Category: BUILD Global Leaders
UTS BUILD is a co-curricular global leadership program. Through BUILD, we’re preparing UTS students to become global leaders and active global citizens. ​We have many opportunities that help students explore global issues, develop a global mindset and build the professional skills needed for a truly international career that delivers positive social impact in the world. These include core foundational workshops and elective events, seminars, community activities and global immersion experiences via Global Exchange and Global Short Programs. Explore this blog and the stories of UTS students who are thinking and living globally.
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What a week!🤩🇺🇳This past August I had the awesome opportunity to spend the week in Bangkok, Thailand, at the United Nations Convention Centre for the Humanitarian Affairs Asia 11th University Scholars Leadership Symposium for 2023 as 1 of 12 selected delegates representing University of Technology Sydney. I applied to this global short program a few…
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Earlier this month, I embarked on an adventure that forever changed the way I see the world and my role in it. Imagine being at the United Nations in Bangkok, representing your university among 450+ students from 46 different countries, all driven by the same goal: to make the world a better place. That’s exactly…
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When I first applied to UTS for one semester abroad, I was not prepared for the opportunities that would be open for me as an exchange student. During the orientation week, I got to know many programs where students could further develop their interests that are most important to them. The BUILD program particularly caught…
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UTS BUILD is such a rich journey to go through, that I, Mario Johan Hartono, at the tip of the journey feels proud and delighted to look back and reflecting on myself of how much I’ve grown and developed throughout the experience. I came to Sydney as an international student at UTS to initially just…
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Imagine the feeling of going to a completely different country alone, knowing no one, and spending a few days with people who you haven’t met before from different parts of the world. Being an international student, I had already faced this situation, but it was unique this time; delegates from 31 countries around the world,…
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In our day-to-day routine, it’s really easy to forget about the big stuff. We tread the streets, running to catch our preferred public transport. We turn on the tap and rely on water just being there for our showers and drinks. Living mindfully takes…..deliberate intention! On Saturday 24 September, the UTS BUILD Program ran the…
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BUILDers learn about the beautiful culture and tragic history of Indigenous Australia and how they can be part of the movement to create change. UTS BUILD offers an Indigenous cultural awareness training course. The course has been really popular with BUILDers – let’s hear why. Miranda said, “I wanted to learn more about Aboriginal culture…
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BUILDers discuss a seminar on wokeness presented by cultural commentator Ayishat Akanbi. ‘Wokeness’ is a term we hear a lot lately. But what is it and is it always good to be ‘woke’? Many BUILDers have chosen to explore this issue by watching an on-demand seminar by cultural commentator Ayishat Akanbi, from the Sydney Opera…
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Jasmine reflects on the difference between voluntourism and responsible aid learnt in this BUILD elective speaker session “The Effects of Voluntourism and How We Can Rethink International Development” with Sally Hetherington OAM of Human and Hope Association”. I was first introduced to the concept of voluntourism – when tourists do volunteer work in a foreign…
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Zeenia describes her experience in the virtual INTERCHANGE 2020 competition an annual BUILD elective Virtual Employability and Entrepreneurial Challenge. INTERCHANGE 2020 was one of the BUILD elective events in which I participated and got the opportunity to become a problem-solver, build entrepreneurial thinking, and enhance my leadership skills. INTERCHANGE 2020 was an excellent virtual challenge…
