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HONG KONG CONNECTION
Administrative Development Program( ADP) graduates( above from left): Chiu Fan Ho, Michael Chan, Christine Tse, Patrick Leung, Robin Leung and Patience Chan. They are six of 24 graduates who spent seven weeks at the AGSM’ s Kensington campus participating in this highly-regarded executive training. The program covers core management subjects; and the students also completed projects on public consultation in major government projects, electronic service delivery of government services, outsourcing of service delivery, and employment relations in the context of civil service reform and transition. The ADP is conducted exclusively for talented Hong Kong civil servants twice a year.
Smart collaboration
The AGSM is a partner in a sevenyear Smart Internet Technology research project that has received $ 22 million in Cooperative Research Centre( CRC) funding from the Federal Government. Another $ 100 million in cash and resources is allocated to the venture from participating universities( including the AGSM) and industry partners.
The AGSM joins the University of New South Wales, University of Wollongong, Australian National University, University of Sydney, University of Adelaide, Griffith University, RMIT, Swinburne University and University of Tasmania, along with major industry partners Computer Sciences Corporation, Hewlett Packard, Motorola, Adacel, Telstra and Nortel Networks.
“ The AGSM is proud to be part of a long-term collaborative research project that aims to make a profound contribution to the commercialisation of technology for next generation network management and Internet products and services,” says professor Michael Vitale, dean.
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The AGSM has launched an Australia-wide and international network of alumni clubs to foster stronger networking and services within the alumni community. The new alumni club network will be rolled out throughout the year. Clubs have been appointed in six Australian capital cities and three overseas cities. A president and supportive board will be appointed for each club and details of these appointments will be posted on the AGSM’ s Web site at: www. agsm. edu. au / alumniclubs.
The new clubs will provide a focal point for alumni networking throughout Australia and in key international locations. The clubs will liaise with the alumni services office at the AGSM in Sydney to develop social events and executive education forums.
Thanks from the acting dean
“ This has been an enormously rewarding experience for me. It has been a privilege, and I thank each of you for your support and encouragement.”
Professor Greg Whittred, former acting dean, accepts his farewells and a gift from the Ch’ ing dynasty. The antique Chinese wedding artefact is made of solid brass and inscribed with the characters meaning‘ double happiness’. Also engraved are five bats, representing longevity, health, wealth, virtue and the right to a natural death. The bat is a popular Chinese symbol because‘ fu’( bat) sounds similar to‘ fu’( happiness).
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