Exceptional Scholars Join New Program

Queensland University ofQueensland Technology University Newspaper of Technology Newspaper • Issue 211 • Issue • ... March 6-26, • Month, 2001 1999 Exceptional scholars join new program A group of exceptional school sponsors at a special orientation shortlisted for interview by a panel (John Paul College at Daisy Hill), leavers is experiencing the day held at the St Lucia Golf consisting of faculty staff and Lindsay MacDonald (Cleveland excitement of being pioneers in Club in mid-February. representatives from three of the District High School), Rowan an innovative business scholarship “It’s a wonderful opportunity nine corporate partners participating te Kloot (Anglican Church program launched this semester for these students to make in the program in 2001. Grammar School at East by QUT’s Faculty of Business. important contacts in the world Professor Harding said the panel Brisbane) and Jessica Velm The nine students will complete of business,” Professor Harding was very pleased with the extremely (Everton Park State High). These their business degree and a year’s said of the new program, “and high quality of the applicants, which candidates will undertake work work experience in the time it students will gain valuable made the final selection difficult. experience with two of the usually takes to complete a degree, industry experience while they • The successful recipients of the program’s corporate partners – thanks to an accelerated study and complete their Bachelor of 2001 Corporate Partners in Bank of Queensland, Credit workplace program which has Business in normal time.” Excellence Program are Georgia Suisse First Boston, Golden academic mentorship and the The program supports each Cameron (John Paul College in Casket Lottery Corporation, backing of some impressive local CPIE scholar with $9,500 a year Coffs Harbour), Alissa Collins accountants Hart Larwill Pty organisations. to cover HECS and university (Mount St Michael’s College at Ltd, Knights Insolvency Dean of QUT’s Faculty of fees, as well as a textbook, living Ashgrove), Chelsea Crawford Administration, MIM Holdings QUT’s Dean of Business Professor Sandra Harding, Business Professor Sandra and professional allowance. (Rockhampton Grammar Limited, the Queensland second from right, at the Corporate Partners in Harding welcomed the new Designed to attract the best and School), Katie Gardner (Fraser Investment Corporation, the Excellence Program launch at St Lucia Golf Club with Corporate Partners in Excellence brightest school-leavers, the Coast Anglican College at Hervey Queensland Treasury successful candidates (from left) Lisa Keys, Lindsay (CPIE) Program scholars, their inaugural intake attracted more Bay), Lisa Keys (Biloela State Corporation and Sunsuper. MacDonald, Georgia Cameron and Jessica Velm. mentors and representatives of than 50 applications, with 21 High School), Quinton Kong The Lowdown ... Page 4 Judicial One household, two science PhDs appointments When Milan and Lubomira Jamriska graduated from QUT’s Faculty of need to be Science with PhDs recently, it marked the end of a long and historic journey for the couple. fairer – expert Not only had they come a long way to by Toni Chambers graduate with their doctorates – from Slovakia, in fact – but in doing so, became The Queensland Government has been the university’s first known husband and urged to follow recent recommendations wife to be awarded PhDs in the same from the Law Council of Australia and discipline at the same ceremony. explicitly set out more representative They admitted that the way this criteria for selecting judges. turned out was a happy coincidence. QUT law lecturer Barbara Hamilton – “It was very coincidental, because we in an address to the F-LAW 2001:Moving didn’t plan for it or think that it would Ahead in Difficult Times conference last happen this way,” said Milan, who month – argued the change would give emigrated to Australia one year ahead women and people from more diverse of his wife in 1991. backgrounds a fair chance of being “I started my research in 1995 and appointed without criticism. Lubomira started hers in 1996, but we Ms Hamilton has conducted research ended up finishing just a few months apart.” that uses as an example the Queensland Milan studied factors influencing Bar Association’s attack on Justice indoor air quality, while Dr Lubomira Roslyn Atkinson at the time of her Jamriska researched the characteristics appointment that claimed she was not of an enzyme present in a parasite in chosen on merit. the disease schistosomiasis. She said the Bar Association’s concept Both projects required intensive lab of “merit” was based on an implicit set work, and there was also an added time of criteria which favoured men with a challenge as the pair had two children long history as practising barristers who (Samko, now three and a half years old, reached the status of Senior Counsel. and Dominik, 22 months) – all half a “I argue that these criteria are flawed world away from the support of their Milan and Lubomira Jamriska with their sons, Samko and Dominik, at their historic graduation ... and gendered, since only 8 per cent of families. ‘having children helped in that it gave us a different perspective on life’ practising barristers in Queensland are “Having children helped,” said Milan added that he likened the “So now that the pressure is off us, Physical Sciences and Lubomira now female. Many women don’t go to the Lubomira, “in that it gave us a situation to a scientific principle: we can move a bit slower for a change.” employed at the University Bar for a whole host of reasons, different perspective on life. “We have an analogy that this is like But not too slowly: the couple’s of Queensland’s Institute for including the demanding and irregular “We were motivated to finish as soon gas in a chamber. The more pressure, research has resulted in jobs for both Molecular Biotechnology. working hours,” she said. as possible, but having the children was the faster the particles have to partners, with Milan continuing his – Margaret Lawson and Continued Page 2 a grounding force as well.” move,” he said. indoor air research in QUT’s School of Toni Chambers Researcher wins E-commerce Dreamworld prestigious poses traffic visit puts some fellowships ‘risk’ fun into O Week ▼ ▼ P 3 ▼ P 4 P 5 http://www.corpcomm.qut.edu.au/insidequt/index.html 2 George Street Brisbane 4000 Telephone (07) 3864 2111 Registered by Australia Post – Publication No. QBF 4778 Inside QUT March 6-26, 2001 Page 1 Business student gets early From the Vice-Chancellor call-up ... to Indonesia Having won a seven-month The sponsors of the cadetship are international business cadetship in Australian Environment International the second year of his degree Pty Ltd, Waste Solutions Australia, Pty Allocation of extra university studies, QUT Bachelor of Business Ltd, and Pacific Air and Environment student Simon Bell has already Pty Ltd. places needs revisiting departed for Jakarta. Mr Bell said that, in preparation Mr Bell, who left for Jakarta on for his cadetship, he had undergone The Prime Minister’s innovation Faculty about to be launched mid-year, March 3, will be seeking business “a very intensive learning curve” statement – delivered as his Federation our growing electronic commerce and opportunities for Queensland on environmental issues. Address on January 29 – promised e-business specialisations in the Faculty companies after winning the However, he said, the cadetship significant research and education of Business and computer engineering cadetship from 40 other applicants. was a “great opportunity” for him. initiatives over the next five years worth a within our Faculty of Built One of the requirements for the “The scheme has been running total of $2.9 billion. Environment and Engineering – 80 cadetship was mid-level language skill, for three years and the longest An important part of that package – places will not go far towards addressing and Mr Bell has been studying anyone has had to wait to get an offer outlined in detail at http:// the demand for places from students Cadetship winner Simon Bell “Bahasa” Indonesian as part of his of employment after completing the www.innovation.gov.au – is funding for and industry. QUT study program. “Basically, any company of any cadetship has been two weeks,” Mr an additional 2,000 commencing places In reality it is a fraction of what is needed, As part of his cadetship, Mr Bell will importance in that area has a base in Bell said. in specific areas allocated for this year, to given the number of people applying to work for a month with State Development Jakarta,” Mr Bell said. On his return to Brisbane, Mr Bell be shared among 36 public universities complete bachelor degree and higher- (a State Government department and the “I have three private-sector will produce a report on the market across Australia. degree studies in a whole range of scheme’s co-ordinator), five months in Queensland companies sponsoring my situation for the companies to enable These places are to be directed to technology disciplines. Jakarta at the Queensland Government’s cadetship and, in return, I will provide them to be alert for contract possibilities students wanting to study information Australia also needs more than a year’s Trade and Investment Office and another contacts for them and, hopefully, get in Indonesia. and communication technology, promises for such places. month back in Brisbane. them work in Indonesia.” – Noel Gentner science or maths and this is the first It needs a strong, growth-oriented funding growth for student places in strategy that helps the country compete in many years. an increasingly global marketplace. Children ‘at risk of falling behind in maths’ On a proportional basis for QUT, one So, while it is encouraging that the of the country’s largest universities, that Federal Government has chosen a growth Queensland primary school students “Those ideas weren’t accessible to kids the classroom”, rather than focusing will translate to around 80 places.

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