EcoSoc Professional Mentoring
This program pairs students with mentors who will share their experience and advice on a range of work options and actively support the student in pursuing a career in the field. Applications and full details can be found here. Application close at 11.59pm on the 22nd of January 2012.
RBA Visit
Always wondered what happens behind the scenes before every firstTuesday of the month at 2pm? Interested in finding out what Australia'sCentral Bank actually does to ensure the stability of the currency, thefinancial markets, the economy or the banks? Why not join the EcoSocExecutive in heading out to 65 Martin Place Sydney and find out all this and more! The RBA Visit has been postponed for 2011 - look out for more information in 2012.
PAST EVENTS:
EcoSoc 2011 AGM
UNSW Economics Society had its Annual General Meeting in ASB205 on Tuesday 18th November at 11am, where we changed the constitution slightly, elected the executive for next year and celebrated the year that was! If you would like to have a copy of the minutes, you can download them here.
The new executive for 2012 are:
- President - Ware Kuo
- Vice President (External) - Bruce Yeung
- Vice President (Internal) - Edmond Lau
- Careers Directors - Nitasha Bhatia and Jessica Postill
- Social Director - Michael Joffe
- Academic Director - Steven Ly
- Competition Director - Cherry Lai
- Marketing Director - Chris Wong
- Technology Director - Steven Ly
- Publications Director - Palak Thaker
Congratulations to our 2012 executive! Let me take this final chance to say thank you to the 2011 executive and all those who helped us organise things in 2011:Felix Xie, Tian Whye, Eva Law, Nitasha Bhatia, Gloria Cai, Auvik Pal, Bobby Qiu, Hamish Watson, Edmond Lau, Catherine Wang, Nick Killalea, Jessica Postill, Cassie Davies, Steven Ly, Michael Joffe, Cherry Lai, Stuart Ho, everyone who volunteered at one of our events and anyone else that I've forgotten - you have made this year the successful year that it was.
thank you, and signing off,
Tobias.
Majors Information Session
We had some great speakers (including EcoSoc's own Felix and Gloria) at our Majors Information Session on Thursday 13th October in OMB230, where first and second years students were able to get some quality information about which majors and subjects to pick. Thanks go to Felix and his team for organising the event, to all of our speakers (Jade, Josef, Dr. Gigi Foster and Gloria) and to Edmond for cooking up a storm on the BBQ again for us all!
If you missed out on the Honours and Majors Publication (thanks again to our publications director Hamish), then you can download it HERE.
Trivia Night
The inaugural UNSW EcoSoc Trivia Night went off with a bang on Wednesday 5th October at the Club Bar of the Roundhouse, with our winners (EcoSoc's own Hamish Watson) taking away 5x$30 Westfield vouchers. Congratulations guys (and girl)! Big kudos also to Nick who covered in as our Quizmaster after an unfortunate clash of diaries, and to Nitasha and her team for organising it all! We hope to see you again next year!
RBA Economics Competition 2011
Applications have now closed for the 2011 RBA Economic Competition. The judges are now analysing and reading, with the results to be released soon. Did you miss out this year? Why not try again next year! The competitionis for Australian university students and each year challenges them to examine important andtopical economic issues affecting Australia.With $2750 in total cash prizes available, as well as a chance to work with the RBA, it's a great opportunity and well worth the effort.
Intravarsity Sports Competition
We all know that Economists can do it with Models, but can theyoptimise their score on the sports pitch? (OK, even I know that thatwas lame). Show the other business clubs what economists are made of byjoining our touch footy sports team for the Intravarsity SportsCompetition on Saturday 10th September, at St John's Oval in USyd! Email Edmond Lau if you are interested.
City to Surf Team
Congratulations to all of the EcoSoc City2Surfers, with some great sub-70 times posted and a great time had by all! We look forward to seeing you all again next year!
Internship Info Session
We had an Info Session on Internships, finding one and how to apply for them on Wednesday 20th July, in the Wurth Room of the Roundhouse. Thanks have to go to Tian, Jessica and Steven for putting on such a fantastic event! Hopefully you were there, but if you weren't, then you can download the Internships Guide here.
EcoSoc Mid-term Meeting
Thanks to all of the guys who came along to talk about what we'll be up to for the rest of semester and into semester 2. Keep an eye out for some of our planned events! If you would like to get involved, please email us on info@unswecosoc.com.
Careers Day 2011
Our annual Careers Day was held once again in 2011 on Monday 28th March, in the very fancy Tyree Room of the John NilandScientia Building. With industry representatives such as Deloitte, ADB, Teach for Australia, ASIC, ACCC, ABS, NSW Treasury, RBA, The Allen Economic Group, it had a range of the best economics employment opportunities in Australia. If you missed out, check it out next year. If you missed out on the Careers Guide, you can download it here!
UNSW O-Week 2011We had another fantastic year at O-Week, and hope that you did too! We had a record number of sign-ups, which is proving positive for our new start this year, trying to be more active on campus and organising a lot more events for you, our members! The Economic Experiments of Life were a success, giving away some money and teaching first years about some of the interesting parts of economics, including resource allocation, the nature of the market and the problems of imperfect information in a market setting. Finally, thanks have to go to Hamish for single-handedly writing and publishing our publication. If you missed out and wanted a copy, you can grab one here. Keep a look out for our next publication for Careers Day, or sign up to our newsletter to be kept up to date with what EcoSoc has planned for the rest of the semester!
EcoSoc Peer Mentoring 2011
With our biggest intake yet, our Peer Mentoring program is currently well underway! If you're a part of it, then make sure that you come to our social BBQ in Week 3 to hang out with some other Economics students and get some free sausages! Thanks have to go to Gloria for organising all of this.
UNSW Intersociety Sports Day 2010
Unfortunately rained out for this year, next year we'll be making sure that we make the proper sacrifices to keep the rains away! Want to be a part of our team next year? Keep an eye out on either Facebook or our latest newsletter!
RBA Economics Competition 2010
In the essay this year, students addressedthe issues surrounding trendsin Australia’s real exchangerate over the past decade.. The Prize winners were:
- First prize $1,500: Ganesh Viswanath Natraj, the University of Western Australia
- Second prize $750: George Cunningham, the University of Queensland
- Best essay from a first year student $500: Ashvini Ravimohan, the University of New South Wales
These students were presented with their prizes by the Governor at a ceremony atthe Reserve Bank of Australia in Sydney on 18 October 2010.
Economics & Development Information Session 2010
With over 100 students attending, the Economics & Development Information Session was particularly well received by industry representatives and students alike. There were speakers and representatives from the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, AusAid, NGOs, academia and more, giving students a great chance to network, find out more about the industry and see how they can use economics to make a difference to the world. We've got more great information sessions planned for 2011 - so keep an eye out for them!
UNSW Economics Careers Day 2010
Gathering in the Club Bar of the UNSW Roundhouse, over 150 students and representatives from firms including Commonwealth Treasury, Australian Bureau of Statistics, ACCC and Allen Consulting Group joined in to make the UNSW Economics Careers Day 2010 another success! Congratulations go to Smriti Arora and the rest of the EcoSoc team for putting on the day. Why not come along to some of our careers events in 2011 for the opportunity to network, land an internship or a grad position or just find out where economics can take you!
EcoSoc Peer Mentoring 2010
They grow up so fast...the EcoSoc Peer Mentees managed to survive their first year on campus, with thanks to the EcoSoc Peer Mentoring scheme and our fantastic Mentors. First year in 2011? Find out more, and sign up for EcoSoc Peer Mentoring 2011 here today!
UNSW Orientation Week 2010
EcoSoc had an O-Week Stall to chat to new students and members about our activities and plans for 2010. Oh, and did you find Wally?