It’s my first day at QUT and I feel like I’d been hit by a truck. Not metaphorically, but physically. Let’s rewind a few weeks. I’m 30 minutes into a 5-hour journey to be with my father as he receives a BCG treatment for his newly diagnosed bladder…
A glimpse into the World’s first digital marketing bootcamp and graduate program!
Like most undergraduate students I often feel overwhelmed by the thought of graduating and stepping into the ‘real-world’. We’ve all heard it before, “you need experience.” Lucky for QUT students, the QUT Business School is always offering amazing opportunities. Recently, I participated in the Salesforce x Datarati Digital Marketing Boot…
Amplifying your storytelling through emerging tech: A key takeaway from Something Digital 2019
Something Digital is the premier tech conference in Brisbane that aims “to celebrate our digital ecosystem and help organisations in Brisbane and South East QLD to strengthen their digital capabilities across various business areas including marketing, business analytics, technology, leadership, customer design, and operations” Christina Lee Storm from…
Enactus: One small entrepreneurial action for others, one giant impact for us all
Three days and thirteen universities across Australia shared one same goal: winning an opportunity to represent Australia at the Enactus World Cup 2019 in San Jose, the United States. It was the 2019 Enactus National Conference and Competition hosted at the Sofitel Hotel in Sydney that I was…
The BAA Trivia Night: What’s it like and should I go?
Earlier this month, as part of my mentorship programme with the Brisbane Advertising Association (BAA), I was invited to help out with their sixth annual trivia night. The trivia night hosted 64 teams at the Brisbane Powerhouse that comprised of marketing and advertising agencies in the Brisbane industry. …
What every penultimate university student should be applying for
Entries for GradConnection’s Top 100 Future Leaders Competition have now closed for 2018; however, I wanted to share my experience with all QUT penultimate students who will have the opportunity to apply next year. It’s your time to shine in the competition that provides the ultimate practice run…
The TEDx experience at Gardens Point campus
Getting involved in campus life can be an exciting and rewarding experience. Opportunities to attend events, conferences, study tours and the like are valuable ways to get more from your degree, and the annual TEDxQUT is no exception. Since 2013, TEDxQUT has provided a platform for students, alumni…
The culture shock is real
I remember how I felt when my flight landed in Australia for the first time. It was actually a feeling of numbness, where I did not know what to expect. Neither a feeling of excitement nor anxiety but a feeling of nothingness. To be honest, I was very…
New perspectives on the international student experience
As an international student doing the Master in Business with a major in Strategic Advertising at QUT, I can say that enrolling in the project unit has been one of the most enriching academic experiences I have had in Australia. One of several reasons I chose QUT was…
Startup Weekend: The 54-hour whirlwind of blood, sweat and tears…in good company
Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, Google, Uber, Airbnb, Spotify, Fitbit, Netflix, Apple. If one or some of these are involved in your everyday life, then you’ve been exposed to a startup. What’s a startup you ask? And how is it different from a business? Well, in Dan Norris’ words from…