‘An internship is key to a successful graduate job’ ‘you need to have experience to be able to get a job after graduation’ ’employers will take someone with experience over someone with just a degree’ – these statements all university students in the final years of their degree…

We all knew it was going to be good… but we had no idea it would be this good! The Asia Pacific Cities Summit was an amazing experience for all of us. The fast-paced, informative and engaging nature of the summit kept us all on our toes as…

Last week, Brisbane played host to the 10th Asia Pacific Cities Summit. It was first held in 1996, with the venue alternating between the City of Brisbane and cities awarded to host the event in the Asia Pacific Region on a biennial basis ever since. The Summit is…

The day started early Sunday morning, after a smart decision to stay in on a Saturday night we journeyed off to see the Tian Tan Buddha discovering what the fuss is all about. It stands 34 metres high, made from a majestic bronze material and overlooks the North,…

I love it when you go to a museum and it actually has a lot of interesting things about the actual country which the museum is located in. The Hong Kong Museum of History is just that, a well-documented re-enactment of over 400 million years of history within…

“Go the Blues” is not the greeting a room full of Queenslanders expect to hear in Hong Kong on the day before the State of Origin decider. But General Manager of Edelman Hong Kong (HK) Andrew Kirk (Kirky) is a committed Blues supporter and keen to let us…

With 17 competing teams, the 2015 Enactus Australia National Conference and Competition took place at Grand Hyatt Melbourne from 7 – 9 July. Enactus QUT participated in the competition with a team of 10 students, Faculty Advisor, and two projects: Discover and Many Ways Forward. I have had…

Experiencing the Hong Kong subway during rush hour made us feel like herded sheep and in dire need of TLC. Omnicom Media Group (OMG) Hong Kong did not disappoint and welcomed us with a smorgasbord of insightful (and edible) delights. The Omnicom Media Group works across advertising, media…

David Ketchum says Hong Kong evolves so fast the jackhammer should be a national bird, but it’s more than the changing urban landscape he’s witnessed in some 20 years as a marketing and public relations professional in Asia. Over a casual lunch at Cyberport – an ICT hub…

We’d had a busy morning, including the climb of 268 steps to reach the famous Tian Tan Buddha (or Big Buddha to friends) on Lantau Island. While the heat and humidity made it tempting to return to the rooftop swimming pool at Hotel Jen, I decided to push…