International News and Events

2011

August

Welcome lunch for commencing postgraduate and ELICOS students in the Sydney Campus Library.

Postgraduate afternoon tea to welcome commencing Faculty ELICOS students

June

Welcome pizza night for international students at University House.

Orientation and Welcome afternoon tea for IEN/Sogang students.

February

Undergraduate morning tea to welcome commencing Faculty ELICOS students.

Postgraduate Pizza welcome at University House.

Welcome morning tea for students based at the Sydney Campus

Information and enrolments session for Semester 1, Articulation students

Welcome to Trimester 1, Postgraduate international students at Sydney Campus

Joint Conference with the Institute of Management Technology

In February 2010 the Faculty co-sponsored the ICBIRD 2010 International Conference on Business and IT: The Contemporary Research and Development in India with IMT Ghaziabad and Beijing Foreign Studies University.

2nd International Business Education Research Workshop

From 10 to 12 November 2010, the Faculty hosted the 2nd International Business Education Research Workshop, in conjunction with the University of Kebangsaan, Malaysia.

Photo Gallery

Chinese Consulate General - Consul Gang BaiCentral University of Finance and Economics, China - Signing of AgreementMalaysian Student ReceptionManagement and Science University, Malaysia - Signing of AgreementNanjing University, China - Signing of Agreement Visit by Pakistan High Commissioner, His Excellency Mr Jalani Abbas JilaniVisit by Professor Zhao Shuming, Nanjing University, ChinaVisit by Professor Zexin Chi, Vice President, Jiangxi Agricultural University, China<p>The High Commissioner of Pakistan meets with Faculty staff and students.</p><p>Consul Bai and Professor Stephen Nicholas.</p><p>The High Commissioner of Pakistan presents his guest lecture.</p><p>Consul Bai, Associate Professor Amir Mahmood and Faculty Chinese students.</p><p>Signing of Agreement by Professor Stephen Nicholas, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Faculty of Business and Law and Prof Zhao Shuming, Dean, School of Business, Nanjing University, China.</p><p>The High Commissioner of Pakistan and Professor Nicholas Saunders.</p><p>The Director of the Malaysian Students' Department, Consulate of Malaysia, congratulates the students.</p><p>Prof Zhao Shuming, Dean, School of Business, Nanjing University, China with academic staff from the Faculty of Business and Law.</p><p>Professor Zhao Shuming makes his Occassional Address at Graduation on 9 October 2008.</p><p>Professor Stephen Nicholas and Dean Jack Zhang.</p><p>L to R: Associate Professor Amir Mahmood, Deputy Head of Faculty and Assistant Dean, International / Associate Professor Martin Fitzgerald, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Corporate Development and Community Partnerships / Ms Nerida Lithgow, Faculty Assistant Academic Registrar / Professor William Purcell, Pro Vice-Chancellor, International Division / Dr Mohd Nasir Abu Hassan, Director of the Malaysian Students' Department, Consulate of Malaysia / Professor Stephen Nicholas, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Faculty of Business and Law / Mr Mohd Zuhir Abd Rahman, Education Attache, Malaysian Students' Department, Consulate of Malaysia / Associate Professor Jim Psars, Deputy Head of Faculty and Assistant Dean Teaching and Learning / Mr John Nolan, Lecturer, Faculty of Business and Law / Mr Tony Drew, Lecturer, Faculty of Business and Law.</p><p>Left-Right: Professor Trevor Waring, Chancellor ; Professor Stephen Nicholas, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Faculty of Business and Law; Professor Zhao Shuming, Dean, School of Business, Nanjing University, China; and Dr Sue Gould, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Services), University of Newcastle.</p><p>Professor Stephen Nicholas (middle), President Professor Liu Shu Yan (left), Vice President Professor Zhao Wenxiang (right) and members of staff from ZHBIT</p><p>Professor Stephen Nicholas and President Professor Liu Shu Yan</p>
 

Australian varsity to help develop curriculum, teaching quality - excerpt from the Business Recorder Lahore, Thursday, 18 December 2008

Lahore: The University of Newcastle, Australia, has established linkages with Pakistani academic and research institutions and launched a collaborative academic programme with a dynamic private sector University in Lahore.

Pro Vice-Chancellor of the Faculty of Business and Law, University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, Professor Stephen Nicholas held talks with the Federal Education Secretary, Higher Education Commission (HEC), Vice-Chancellor of University of Engineering and Technology and heads of various professional education institutions for greater strategic linkages between Australia and Pakistan during his four-day stay in Lahore and Islamabad.

Professor Nicholas extended University of Newcastle's assistance to the Pakistani universities and academic institutions in their capacity building, development of curriculum, faculty, teaching, learning and quality assurance mechanism.

Business Recorder has learnt that the Federal education Ministry and the Higher Education Commission welcomed the Australian university's offer, and assured the maximum cooperation in making the university’s programme of academic exchange, student exchange, joint research in business, management and economics a success.

Professor Nicholas also offered collaboration in the field of business and management, engineering, health science and information technology with the dynamic Pakistani education institutions.

He said that Pakistani students, undertaking the university's degree programme of Bachelor of Business, Commerce and MBA, would complete Part I in Pakistan and Part II in Australia.

After successful completion of the programme, the University of Newcastle would award the degree, he added.

A faculty member of the University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, told this scribe that the university was a comprehensive and a research-intensive university with over 28,000 students, offering over 300 postgraduate as well as undergraduate programmes in various disciplines.

The Faculty of Business and Law, University of Newcastle has a well-established internationalisation onshore as well as offshore programmes.

The Faculty attracts students from over 30 countries and offshore programmes in Singapore and Hong Kong.

It has well established collaborative teaching and research links with academic and research links with institutors in Malaysia, South Korea, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, Hong Kong and China.

He said as a keen advocate and supporter of Pakistan's economic and social development, Professor Stephen Nicholas has bee instrumental in establishing strategic linkages with Pakistani academic and research institutions.

His recent visit to Pakistan was an effort to establish such teaching and research collaborative relationships with local institutions.

 

Joint Conference with the Institute of Management Technology

The Faculty of Business and Law participated with the Institute of Management Technology in a joint conference - "Innovation in Redefining Business Horizons". The Conference was held at the Institute of Management Technology, India on 18 and 19 December 2008.

Professor Stephen Nicholas, Pro Vice-Chancellor of the Faculty of Business and Law, co-chaired the Conference and members of staff from the Faculty presented papers.

Professor Peng Long, Vice-President of Beijing Foreign Studies University also presented a paper at the Conference as an invited guest of the Faculty.

High Commissioner of Pakistan Guest Lecture

On 22 October 2008, the High Commissioner of Pakistan, His Excellency Mr Jalani Abbas Jilani, visited the Faculty of Business and Law to present a guest lecture on Regional Security and Global Peace: Pakistan Perspective. During the High Commissioner's visit he also witnessed the Vice-Chancellor sign the articulation agreement between the Faculty and Superior University, Lahore.

The High Commissioner of Pakistan meets with Faculty staff and students.The High Commissioner of Pakistan presents his guest lecture
 

Malaysian Student Scholarship Reception

Fourteen undergraduate Malaysian students receiving scholarships to study programs in the University of Newcastle's Faculty of Business and Law were recognised at a reception on Wednesday, 28 May 2008. The scholarships, awarded on the basis of academic merit, are funded through the University's International Division.

During the reception, the Pro Vice-Chancellor of the Faculty of Business and Law, acknowledged the strong people-to-people, business and education links that exist between Australia and Malaysia.

Representatives from the Malaysian Student's Department, Consulate of Malaysia, Director Dr Mohd Nasir Abu Hassan and Education Attache Mohd Zuhir Abd Rahman, were guests at the reception.

Dr Mohd Nasir Abu Hassan, Director of the Malaysian Students' Department, Consulate of Malaysia and Mr Mohd Zuhir Abd Rahman, Education Attache, Malaysian Students' Department, Consulate of Malaysia with Faculty students and members of Faculty/University ExecutiveThe Director of the Malaysian Students' Department, Consulate of Malaysia, congratulates the studentsL to R: Associate Professor Amir Mahmood, Deputy Head of Faculty and Assistant Dean, International / Associate Professor Martin Fitzgerald, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Corporate Development and Community Partnerships / Ms Nerida Lithgow, Faculty Assistant Academic Registrar / Professor William Purcell, Pro Vice-Chancellor, International Division / Dr Mohd Nasir Abu Hassan, Director of the Malaysian Students’ Department, Consulate of Malaysia / Professor Stephen Nicholas, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Faculty of Business and Law / Mr Mohd Zuhir Abd Rahman, Education Attache, Malaysian Students’ Department, Consulate of Malaysia / Associate Professor Jim Psars, Deputy Head of Faculty and Assistant Dean Teaching and Learning / Mr John Nolan, Lecturer, Faculty of Business and Law / Mr Tony Drew, Lecturer, Faculty of Business and Law.