====== New Zealand and Australia Exchange/Study Abroad Trip ====== May 31 - June 15, 2010 ===== University of Waikato ===== * Location: Hamilton, New Zealand * University: http://www.waikato.ac.nz/ * Department: http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/ * Visited: May 31, 2010 * Contacts: * [[http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/genquery.php?linklevel=4&linklist=CS&linkname=A_to_I&linktype=report&listby=Name&lwhere=unique_record_id=1&children=|Mark Apperley]], professor (main contact) * [[http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/genquery.php?linklevel=4&linklist=CS&linkname=Assoc._Prof.&linktype=report&listby=Name&lwhere=unique_record_id=10&children=|Steve Jones]], mobile computing * [[http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/genquery.php?linklevel=4&linklist=CS&linkname=Senior_Lecturers-0&linktype=report&listby=Name&lwhere=unique_record_id=177&children=|Richard Nelson]], [[http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/genquery.php?linklevel=4&linklist=CS&linkname=Assoc._Prof.&linktype=report&listby=Name&lwhere=unique_record_id=11&children=|Tony McGregor]], networking * [[http://www.waikato.ac.nz/international/about/contacts.shtml|Mohamed Kamal]], international programs, student advisor for US * [[http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/genquery.php?linklevel=4&linklist=CS&linkname=J_to_P&linktype=report&listby=Name&lwhere=unique_record_id=13&children=|Bernhard Pfaringer]], teaches programming languages * [[http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/genquery.php?linklevel=4&linklist=CS&linkname=Senior_Tutors&linktype=report&listby=Name&lwhere=unique_record_id=22&children=|Tim Elphick]], tutor * [[http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/genquery.php?linklevel=4&linklist=CS&linkname=A_to_I&linktype=report&listby=Name&lwhere=unique_record_id=8&children=|Sally Jo Cunningham]], department head * Materials brought back: * Retail & Leisure brochure (http://www.uleisure.co.nz) * International Student Handbook, University of Waikato * Waikato International Student Exchange partner list (http://www.waikato.ac.nz/go/overseas) * Waikato Times (http://www.waikatotimes.co.nz) article, “More international students wanted”, 5/31/2010 * Backpackers News (free newspaper) * [[University of Waikato Notes|Notes]] ===== University of Sydney ===== * Location: Sydney, Australia * University: http://www.usyd.edu.au/ * Department: http://www.cs.usyd.edu.au/ * Visited: June 2, 2010 * Contacts: * [[http://www.cs.usyd.edu.au/~josiah/|Josiah Poon]], undergraduate director * Veronica Wong (), manager, international exchange program * Eric van Wijk (), manager, international student relations * Materials brought back: * Presentation by Josiah Poon, undergraduate director * Engineering and Information Technologies undergraduate study guide * Engineering and Information Technologies postgraduate study guide * [[University of Sydney Notes|Notes]] ===== University of Technology Sydney (UTS) ===== * Location: Sydney, Australia * University: http://www.uts.edu.au/ and http://www.uts.edu.au/international/ * Department: http://it.uts.edu.au// * Visited: June 2, 2010 * Contacts: * Lyn Lawrance (), international project coordinator (main contact) * Wayne Brookes (), associate dean, engineering and information technology * Rob Jarman (), director of undergraduate programs (engineering) * Elizabeth Treacy Bascunan (), international coordinator * Tzeay Chuah (), international director * Materials brought back: * UTS engineering undergraduate study abroad folder (red) * UTS international programs folder (blue) * [[University of Technology Sydney Notes|Notes]] ===== University of New South Wales (UNSW) ===== * Location: Sydney, Australia * University: http://www.unsw.edu.au/ * Department: http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/ and http://www.international.unsw.edu.au/ * Visited: June 3, 2010 * Contacts: * Michelle Kofod (), associate director of global education programs (main contact) * [[http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~morri/|Maurice Pagnucco]], associate professor and (incoming) head * Materials brought back: * Student Life @ UNSW guide * Computing Student Guide brochure * International Student Guide brochure * Autonomous Systems annual report (collaboration with University of Sydney and UTS) * Beta student newsletter (with controversial story about centralizing campus computing) * Undergraduate course listings: http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/courses * Individual course page listings: http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~xx1234 * Replace xx by cs for COMP, bi for BINF, and se for SENG courses * Replace 1234 by course number * Example: http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~cs1911 * [[University of New South Wales Notes|Notes]] ===== Australian National University (ANU) ===== * Location: Canberra, Australia * University: http://www.anu.edu.au/ * Department: http://cecs.anu.edu.au/ * Visited: June 4, 2010 * Contacts: * [[http://cs.anu.edu.au/~Henry.Gardner/|Henry Gardner]], head of computer science * [[http://cs.anu.edu.au/user/3393|Chris Johnson]], associate dean of education * [[http://cs.anu.edu.au/people/Peter.Strazdins/|Peter Strazdins]], senior lecturer, teaching systems courses * [[http://cecs.anu.edu.au/user/585|Paul Melloy]], international students contact * Materials brought back: * Exhibitions brochure, Drill Hall Gallery * ANU campus map * "Tech girls are chic!" booklet * ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science course descriptions * [[Australian National University Notes|Notes]] ===== University of Melbourne ===== * Location: Melbourne, Australia * University: http://www.unimelb.edu.au/ * Department: http://www.csse.unimelb.edu.au/ and http://www.mobility.unimelb.edu.au/ * Visited: June 9, 2010 * Contacts: * [[http://ww2.cs.mu.oz.au/~alistair/|Alistair Moffat]], department head * Stuart Hibberd (), manager of education abroad student programs * Nigel Cossar (), manager of Melbourne global mobility * Materials brought back: * Study Abroad and Exchange program guide * Engineering undergraduate study guide * Engineering graduate programs guide * Opportunities for studies overseas brochure * IT@Melbourne handout * [[University of Melbourne Notes|Notes]] ===== Monash University ===== * Location: Melbourne, Australia * University: http://www.monash.edu.au/ * Department: http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au * Visited: June 9, 2010 * Contacts: * [[http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/about/staff/Kimbal-Marriott|Kim Marriott]], head (host) * [[http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/about/staff/John-Betts|John Betts]], senior lecturer * [[http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/about/staff/Bernd-Meyer|Bernd Meyer]], associate professor * Luke Dawson (), study abroad for USA, Canada, and Latin America * [[http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/about/staff/Sita-Ramakrishnan|Sita Ramakrishnan]], senior lecturer, in charge of software engineering program * [[http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/about/staff/Caitlin-Slattery|Caitlin Slattery]], manager of academic programs support, including study abroad * Materials brought back: * Student exchange and study abroad brochures (3) * Example course maps for computational science program * Course descriptions for software engineering program * [[Monash University Notes|Notes]]