Old school social networking

Posted by Will Blott, University Programs Manager

Despite plateauing university enrollments in Computer Science in recent years, the passion and enthusiasm for ICT, emerging technologies and the strong career prospects open to graduates continues unabated.

We found this out last week when two Australian universities' Computer Science /IT departments – UNSW and University of Queensland - held their first ever alumni reunions and generously invited Google to co-host the evenings.

UNSW event

UNSW alumni met at Google’s Darling Harbour offices whilst the UQ faithful returned to St Lucia for a night of discussion, refreshments and old-school social networking. One alumnus, in true Google fashion, even brought his dogs!

From questions on how to launch your own start up, to the future of broadband in Australia, to Google’s plans for Australia and New Zealand, to career opportunities in the industry, much was learned by the more than two hundred who attended. With both venues full, a big thank you to all involved.

As both schools are planning future events it is never too late to become reunited - click here:

• UNSW
• UQ