Join the Discussion and Explore Your Career Options

The University of Sydney will be holding postgraduate roundtable events for professionals and prospective students to connect with the latest thinking in their field and help them find out more about postgraduate study options.

Each event will host engaging discussion between our academics, sharing their knowledge and passion Expert panels of academics and professionals will come together at each event to engage in the key issues of their respective fields, connecting you with the latest thinking and helping you to find out more about your postgraduate study options at the University of Sydney.

You will have the opportunity to speak directly with academics and representatives in your fields of interest and discover the possibilities for the next step in your career.

Our postgraduate roundtable events will be held of an evening at the University of Sydney’s Camperdown campus. Registrations are essential and there is no cost for this event. Please see the following events for key information.

1) Sustainability: Join the Discussion and Explore Your Career Options

As a driver for change that affects whole industries and market sectors with global reach, how will sustainability forge future careers? What does sustainability mean across sectors?

We invite you to join us at our postgraduate roundtable event, ‘Careers in Sustainability’, as we discuss the latest thinking in this field and help you explore your postgraduate study options in sustainability at the University of Sydney. 

Our expert panel of academics and professionals will engage with the complex social, economic, and environmental issues raised in this industry, its demands, the latest in careers, and what sustainability means for various sectors.

After the discussion you will have the opportunity to speak directly with academics and representatives in your field of interest and discover the possibilities for the next step in your career.

This event will suit individuals from a range of backgrounds interested in sustainability or who are looking for postgraduate study opportunities in engineering, natural sciences, building, architecture, urban design and IT.

This event will be held on Tuesday 1 May from 6 – 8 pm on our Darlington campus. Registrations are essential and there is no cost for this event. The Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies will also be accepting direct applications on the night.

For detailed information, and to meet our expert panel, please visit: http://sydney.edu.au/future_students/postgraduate/roundtable_events/sustainability.shtml

What: Careers in Sustainability – Postgraduate Roundtable Event

When: Tuesday 1 May, 6 – 8pm

Where: Peter Nicol Russel Lecture Theatre, Engineering Precinct, University of Sydney Darlington Campus

RSVP: Register by 5pm Tuesday 24 April

T: 1300 362 006

E: future.students@sydney.edu.au

Twitter: #USYDSUSTAIN

2) Creative Links: Join the Discussion and Explore Your Career Options at University of Sydney

Is it possible to engage popular action to protect human rights without a populist approach? What is life like as a professional contemporary artist in Australia? How can training in music, the humanities, or creative arts, translate to building a unique career?

Applying creative solutions to social issues can lead to individuals building exceptional careers.

- Postgraduate information session: where you can speak to academic members of staff about your future postgraduate study opportunities in these fields.

- Creative links symposium: bite-sized talks from experts in education, architecture, music, creative arts and democratisation.  Speakers will include Lindy Lee, one of Australia’s foremost contemporary artists, who will be discussing life as a professional artist in Australia. Also to give a talk will be Dannielle Celermajer, who will explore how ideas can be transitioned from places like Universities into the field and what academics can do to improve human rights. Is it possible to engage popular action to protect human rights, while avoiding the ‘traps of the simple or should we support a creative populist approach like the Kony Video?

- Interactive Displays and Performances: featuring performance artist Renny Kodgers, an interactive smart slab created by students from the Interaction Design and Electronic Arts program, as well as a live performance from the Dan Laboyrie trio.

For detailed information, and to register, please visit: 

http://sydney.edu.au/future_students/postgraduate/roundtable_events/creative_arts.shtml

What: Creative Links – Postgraduate Roundtable Event

When: Wednesday 16 May, 5 – 7:30pm

T: 1300 362 006

E: future.students@sydney.edu.au

Twitter: #USYDCREATIVE