Macquarie University is pleased to announce the new Sydney City Campus course offering for 2016. The following world-class programs are available for study from session 1, 2016:

In the heart of Sydney, in Wynyard precinct, our new Sydney City Campus will allow students to enjoy personalised attention and be supported throughout their university life. Students will also have access to the excellent facilities of our main campus at North Ryde, ensuring they get the best of both worlds. …

No, it is not Gryffindor from Harry Potter.

But it is one of the Residence Cafeterias at University of Sydney in Sydney, Australia.  And the funny thing is that even Sydney students call it Gryffindor.

Established in 1850, University of Sydney embraces it’s historic buildings and campus.

KOM staff Matt Price got to spend a week at University of Sydney and toured the campus and met with staff from all University of Sydney Faculties. …

Future of media launched in lab at Macquarie University

Creative media and future journalism students now have access to Australia’s most sophisticated and current media production facilities, with the launch of Y3A’s Futures Lab at Macquarie University.

“Traditional media outlets are actually in some ways shrinking, while the amount of journalism is actually growing,” said Professor John Simons, Executive Dean of the Faculty of Arts at Macquarie University. …

So here are the answers to the Australian Trivia Challenge we posted.  Let’s see how many you got correctly.

What is the population of Australia?    23 million

How long is the flight from Toronto – Sydney (flying time not including layovers)?  19 hours

KOM staff  have taken these long flights a number of times.  Our suggestion is to follow the airlines guidelines.  Get up and walk around – …

How Well Do You Know Australia?

As KOM Consultant’s students are now preparing to start their Australian studies in July, we thought it would be a fun idea to test everyone’s general knowledge of the country, Australia!  Remember, try to answer the questions without Googling the answers!

Tune in Monday as KOM will post the answers so you can check your Aussie knowledge!

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SYDNEY DENTAL SCHOOL STAFF AND STUDENTS REACH OUT TO SUPPORT HOMELESS CONNECT 

 A team of Bachelor of Oral Health students aided by the Dean and faculty staff of University of Sydney Dental School, provided dental information and assistance to guests of the annual Homeless Connect volunteer event held at the Sydney Town Hall on 4 June. In the first instance they gave important oral hygiene information to the many visitors, and identified people requiring urgent dental treatment. …