The summit comprised multiple collaborative planning sessions focused on leadership and improving the experience of all Curtin students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Students had the opportunity to influence the future of their education, by constructing an agreed action plan of initiatives including plans to establish a global student leaders\u2019 network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The compelling program was designed by Dubai students Keerthana Dana Sekaran and Shamalka Brigette Wickremathilake, who had pitched Dubai<\/a> as the ideal summit location to the other leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe really wanted all student leaders to learn from the best academic and industry leaders we have on our campus and to experience Dubai,\u201d explains Sekaran.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe balance between the various hands-on activities helped to ensure the students could contribute as many ideas as possible to improve the student experience.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nikhil Toolsee, a Curtin Mauritius<\/a> student and the president of the TelfairNet Computer Society, shared his vision for creating an international community of students with a collective interest in information and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Toolsee was grateful for the opportunities to brainstorm different leadership initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThrough this summit, we agreed that it is important for student leaders from all Curtin locations to participate in the John Curtin Leadership Academy and earn a Curtin Extra certificate<\/a>,\u201d Toolsee says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Curtin Student Guild<\/a> Secretary Theodora Rohl adds that the leaders are also discussing how to make the governance structures of the student bodies more similar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThese efforts will both enhance our student-facing services and improve ease of communication across our respective campuses,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To enrich personal networks within the group, the Dubai students made sure to organise outdoor, cultural experiences that would see everyone explore the wonders of the futuristic, desert-based metropolis together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This included visiting Dubai\u2019s newly opened Museum of the Future<\/a>, which exhibits advancements in AI and robotics, and enjoying a barbeque dinner under the stars with regarded tour operator Desert Safari<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The opportunity was special for all students who had each experienced varying degrees of lockdowns and travel restrictions over the past two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGoing on safari was a particular privilege,\u201d says Perth-based Rohl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe rode over sand dunes in a four-wheel drive, watched a belly dance performance and ate traditional food. I wish I could have stayed longer!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The event was highly anticipated by Deputy Vice-Chancellor Global Curtin, Professor Seth Kunin, who was pleased to be supporting such a significant, in-person, international initiative for students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe summit was a success with representatives working together to improve the student experience at all Curtin campuses. Thank you to our global campuses for your support and congratulations to all students involved,\u201d Professor Kunin says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The event follows the relaunch of other study abroad and student exchange opportunities<\/a> earlier this year, to connect students with Curtin\u2019s global campuses and its wide range of international education partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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