General Notices
1. Aurora Internship Program
The Aurora Internship Program places law, anthropology and other social science students and graduates at Native Title Representative Bodies (NTRBs), Prescribed Bodies Corporates (PBCs) and at other organisations involved in policy development, research and social justice, all working to support the broader Indigenous sector Australia-wide.
The Program introduces candidates to career opportunities in native title and the Indigenous sector and at the same time provides assistance to under-resourced and over-worked organisations.
The on-line application period for the Winter 2016 round of internships closes on Friday 1 April 2016.
Applications and more information about the Program can be accessed via the Aurora website.
2. $32,000 Chinese University Hong Kong scholarship
Nearing the end of your degree and considering LLM/Masters? It could take you to Hong Kong.
Applications are now open for the Master of Laws Global Scholarship 2016-17 at the Chinese University Hong Kong (CUHK) Faculty of Law.
Positions are available for 3 students globally to study in the LLM programme in 2016-17.
Each scholarship is worth up to HK$191,120 (approx. AUD$32,000), covering basic tuition fees and a living stipend.
Find more information here and here.
If you think you’d make a good candidate, please email Kathy Alden by Monday 28 March 2016: kathy.alden@monash.edu.
3. English Language Assistance
The English Connect program is Monash’s new English language assistance program. It is aimed at international undergraduate and postgraduate students. English Connect is an expanded version of the Conversational English program trialled last year.
A new website will be up soon, but at the moment, program dates and times can be found on the old website here.
The free programs consist of:
- Let’s Chat – conversation in a fun environment – 1 hour each week over weeks 3-11, with over 40 sessions per week offered
- Peer Support – one on one help with academic English (written and oral), 20 minutes, no need to book. Held at John Medley Library, Mon-Thurs 10am to 2pm
- Workshops – Grammar workshops, 2 hours, register online
The Library also maintain a Building English Skills guide, available here.
4. Faculty Managed Internship Opportunity – Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration (KLRCA) Internship
Applications are now open and close Thursday 14 April 2016 for a three month internship from September to November 2016.
For further information please see application process and eligibility criteria.
Student Mobility Funding may be provided. Please see eligibility criteria.
5. King’s College London Pathway Opportunity
Would you like to graduate with a qualification from Monash University and King’s College London?
The Faculty of Law offers a pathway opportunity to study the Master of Laws (LLM) at the Dickson Poon School of Law, King’s College London (King’s) for outstanding Monash students enrolled in either:
- Bachelor of Laws (LLB); or
- Master of Laws (Juris Doctor) (JD).
If successful, you will begin your studies at King’s in September/October. At that time you must have no more than four (4) elective units left to complete in your Monash qualification.
For further details including eligibility and application process please see the Monash-King’s College Degree pathway website.
Applications close Thursday 31 March 2016.
6. Leap into Leadership and boost your employability today
Offered exclusively to Monash students, Leap into Leadership Online (LiLO) is a suite of free, self-paced online modules designed to maximise your employability and understanding of the skills, knowledge and behaviours required to be an effective leader.
Modules take about 1 to 2 hours to complete, and you can do them any time, at any stage of your degree.
Modules on offer:
- Committees 101: Meetings, minutes and management
- Personal Brand: Stand out from the crowd
- Goal Achievement: Strategies for success
- Communicate with Impact: Make yourself heard
- Event and Project Management: Get the results you want
- High-performing Teams: Work and win together
- Strategic Thinking: Solve complex problems
After completion, you’ll receive a personalised certificate outlining your new skills, which you can then add to your CV.
Don’t wait – Leap into Leadership now and get started!
More info can be found here.
7. International Trade and Business Law Review – request for submissions
The Editorial Board of the International Trade and Business Law Review (‘the Review) are now inviting submissions for Volume XX of the Review.
The Review publishes leading articles consisting of original research, case notes, comments, and book reviews concerning international trade and business law, arbitration law and comparative law.
Academic staff and students now have the opportunity to make a submission to the Review.
Please find more information including submission details in this letter here.
Please note submissions close Friday 1 July 2016.
For more details contact Editor Tracy Albin: tracy.albin@student.curtin.edu.au