2008 News
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Addressing the critical care training needs in Timor Leste [December 2008] The Office for Global Health has recently been awarded funding from AusAID's Public Sector Linkage Program (PSLP) to build the critical care workforce capacity in Timor Leste. More |
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Medicos awarded Vietnam's highest health honour [11 November 2008] Sydney University medicos - Dean of Medicine, Professor Bruce Robinson, and Professor Kerry Goulston, a gastroenterologist from the Northern Clinical School -have taken out Vietnam's highest health honour, the People's Health Medal. More |
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China’s Vice-Minister of Health welcomes Australian collaborations [13 August 2008] The Vice Minister of Health for the People’s Republic of China, Dr Jiefu Huang, has welcomed greater health collaborations between China and Australia. More |
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Shanghai Jiao Tong University visitors arrive [14 July 2008] On July 7, the Faculty of Medicine's 16 visitors from Shanghai Jiao Tong University arrived in Sydney, and were welcomed by Professor John Hearn, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (International). More |
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Deutscher Akademische Austauschdienst (DAAD) Scholarships for 2009 [June 2008] The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) is offering scholarships for a six (four)-week Deutschlandkundlicher Winterkurs from January to February 2009. More |
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Sharing PhDs: Shanghai Jiao Tong students in Sydney [10 June 2008] Four students undertaking their PhDs with Shanghai Jiao Tong University will do part of their research at the University of Sydney, under the China Scholarship Council program. More |
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Sydney internationalising the student experience in Health Sciences [6 May 2008] The University of Sydney's Faculty of Health Sciences has forged new relations with one of Malaysia's most prestigious research-intensive universities, after a two-day symposium on exercise, sports medicine and rehabilitation. More |
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Two for the price of one: joint doctorates from Sydney and the University of Malaya [27 April 2008] the University of Sydney and the UNIVERSITI Malaya recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding for a Cotutelle Agreement to pave the way for PhD students to earn joint doctorates from both universities. More |
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Attracting the world's best: new support for international students [April 2008] The University of Sydney Medical Program (USydMP) has re-vamped its scholarships for international students, in a bid to attract the best candidates from around the world. More View the Scholarships for International Students flyer |
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Around the world in one evening…Postcards from Everywhere [March 2008] globalHOME, with support from MedSoc and the Faculties of Health International Office, launched Postcards from Wherever on Wednesday 5th March 2008. More |
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Timor Leste scholars arrive at Sydney [29 February 2008] When he returns home to Timor-Leste, Noeno Anuno Sarmento plans to work at the busy and under-resourced national hospital in Dili. More |
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Saudi Health Science Study Scholarship Program managed by The University of Sydney [15 February 2008] The government of Saudi Arabia has chosen the University of Sydney to train the next generation of Saudi doctors, dentists, nurses, pharmacists and allied health professionals. More |