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Green Steps Sustainability Leadership Program – Apply Now!

June 15, 2021 No Comments

Ready to take your knowledge of sustainability to the next level?

Develop your skills as an emerging sustainability leader and change agent with Green Steps. The Green Steps program is an award-winning sustainability leadership initiative run by Monash Sustainable Development Institute. Open to students across all faculties and disciplines, the program includes:

Five days of sustainability leadership training
A consultancy project
Access to a global network of over 1,300 sustainability leaders

There are 30 fully-funded scholarships available. No previous knowledge of sustainability is necessary. Applications close 1 July. To apply, visit: monash.edu/greensteps

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Let’s Torque – Science Communication Roles Available Now!

November 27, 2020 No Comments

Let’s Torque is a science communication organisation run by undergraduates from across Victoria! New roles are now available for 2021, requiring skills ranging from social media managing, event planning, finances and more! New members will work with current members to design workshops, host professional events and run our annual SCIENCE COMMUNICATION COMPETITION!

Available role titles for 2021 are:
Head of Let’s Torque
Head of Online Content Creation
Head of External Engagements
Head of Events
Head of Marketing
Education and Online Content Creation Coordinator
Education and Marketing Coordinator
School & University Outreach Coordinator
Let’s Torque Volunteer

Go to https://www.letstorque.org/join-the-team to check out each role, or visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/LetsTorqueSTEMJoin the team for 2021 and help spread the joys of SCIENCE COMMUNICATION!

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Monash Healthcare Innovation Summer Scholarships Program: Apply Now!

July 23, 2020 No Comments

Applications for the Monash Healthcare Innovation Summer Scholarships (HISS) Program for 2020/2021 are now open!

HISS is dedicated to educating future innovators within healthcare whilst generating projects and concepts with potential for tangible real world clinical outcomes.

After a pilot program over the summer of 2019/2020, MYMI are pleased to announce that HISS will be offered again over 2020/2021, in collaboration between MYMI, MIME and Monash Partners. Individuals with diverse backgrounds and a passion for healthcare innovation are invited to apply.

What’s in it for you:

Learn about Project Management, the Innovation in Healthcare Process and more.
Work within highly interdisciplinary teams and build your communication, collaboration skills and technical skills over 11 weeks.
Learn from, and connect with industry & clinical mentors.
Opportunity to work on continuing projects with potential for real world impact (FYPs, BMedSci, Honours and more) and funding
Scholarship funding at $4400

Check out some of our projects from last year: https://www.mymi.org.au/projects

Further information and link to apply: https://bit.ly/HISS-Info

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Monash Careers Summit & Career Expo

July 7, 2020 No Comments

The Monash Careers Summit is designed to allow students to explore ways of working, developing employability and career planning, and features workshops, seminars and speaker panels bringing students and industry together in an interactive, virtual environment. Featuring sessions tailored to the specific needs of both domestic and international students, the focus of the Summit will be on careers, career development, graduate employability and graduate recruitment.

The cornerstone of the Summit will be the Monash Careers Expo on August 5 and 6.

Now in its tenth year, this key Monash event attracts a prestigious selection of local and international exhibitors from a range of industries and sectors, and is a trusted and valuable opportunity for students to explore their career options and potential. And in 2020, it will run as a completely virtual event, providing students with even greater flexibility and ease of access to prospective employers.

Click here to register.

More details about the event will be made available in the coming weeks. In the meantime, mark August 3-14 in your calendars, and we hope you can join us in making the Summit a success.

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Career Connect Masterclasses

July 7, 2020 No Comments

Introduced last year and highly valued by students, Career Connects Masterclass series is an intensive week of workshops that will deliver valuable employability and job seeking skills in an online form. From July 13 to 17, students will have the opportunity to acquire valuable information on areas such as Effective Career Planning and Entrepreneurial Skills for Students, as well as innovative new workshops on building a personal brand, navigating the recruitment market, and much more. Additional information about, and registration for, the Masterclasses can be made through our Career Gateway portal.

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Career Connect Masterclasses are back!

July 2, 2020 No Comments

We’ve got some great news for students who are keen to prepare for entering the local and global job market following the completion of exams. Career Connect’s Masterclasses are back — and online!

Career Connect will be running an intensive workshop series from July 13 to 17. And there will be some new sessions specially created for students ready to get their career journey underway.

Students can register on Career Gateway for one or more of the following sessions;

· Effective career planning
· Building a personal brand
· The recruitment landscape post COVID-19 – what you need to know
· Overcoming roadblocks in your job search process
· How do I find a job?
· I have industry experience – now what?
· Be your own boss – entrepreneurial skills for students
· Lead to create change
· The value of volunteering
· Growth mindset – the secret to success

Career Connect Masterclasses provide students with valuable information on how to refine your employability, no matter what stage of your development. We’re here to help every step of the way!

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Alumni to Student Mentoring

June 29, 2020 No Comments

Final-year students, want to receive mentoring from a Monash alumni? Join the Alumni to Student mentoring program! You’ll receive guidance from an alumni mentor, who can help you prepare for the workforce, achieve your goals, and develop employability skills.

Applications close Friday 3 July:

https://www.monash.edu/about/mentoring/alumni-student-mentoring

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Are you going to be in 2nd year in 2018? Apply for the Science Future Leaders Program

September 1, 2017 No Comments

Written by Aidan Matthews and Tracey Byron

Science discovery, Industry engagement, and Leadership Development. Monash University’s Science Future Leader’s Program offers all that and so much more.

The Science Future Leaders Program is a leadership and skills based training program that allows 2nd year Science students to develop fresh new skills.

A constantly growing initiative, each year the program welcomes a new cohort of 2nd Year Science Students who will spend the year learning, working and growing together. Moreover, the program allows for 2nd Year Science students from the various disciplines of science to form friendships, share knowledge about their fields, and develop professional teamwork skills.

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Diversity & Inclusion Week at Monash

August 19, 2017 No Comments

Monday 28 August – Friday 1 September 2017.

The week celebrates our diverse community and strengthens our inclusive culture. It’s about helping to create an environment of involvement, respect and connection through sharing and learning from one another.

We have highlighted some of our most anticipated events below, which we think you will enjoy.

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Let’s Torque!

May 22, 2017 No Comments

My name is Daniel, I am currently studying a Bachelor of Science Advanced Global -Challenges. Together with some students from Monash Science, we are setting up an exciting initiative called Let’s Torque STEM!