELL Architects, lending her experience as an engineer to assist in the integration of water management strategies within the company’s urban design and landscape architectural projects.
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Bethany Mann, Melbourne VIC, complete a BDesign (Interior) with Honours at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. During the course she was the recipient of multiple academic scholarships. Her major thesis project is entitled “Investigated the relational shifts that occur through re-contextualisation”. She has had extensive design experience in both the commercial and cultural sector including; working with Melbourne Sudanese community, exhibiting propositional design work at both state and national level and being a part of the design team for short film Muscles (2009) screened at internationally acclaimed Cannes Film Festival. Bethany has a pet cat, an old bicycle and a record player, all which bring her much joy. Through the AustCham China Scholarship, Bethany will be working for HASSELL Architects in the Interior Design department.
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Chris McDonald, Kyogle NSW, a small town in the Richmond Rivers area of north-eastern NSW, he graduated From the University of New England with majors in Mandarin and Asian Studies. He has had substantial experience in China, first moving there in 2004 to improve his Mandarin. He then pursued academic studies in NanKai University in Tianjin and Xiamen University. In 2010 he participated at the Shanghai World Expo working at the Australian Pavilion for seven months as a guide, representing Australia both to the general public and to a large range of Chinese businesses and government officials. Chris will be interning at Navitas, a well renowned company that facilitates overseas studies.
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Alexander L. Osti, Adelaide SA, graduated from the University of Adelaide with a BEng (Civil & Environmental) (Hons) and is completing his LLB (Hons) in November this year. Since 2006, Alex has been undertaking a PhD in Engineering and Statistics at the University of Adelaide. His thesis title is “A large-scale space time random field model of long duration rainfall”. Alex’s research has taken him to Stanford University and other leading academic institutions in Europe and Asia. Alex is a member of many professional and affiliate organizations, is a former representative basketball player and a keen amateur ‘power-lifter’. Alex will be working as an engineer at BlueScope Steel’s building systems manufacturing plant in Tianjin.
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David A. Shaw, Byron Bay NSW,will be graduating with distinction from the University of Queensland with a combined BEcon/BA degree majoring in political science. He studied in China on a government scholarship to study Advanced Mandarin at Shandong University. David spent two years living at International House at the University of Queensland where he was actively involved in promoting cross-cultural exchanges between Chinese and Australian students. This includes second place in the Australian finals of the 2009 “Chinese Bridge” Chinese proficiency competition as well selection for the finals of the 2010 CCTV Chinese proficiency competition for foreign students in China. David will be working as a finance intern at the Westpac Banking Corporation in China.
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Zhe-Yi (Kevin) Shi, Sydney NSW, is graduating from the University of NSW with a combined Bcom/LLB with Distinction. Kevin has held leadership positions at the UNSW Oaktree Foundation, affiliate of The Oaktree Foundationwhich aims to eradicate abject poverty in underprivileged societies. Kevin has been actively participating in social events promoting business and cultural exchanges between Australia and China, most notably in promoting The Shanghai World Expoto the Australian community. In his spare time he works in the Chinese Consulate Sydney in the Economic and Commercial Office. Kevin has been selected to intern at Westpac in the finance division, in Shanghai.
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Si Qi Wen, Sydney NSW, will be graduating with Honours from the University of Sydney with a combined Arts/LLB degree majoring in Roman history. She has received numerous scholarships and academic prizes throughout the duration of her degree. Qi is the principal researcher and writer for an online textbook purchased by 75% of all Catholic schools in NSW, 50 independent non-Catholic schools and 3 universities. She has been to India and Nepal on a humility trip where she visited numerous charities and social justice organizations. Qi is a proud owner of an early edition of Pride and Prejudice and dreams of being able to read Harry Potter in Latin. She is hearing impaired and in 2010 she was the recipient of the Deafness Forum Scholarship. Through the AustCham China scholarship, she will intern at Cochlear in Beijing and she will assist in the development of policy relating to the hearing impaired.
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Andrew Tang-Smith, Perth WA, is currently completing his Masters of Architecture at Curtin University. His dissertation is titled: Re-encountering the Discovered, a self-reflective journey for unearthing perceptual findings in architectural design. As an extension to his educational pursuit, he runs a graphic design side business, is a volunteer at the local study centre for children and has received numerous state and national level design awards for his design work. Born in Beijing, Andrew immigrated to Australia at an early age but makes regular visits back to China to maintain a strong cultural connection. His aspiration is to continue to broaden and to build on the tacit skills and critical knowledge in his chosen discipline of Architecture. Through the Scholarship, Andrew will be working for Woods Bagot, a leading Australian international architectural firm.
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Samuel C. Wearne, Warrnambool, VIC, completed his BSc/BA with distinction at Monash University in 2009, where he majored in biology, geography and politics. He is currently studying for a Master’s degree in International and Community Development through Deakin University. Samuel was the coordinator and facilitator of a community response to substance abuse and suicide in Arnhem Land and recently completed a placement as an Australian Youth Ambassador for Development at a government research organization in Mongolia. Samuel is also an avid skier, snowboarder and surfer. Through the AustCham China Scholarship programme, Samuel will assist the global consulting company Environmental Resource Management (ERM) in conducting environmental impact assessments and planning.
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Selene Wong, Melbourne VIC, graduated with First Class Honors and Distinction with a B.Arch and B.Int Design at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Australia. She is now finishing her M.Arch with a thesis research project in Productive Urban Systems. She won first place in master-planning in the World Architecture Workshop last year in Lianyungang, China, and was the recipient of multiple scholarship and travel grants to study and work in Europe and Asia. She spent a year in Guangzhou Fine Arts College under Built Environment & Design, and a semester at the University of Westminster, London whilst studying parametric and generative architecture.Throughout her studies, Selene has given back the University as an active teaching assistant in the department of Architecture & Design. She is very pleased to be working at Woods Bagot, Beijing.
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Helen Zhang, Sydney NSW, graduated from the Australian National University in 2010 with a combined Bachelor of Laws (Hons) and Bachelor of Asian Studies (Specialist), within which she majored in Mandarin and Asian Politics and International Relations. Helen was awarded the Cheung-Kung Foundation Scholarship in 2008 and undertook her ‘Year in China’ programme at Tsinghua University in Beijing, where she studiedcourses in advanced Chinese language, Chinese law, international development and public policy. Helen has had a diverse range of work experience in China, including working with Network Seven during the Beijing Olympics, the United Nations Development Program and Reuters Beijing. Helen has had a long history of participation in extracurricular commitments, in particular with the Australia-China Youth Association. For the past year, Helen has been working for a leading Australian law firm. As a recipient of the inaugural AustCham China Scholarship, Helen will be working with Australian Chamber of Commerce on their Greater China Initiative.
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Zhi F. (Ben) Zhang, Sydney NSW, will be graduating from the University of New South Wales with BEng (Chemical) and MEng (Biomedical)(Hons) in December 2010. He had recently completed his master research project on “Purification and characterization of an antiperlecan immunoglobulin produced by a murine hybridoma cell line”, where he spent time in the fields of process control and process optimization and gained an extensive knowledge of immunology. Born and raised in Guangzhou China, he not only has a thorough understanding of both the Australian and the Chinese cultures, but is also a native speaker of Mandarin and Cantonese. Besides the academic world, he is also members of the UNSW Kendo club and NSWKA since 2006, with hopes of one day becoming a professional kendo player. Through the AustCham China Scholarship, Ben will be working as an engineering assistant for Ausenco China, a globally leading engineering and project management firm in the energy and resources sector.
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