Bond University, located in Queensland, Australia, today announced that 100 new scholarships would be made available for 2014 to celebrate its 25th Anniversary.

The academic, elite sport, leadership and indigenous scholarships will be available to both Australian and international students.

The scholarships, valued at 50% of the tuition fee for a Bachelor degree (excluding Medicine) or a Master’s coursework degree, will be awarded primarily on academic merit, in November this year for the 2014 academic year (January intake). …

Bond Law Alumnus competes in Curling World Championships – Canada 

Bond alumnus Jay Merchant has beaten the USA as part of the Australian Mixed Doubles Curling Team at the World Championships in Canada, with his shot securing the win. Australia has never claimed victory over the United States before.

Jay grew up in the small town of Alberta, Canada and has been curling for the past 20 years, 15 competitively, with his father Archie as his coach. …

Launching in 2014, Macquarie Law School in Australia will commence the Juris Doctor law program.  It is a postgraduate qualification in law that will prepare you for a range of legal professions in Australia and globally. 

Macquarie University began in 1964 in the Sydney suburb of North Ryde. Over 35,000 students were enrolled in 2003, with approximately 6,000 of these as international students from more than 80 countries.

 Honouring its reputation as one of Australia’s leading educational institutions; …

Law School:  LLB vs. JD

The Juris Doctor designation is common in the United States, where students must complete an undergraduate degree before attending law school. Meanwhile, the LLB designation reigned supreme in Canada and other Commonwealth countries such as Britain. The difference is that in Canada—like in the States—most students have already completed an undergrad degree before entering law school; across the pond, students can attend law school straight out of high school. 

The University of Toronto became the first law school to make the switch in 2001 because it was concerned that the LLB “understated the level of education our students had,” dean Mayo Moran noted.  …

Bond Law School has strong links with Canada and has been training Canadian lawyers for over 20 years. There are currently over 150 Canadian students studying law at Bond University and an active Canadian Law Students’ Association. There is a rapidly expanding group of Bond Law Canadian alumni working as partners and senior practitioners in Canada andworldwide.

Bond has three intakes per year, January, May and September. Students are able to apply anytime and the LSAT is not required. …

The International Student Scholarships are a testament to Bond University’s commitment to quality and outstanding international students. These scholarships are available to international students who have demonstrated outstanding academic ability (academic merit based scholarships).

These scholarships are valued at 25% to 50% of tuition fees of any undergraduate or postgraduate degree  (excluding Bond University’s Medical Program, Master of Psychology, Doctor of Physiotherapy). 

If you are applying to the popular Bond Law program, …