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KOM NEWS

Helen McCart, from the KOM Team, greeted
University of Toronto students at the Professional & Graduate School
Fair last October. Dates of the upcoming Fall Fairs will be
listed on our website by the end of August 2008.
Bond Space
The best way to find out
what it's really like to study at Australia's highest rated university
is to ask the students themselves. If you don't know any Bond
students or graduates, you can meet some at
www.bond.edu.au/bondspace
where we've asked some of our students to tell it like it is.
Google Invests in University Adelaide
The world's largest search engine - Google
- has awarded two research grants totalling $104,000 to the University
of Adelaide to improve students' problem-solving skills and also
develop novel 3D techniques.
Google is committing more than $46,000 to
help the University create a computer-based curriculum with a focus on
problem-solving skills. The School of Computer Science will
develop the curriculum, incorporating puzzle-based learning and
computational problem solving, which becomes more specialised at each
level.
Bournemouth University voted #1 for Tourism
The newly published Guardian University
League Tables 2009, have retained BU as number 1 in the UK for Tourism
(including Leisure and Hospitality) for 2009. BU also placed 4th
in the UK for Sports Science. Bournemouth University's overall
ranking rose to 39th position for 2009, and has seen a remarkable jump
of 41 places over the last 2 years.
Griffith University Village
Griffith International is
pleased to announce the establishment of on-campus accommodation at
the Gold Coast campus. The village accommodation will be available for
Semester I, 2007.
The Village will open with 135 beds in Semester I, with a further
172 beds coming online in Semester II. Beds will be in apartment style
accommodation. The majority are 5 bedroom apartments, with limited
numbers of 1 and 2 bedroom apartments also becoming available in
Semester II. The residents will share the facilities of each
apartment, including the bathroom and spacious living and kitchen
areas. Residents will have many opportunities to be involved in
activities through the student life programme, and will have access to
the many village facilities, including a resource centre and pool.
For more information, including types of living and pricing please
visit the Griffith University Villagefollowing website at:
www.griffithuv.com.au
Bond University announced new School of Hotel, Resort and Tourism
Management
Bond University has announced a new
School of Hotel, Resort and Tourism Management, that, in partnership
with Marriott International, will offer undergraduate and
postgraduate degree programs from September 2008.
Unique to Bond University’s School of
Hotel, Resort and Tourism Management is its industry partnership
with globally recognised hotel and resort operator, Marriott
International. This partnership with one of the industry giants
allows students to undertake their work experience or internships
with one of the Marriott hotels, in Australia or around the world.
Teacher Training Scholarships at Murdoch *exclusive to KOM*
Murdoch University has made available two
scholarships worth $2000. These scholarships are available to
two KOM students attending teach training in Murdoch University in
2008. These KOM students must be registered with KOM
Consultants.
Ontario
Secondary Teachers Required
According
to the Ontario College of Teachers, Ontario needs mathematics,
chemistry, physics, computer studies, French and technological
education teachers.
Thank you for your comments...
“I wanted to say
thanks to the both of you, and others for helping out in reaching my
goals. Much Appreciated." SR
“I would just like to
say thank you so much for all of your hard work and time that was
applied in getting me prepared and off to Griffith University. I
appreciate all of your assistance and I wish you well with your own
endeavours." JAH
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sisters studies abroad. I can't thank you enough!" AI
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