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Prato Campus Week 19-21 April 2016

Submitted by mdariva on Wed, 06/04/2016 - 2:16pm
Monash Open Day and Prato Campus Week 2016

Get ready for three days of events from 19 to 21 April 2016 with the 4th edition of Prato Campus Week. Together with the two other universities in Prato (University of New Haven and PIN - Polo Universitario Città di Prato), we have prepared a program of activities, food and live music to bring together students and the local community. Each of the universities will hold an Open Day when students and the local community can visit each campus, meet each other, and find out more about what the universities do in Prato.

The 2016 Monash Law Prato Program 2016 has begun!

Submitted by ldelia on Thu, 17/03/2016 - 10:57am
Each year, the Monash University Law School offers a program of international and comparative law subjects taught by distinguished Australian and International academics and professionals.

This year marks the 15th consecutive edition of the Monash Law Prato Program, one of the first academic programs to be established at the Prato Centre.

Over one hundred and sixty students from Australia, Canada, USA, France and Israel will participate in the intensive units taught at the Prato Centre, beginning 5 April.

Students have the opportunity to be taught by academics from key partner universities such as Osgoode Hall, York University, Arizona State University, University of Paris-Sud and Bar Ilan University.  

Celebrating Australia-Italy ties

Submitted by nmcauliffe on Wed, 02/03/2016 - 2:18am
Photo of Narelle McAuliffe, Rosalie Triolo and Rosa Sfameni presenting at Castelbrando.
The Monash University Prato Centre and the Monash Faculty of Education were honoured to be guests of the Associazione Italia-Australia to celebrate Australia Day this year.

This cultural association brings together people who are passionate about all things Australian. It also promotes educational, cultural and business exchanges between Italy and Australia. Each year the association holds a reception on the occasion of Australia Day. The evening was hosted by Mr Massimo Colomban, the Honorary Consul who represents Australia in the Veneto region, in the majestic setting of Castelbrando, one of the largest castles in Europe, situated in the hills of Treviso in the north of Italy. 

Hydrodynamic Fluctuations in Soft-Matter Simulation

Submitted by sgore on Mon, 22/02/2016 - 10:16am
Long standing collaboration between Monash University and the Max Planck Institute.

The Monash Prato Centre was delighted to welcome again Professor Ravi Prakash Jagadeeshan from Monash University and Professor Burkhard Duenweg from the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in Mainz, Germany, co-organisers of the Hydrodynamic Fluctuations in Soft-Matter Simulation conference held at the Centre from 9-12 February.

Their first encounter came about in 2006 when Burkhard attended a conference organised by Ravi at the Prato Centre, since then they have worked together on many occasions with both visiting each other’s institution as part of an Academic Exchange.

Goodbye and good luck: Prato says "arrivederci" to Education students

Submitted by ldelia on Fri, 19/02/2016 - 12:32pm
For the third consecutive year, students from the Faculty of Education have been based at the Monash University Prato Centre as part of their International Professional Experience Program.

This year, 33 students have spent three weeks working in local education settings including early childhood, primary and secondary schools as part of their teacher education program.

Screening of Rabbit-Proof Fence

Submitted by ldelia on Thu, 28/01/2016 - 5:24pm
Students from a school in Pistoia visit the Prato Centre

On Tuesday 2 February, students from the Istituto Comprensivo Fermi - Casalguidi in Pistoia will visit the Monash Prato Centre for the first time.

After the screening of Rabbit-Proof Fence, a 2002 Australian drama film, they will be introduced to Monash activities and students currently studying at the Centre.

 

 

Job vacancy - part-time receptionist

Submitted by nmcauliffe on Fri, 15/01/2016 - 5:00pm
The Monash University Prato Centre is seeking a part-time receptionist.

You will be a key contact point between the Monash Prato Centre and those visiting or seeking to make contact with the Centre. There is significant public and customer service interface as duties are carried out in a busy main reception area. The position will be required to respond to a wide range of enquiries. The position contributes to the general administration of the Centre.

20 hours per week. Fixed term contract from February until December 2016. 

An excellent knowledge of spoken and written English and Italian is essential.

Welcome to the first Monash students of 2016!

Submitted by ldelia on Fri, 08/01/2016 - 4:20pm
The new year kicks off with students from the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Education

A warm welcome to Arts students who have just arrived in Prato. They will enrich their knowledge of Italian through the intensive units taught at the Centre and by participating in the various activities designed to expose them to our language and culture. 

Italian experience for student engineers

Submitted by ccrupi on Tue, 15/12/2015 - 4:29pm
Monash engineering students examine 13th century city walls of Prato using thermography
Engineering students from Australia and Malaysia were granted a privilege that even locals in Florence, Italy are unlikely to experience in their lifetimes.

From 6pm to midnight on Tuesday 1 December, Monash engineering students from Australia and Malaysia were granted a privilege that even local Florentines are unlikely to experience in their lifetimes. 

Guided by world-renowned cultural heritage engineer Professor Maurizio Seracini, students entered the Baptistery of Saint John, which adjoins the Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore, or the Florence Cathedral, originally known as Il Duomo di Firenze.

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