Curtin Young Alumni

06/02/2025

Congratulations John Aciek on receiving the Community Service Award at the 2024 Curtin University Alumni Awards! 🎓🎉

A prominent and dedicated community leader, John has played a pivotal role in supporting South Sudanese members to establish their new homes in WA.

John was recognised for his outstanding contribution to multiculturalism in WA, particularly strengthening connections between the South Sudanese community and the Department of Communities.

Thank you John for the significant impact you are making in the community by bringing people together to break down barriers!

Learn more about all our inspiring alumni winners here👉 https://shorturl.at/auDLs

31/01/2025

Congratulations to Willie Ng on receiving the Innovation Award at the 2024 Curtin University Alumni Awards! 🎉🎓

After completing his degree in 2012, Willie started his career as an auditor with KPMG and spent nearly a decade working on large-scale business transformation projects across multinational corporations.

Switching careers entirely in 2018, Willie decided to focus on sustainability projects, eventually launching his agri-tech startup, Global Cerah.

The waste management and recycling business uses circular technology to turn local farming waste into alternative proteins.

Willie is passionate about educating future generations on the interconnection of a circular economy to sustain a long-lasting environmental impact. 🌍♻️🌱

Learn more about our outstanding 2024 Curtin Alumni Award winners here: https://shorturl.at/ri7M4

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22/01/2024

When was the last time you visited our Curtin Bentley campus? Our campus has changed a lot over the years and so has the food! ☕🍔

From enjoying a cuppa with friends at the old Bookmark Café located at Curtin’s TL Robertson Library to nowadays enjoying a smorgasbord of cuisines at Exchange at Curtin, including Pretzel Australia, Banh Mizzle Authentic Vietnamese Street Food and Sinamon to name a few.

Haven't been to campus in a while? This is your sign to take a moment to catch-up with old friends and visit our buzzing new Curtin Exchange precinct.

Find out more about how you can stay connected to Curtin as a graduate here 👉 https://bit.ly/curtinalumni

Carousel L-R: Curtin TL Robertson Library Bookmark Café in the 1990s, Curtin Exchange precinct (2024). Photos: Curtin Information Management and Archives & Curtin Exchange.

27/11/2023

Congratulations Curtin University Fine Arts graduate Siahne Rogers on being awarded the 2023 Helen Lempriere Scholarship. 🎨👏

Siahne recently exhibited their work, ‘EVERYTHING MUST GO!’ at Sculpture by the Sea in Cottesloe and Bondi this year.

The shimmering embellished billboard combined with eye-catching bright-red acrylic text, contemplates the grieving process, acceptance of change and impermanence.

Siahne is deeply grateful to be awarded the scholarship.

“I took a huge leap of faith in making “Everything Must Go!” and to receive this award after all the very special connections I made in workshops while being exhibited in Sculptures by The Sea means so much.

“This is an invaluable opportunity to develop my career as an artist, and I aim to use it to create meaningful and impactful work and hope for connections with the greater arts community.”

The Helen Lempriere Scholarship is part of Sculptures by the Sea, Bondi, and is gifted as part of the Helen Lempriere Bequest, a charitable trust managed by Perpetual.

Read more here 👉 https://shorturl.at/DMQT2

30/06/2023

What a way to end the week! 🎉👏

Curtin University has achieved its best-ever ranking in the QS World University Rankings, rising 10 places to 183rd position globally.

That’s not all, Curtin also scored among the top 10 universities in Australia for the new performance indicator of international research network, which measures an institution’s collaboration with international partners.

Well done to all our industry partners, dedicated researchers, teaching and professional staff who have made this possible.

We are ecstatic to see Curtin continue to excel on the world stage! 🌎

Read about this incredible achievement here: https://bit.ly/46tYNaQ

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27/06/2023

Curtin Film and Television graduate and award-winning Australian Director Daina Reid is the brains behind Netflix’s new Australian psychological horror film, ‘Run Rabbit Run’.

Directing Hannah Kent’s original novel, the film explores the story of a mother who grows increasingly unsettled by her daughter’s claims to have memories of another life, stirring up their family’s painful past.

“There are so many aspects of parenthood but particularly motherhood - what makes a good mother, how to be a good mother, how to be mothered, how to be a daughter - that still haven’t necessarily entered the mainstream dialogue.”

Since her days taking acting classes at Curtin’s iconic Hayman Theatre, Daina has gone on to become an Emmy-nominated Director of the American series, ‘The Handmaids Tale’, ‘Space Force’, ‘Young Rock’ and ‘Shining Girls’.

Don’t miss it, ‘Run Rabbit Run’ starts streaming on Netflix on June 28.

Read more about Daina here 👉 https://bit.ly/3r0qDuM

In Run Rabbit Run, the actor plays a divorced fertility doctor whose daughter Mia becomes obsessed with a white rabbit.