Maggie Wang (Wang Xi) from Beijing Culture and Languages University visited QUT in February-March 2011 as part of her PhD research on Queensland’s creative industries. This is her story A few days after arriving in Sydney in early January 2011, I heard news of the great flood in Brisbane. I checked …
Between 14-21 December 2010, a select team of six students had the privilege of being part of Media and Communication’s first international study project when they attended Malaysia’s kre8tif Festival and X Media Lab, the internationally acclaimed creative industries event, in Putrajaya, Kuala Lumpur. For a video highlight of the trip posted by Katerina Morganoff, …
In November 2009, I received a letter of notification from Parliament House, Canberra, signed by the Honourable Julia Gillard, confirming that I had been awarded a 2010 Endeavour Research Fellowship Award (now called the Australia Award). My destination would be the Creative Industries Faculty at the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane. However, it was …
The China Journalism Project was a working trip to China by journalism students. It began with the Beijing Olympics in 2008 where students were hosted by the Communication University of China (CUC). It was a great cultural experience. You can see a video clip of the journalism students enjoying the excitement of the Opening Ceremony. …
Asian Creative Transformations convened a special forum called Building the Creative Environment on 16 April 2010. Participants came from Mainland China, Taiwan, Japan and Australia. These are some of the photos by Ellissa Nolan The forum was scheduled to coincide with Creative3, an event coordinated by Creative Enterprise Australia, which was held at the State …
The Shanghai Theatre Academy (STA) is curently embarking on a number of international collaborations. With support from the Shangahi Municipal government STA is currently developing plans for a new media campus, the design of which will draw heavily on the QUT Creative Industries Precinct, sometimes called the Queensland Model in China. At STA Marina …