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  • I love journalism because
    it's a way for me to express myself.

    I just want to experience
    the full breadth of this practice.

    I spent my early childhood
    in a city called Vidisha.

    I don't think anyone spoke
    English in Vidisha, except for my mother.

    When I came home from school,
    my mother would read my essays and say,

    “why don't you apply for an internship
    at a newspaper?”

    For four years, I worked as a fashion
    and lifestyle journalist.

    It was a really glamorous part of my life
    but I wanted formal education

    and I wanted to learn from the best.

    I had never seen sky this blue.

    For six months I felt dislocated, yes,

    but there was constant,
    constant euphoria as well.

    Journalism at UTS
    didn't feel like a curriculum to me.

    UTS didn't do the work for us,
    but they showed us

    the path to real success.

    I wrote for some of Australia's
    biggest newspapers

    while I was still at university.

    The tools I now have could be applied
    to journalism anywhere.

    Coming to UTS felt like a new start, but
    actually it was the start of many starts.

    I only have one goal: I want to love what I do.

    And to this day I sometimes wake up
    before the crack of dawn because

    I am excited about my work.

    Graduate to global journalist

    Hear from outstanding UTS alumni, Akash Arora, as he tells us why he chose to study in Australia and what made studying at UTS so beneficial to his now global, highly successful career!

  • First we collect the samples.

    Then the lab breaks
    it down to the cellular level.

    The computer turns

    the samples into a huge set of values.

    And then I turn it into this.

    My name is Fia Sabrina Boedijono.

    I'm a bioinformatics research
    assistant at UTS.

    So I grew up in Surabaya, in the East
    Java province of Indonesia, and

    I really love studying science and I knew
    I wanted to do a forensics degree.

    But at the time, the closest place
    that offer it, it was just UTS.

    And so I applied to UTS,
    and I came here when I was 17.

    I used to get lost by myself
    and find different routes

    around the city,
    and I was much more shy and isolated then.

    I didn't really

    go to a lot of social events,
    and I was very happy in my own company.

    In my final year,
    I had the chance to take an internship

    and I knew one of my subject
    coordinators; he's a genetics

    researcher
    and I always find genetics so interesting.

    And so I thought, “you know what,
    I'll give it a go,” and I emailed him

    and he responded: “Yeah, cool,
    we can start.”

     It took me so long to really understand 
    pretty much anything

     that was happening in the meetings.

    But when you're in a real working
    environment, you just absorb things

    pretty quickly.

    After I graduated my supervisor
    actually offered me a full time position

    and I've been doing research ever since.

    When I first arrived at the UTS campus,

    I find the diversity
    to be really exhilarating.

    Like it blew my mind. The way they dress,
    the way people express themselves;

    it's beautiful that people are embracing
    different parts of themselves,

    and it allows me to be that way as well.

    I haven't had the experience of

    being with people who accept me entirely
    for everything that I am.

    And so when I moved to Sydney and I
    did, I'm just like, wow, I'm so grateful

    to be here and just have all the people
    that I have in my life right now.

    I'm just excited to see how it goes,
    who I’m going to be

    and finally feel, yeah, I'm doing exactly
    what I'm supposed to be doing.

    Advancing genetics research

    Meet Fia, an Indonesian international student who found her passion for genetics at UTS. Now, as a bioinformatics research assistant, she's making a difference in the fight against COVID-19.

  • UTS alumni stories: Francisco Widjojo video transcript

     

    After graduating, I was working as a corporate lawyer in Sydney.

    I was helping large companies acquire other businesses and raising money in the equity markets.

    That’s when I started to see the real growth of Indonesia.

    I was trying to figure out, where is Indonesia going?

    Where do I see myself, as this third culture kid with international experience?

    How could I contribute to the  growth story of Indonesia?

    We started Arkblu Capital so we could directly invest in the next generation of homegrown Indonesian tech companies and venture capital funds.

    As Managing Partner, I basically oversee our entire investment process, from sourcing to deal execution to deal support.

    During my studies, obviously I learnt the technical components of law and business, but I think the most important aspect is that I learnt how to think.

    UTS is very practical. At uni we created financial models, we deconstructed different businesses.

    That critical thinking and problem-solving ability, I think is the number-one thing that I received from an Australian education.

    Another thing that drew me to UTS was its strong international focus.

    The international leadership opportunities at UTS really allowed me to have a broader view of the world.

    I think as the world becomes a lot more globalised and integrated, being able to understand and interact with people from all around the world, is so important. And it's those global connections that have really allowed me to thrive.

     

    Building Indonesia's digital economy

    UTS alum Francisco Widjojo, Managing Partner at Arkblu Capital, invests in Indonesian start-ups to support the country's growth story driven by its tech-savvy youth.

  • I was very nervous before I came here
    because all I knew was through photos

    and videos but when I got here or the
    worries and nervousness just went away

    Sydney's kind of like home for me I feel
    more like myself here

    is more open-minded and innovative the s
    fresher people are friendly and

    everything is new and exciting this is
    my first time out of Vietnam I'm pretty

    much on my own here but it doesn't feel
    that way I'm living in UTS housing and

    it's been amazing I've made so many
    friends from all over the world

    UTS is in the perfect location because
    this right near Central Station you can

    go to the beach great optic floss and
    obviously being in the heart of the city

    there are a lot more job opportunities

    I'm studying The Bachelor of creative
    intelligence and it's amazing to see how

    students from a range of faculties have
    a different way of thinking when we come

    together to solve our problems it
    becomes much easier and more creative I

    feel like people recognize my value here
    what I care about the people here very

    diverse and I really love to be in a
    diverse environment even the locals

    themselves are diverse

    Embracing new opportunities

    UTS alum Vanessa Truong shares her journey pursuing a combined Bachelor of Business and Creative Intelligence, and how UTS helped expand her horizons and gain independence.

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    - [Luis] I try to see the
    positive in every situation.

    Even if it's a challenge,
    I can see how I'm

    learning to deal with those
    unfamiliar situations.

    I like that UTS is a young university.

    It's really innovative and creative.

    We learn how to co-create
    and collaborate with users.

    When we invent new technology for them,

    we are solving a real problem in a

    collaborative environment.

    It's cutting-edge here, we
    are working with things like

    3D printing, artificial intelligence,

    machine learning, and blockchain.

    Studying in Australia
    has been challenging,

    but I'll never regret coming here.

    It's given me the confidence to be

    a leader and a change-maker.

    I feel I can do whatever I want.

    I don't fear anything. (laughs)

    One of the best things I learnt at UTS

    is how to think and
    act as an entrepreneur.

    Before I was just trying
    to get my degree and a job,

    but now, I want to have my own start-up,

    and help people that are
    having real problems.

    In my language Spanish we say,

    vive en un momento que transforma tu vida.

    So coming to Australia
    transformed my life.

    And coming to UTS has changed the way

    I see the impact I can have on the world.

    From student to entrepreneurial teacher

    UTS alum Luis Gallo shares how studying a Master of IT at UTS helped him become a technology and entrepreneurial expert, inspiring others to tackle complex issues.

  • I feel very fortunate to be where I am today. 15 years ago, I didn’t know a role like this even existed.

    Engineering has always been about exploration for me. It rewires your brain to look at any situation and go, “What’s the best thing we could do here?”

    As a Data Solutions Engineer, I try to bring the human factor into engineering.
      
    At UTS, I didn’t feel like I was just in a classroom; I felt like I was being equipped to step into the working world. We had industry leaders come and speak to us. I could hear what I was learning was directly applicable to industry.
      
    One of the best memories from UTS are the teachers. It was so easy I could just walk up to the department and meet my professors. Being an international student, I had questions. So that interaction and openness for conversation was really great.

    I put my hand up to become a mentor with the UTS Lucy Mentoring program about six years ago. I want to show young women that there are so many amazing avenues in engineering, and I want to see more women in the teams that I’m part of.

    I’ve seen first-hand how having an education has impacted me, my family, and the community that I’m part of.

    I’m very passionate about letting young women know that they can create a career of their choice in engineering.

    All about data

    UTS alum Barsha promotes women in STEM with her own video series, works as a data solutions engineer, and mentors students through UTS Women in Engineering Lucy Mentoring Program.

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