Gain professional experience, learn from innovators from across the Asia-Pacific, and kick start your career alongside your studies. (And have a lot of fun while doing it.)
Program Overview:
The Unbound Global Social Impact Program is an engaging program connecting students with the Asia Pacific region, designed to fit easily alongside existing studies.
This exciting program has strong links with innovators, social entrepreneurs and leaders across the region, and a chance to learn from, and with, inspiring role models. With a focus on cultural exchange and group projects this experience isn’t your usual Zoom course – with global speakers and mentors, and a chance to make new friends and connect on a real project.
This program is delivered online (with some optional face-to-face activities, subject to coronavirus restrictions) and is a chance to gain professional and cross-cultural skills in a fun and interactive way.
This exciting program has strong links with innovators, social entrepreneurs and leaders across the region, and a chance to learn from, and with, inspiring role models. With a focus on cultural exchange and group projects this experience isn’t your usual Zoom course – with global speakers and mentors, and a chance to make new friends and connect on a real project.
This program is delivered online (with some optional face-to-face activities, subject to coronavirus restrictions) and is a chance to gain professional and cross-cultural skills in a fun and interactive way.
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Program Details
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Eligibility
This program is open to Australian university students from all disciplines. There are no pre-requisites or prior experience needed. Delivery This program is delivered entirely online with optional meetups in Australia (subject to COVID restrictions). The projects link to Unbound's partners across the Asia-Pacific region. Cost This project has been designed in collaboration between Unbound and the host universities, in line with the New Colombo Plan (NCP) initiative coordinated by the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and supported with NCP Mobility Grants. This program is a fully-funded program, without costs for participating students. These grants cover the full cost of this initiative, and there are no further program costs for eligible students. Eligibility for these scholarships include receiving academic credit, being an Australian citizen and other requirements as outlined by your Learning Abroad office. The full cost of this program is: AUD$2,500. We also have full scholarships available for some students, who may not be eligible for this funding. Please get in contact if you're not able to receive NCP funding. Academic Credit This program has been designed for academic credit in collaboration with our university partners. Check with us or your Learning Abroad office for details. Note that this program is approved for 80 hours of Engineering Work Experience. Upcoming Programs
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Duration
These programs are delivered online (Zoom) and designed to be completed alongside normal university studies. Dates and Timing 20 April - 25 May, 2023 Workshop Times: 6pm Thursdays (2 hours) Applications To apply for this program please visit: www.unbound.edu.au/apply RMIT Engineering This program is done in collaboration with the Introduction To Professional Engineering Practice course and is pre-approved. Scholarships are available for eligible students (on completion of the forms from the Industry & Global Experiences Team. UNSW Engineering Program: Details coming soon. There are limited places and scholarships available, so you are encouraged to apply as early as possible to get a quick response and to confirm your place in the program. Note that your university may also have its own application timelines for program applications and scholarships – check with your Learning Abroad office for more information. There are a limited number of program places and scholarships, so early applications are strongly encouraged. |
Engineering Students + Professional Practice
This program has been designed to meet the requirements for engineering industrial training / professional work experience. This is considered the equivalent of 2 weeks / 10 days / 80 hours of professional engineering practice. It has been created in line with Engineers Australia’s Stage 1 Competencies. There are two additional pre-recorded seminars for engineering students: Humanitarian Engineering; and Engineering a Career with Impact.
This program is supervised by Julian O’Shea who holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours); Master of Engineering Science (Project Management); is a Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) and Member of Engineers Australia. He has been named one of Australia’s Most Innovative Engineers (Create Magazine); the Victorian Professional Engineer of the Year; and the Neville Theile Eminence Award, the most prestigious award from the ITEE College at Engineers Australia.
This program is supervised by Julian O’Shea who holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours); Master of Engineering Science (Project Management); is a Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) and Member of Engineers Australia. He has been named one of Australia’s Most Innovative Engineers (Create Magazine); the Victorian Professional Engineer of the Year; and the Neville Theile Eminence Award, the most prestigious award from the ITEE College at Engineers Australia.
Professional Development / Action Project
At the core of this program is the chance to work in student teams on a real world Action Project – a chance to bring ideas to life.
Working in a small multidisciplinary group (3 or 6 students), students will have the chance to collaborate on the design and development of practical project. This Action Project is connected with our partner organisation (below) could vary from the design of a social enterprise, a campaign, a creative piece, or an educational program. The Action Projects are presented on the final day of the program. This aspect of the program provides the opportunity for teamwork, creative problem solving, multi-disciplinary collaboration and project management.
Working in a small multidisciplinary group (3 or 6 students), students will have the chance to collaborate on the design and development of practical project. This Action Project is connected with our partner organisation (below) could vary from the design of a social enterprise, a campaign, a creative piece, or an educational program. The Action Projects are presented on the final day of the program. This aspect of the program provides the opportunity for teamwork, creative problem solving, multi-disciplinary collaboration and project management.
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Our Partners + Guest Speakers
Abari is an award-winning design and architecture firm who has the driving belief that business doesn't have to choose between people and planet. Using environmentally friendly design using earth and bamboo, they are leading a new way of working to create beautiful spaces that don’t cost the earth. Their work has been particularly impactful as they’ve support the rebuilding of schools after the devastating Gorkha Earthquake. They are leaders in design, creativity and sustainability. |
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Tribes for Good considers themselves to be ‘crazy optimists’ and is directly connected with India’s real world challenges from sustainable fashion to social entrepreneurship; from gender welfare to poverty alleviation. They provide a platform for people to connect to these issues and work alongside and with people making a real impact. |
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Happy Grocers is a social enterprise that aims to connect Thailand’s Organic products to the right market as a way to support Thai farmers and create healthy consumers. The organisation has a focus on sustainability, community development, design, marketing, social enterprise, food and agriculture and works to create something far beyond simply selling basic products |
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Knowmads Hanoi is a leading social impact organisation that aims to, “empower young people to create positive impact, by organising, designing and facilitating learning processes”. With a focus on values they have facilitated leadership programs for individuals that seek to discover who they are and how they can create positive impact in the world. The team is based in Hanoi, a vibrant city with long cultural history and an emerging hub for sustainable innovation. Note: exact speakers will depend on availability and might change. |
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Student Experience: Virtual Program
Sample Program Structure and Activities
Expert Session
These sessions are live and interactive classes with expert innovators from across the Asia-Pacific region sharing their own professional experiences. The organisations featured are outlined in the sections below. These sessions will include presentations featuring images and video; a site ‘tour’, interactive questions and answers and facilitated discussion. Access and engaging with some of the world’s leading social innovators.
Workshops
These sessions are interactive workshops, led by Unbound’s expert facilitation team and focus on student-focussed skills and experiences. With case studies and informed by best-practice these sessions will cover practical tools, personal development and technical skills for working cross-culturally and on social impact projects. Project topics include: human-centred design methodologies; communication and storytelling; business models and social enterprise; and more.
Schedule
Week 1 - The Global Professional
Week 2 - Social Innovation
Week 3 - Design for Change
Week 4 - Ideas to Action
Week 5 - Communicating and Storytelling
Week 6 - Creating a Career Without Boundaries
5 x 5 x 5 Deliverables and Action Project
Over the course of the program students will complete professional development tasks and an Action Project. This will culminate in a 5 x 5 x 5 series of deliverables.
These sessions are live and interactive classes with expert innovators from across the Asia-Pacific region sharing their own professional experiences. The organisations featured are outlined in the sections below. These sessions will include presentations featuring images and video; a site ‘tour’, interactive questions and answers and facilitated discussion. Access and engaging with some of the world’s leading social innovators.
Workshops
These sessions are interactive workshops, led by Unbound’s expert facilitation team and focus on student-focussed skills and experiences. With case studies and informed by best-practice these sessions will cover practical tools, personal development and technical skills for working cross-culturally and on social impact projects. Project topics include: human-centred design methodologies; communication and storytelling; business models and social enterprise; and more.
Schedule
Week 1 - The Global Professional
Week 2 - Social Innovation
Week 3 - Design for Change
Week 4 - Ideas to Action
Week 5 - Communicating and Storytelling
Week 6 - Creating a Career Without Boundaries
5 x 5 x 5 Deliverables and Action Project
Over the course of the program students will complete professional development tasks and an Action Project. This will culminate in a 5 x 5 x 5 series of deliverables.
- Undertake 5 Professional Development tasks - Using the Unbound Career Passport, this is a self-led series of activities designed to support students in their studies and career, these are self selected and could include creating a LinkedIn Profile, to joining a Professional Organisations, to finding a mentor.
- Complete an Action Project - Focussing on either an impact issue (sustainability, social) or a professional interest, shared as a 5 page report plus appendices.
- 5 Minute Pitch Video - With the rise of remote work, and digital media one of the emerging in-demand skills is video communication, the final presentation will be in the form of a video pitch shared with the group.
Program Coordinator
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Julian O’Shea is an experienced educator, social entrepreneur and humanitarian engineer with a passion for innovative international education programs. He holds qualifications in engineering, business and management and has run international training programs across Vietnam, Fiji, Thailand, India, Cambodia, Kuwait, Nepal, Samoa and more. His work in international education and research has seen him receive some prestigious awards including being named Young Australian of the Year for South Australia and the Commonwealth Youth Award for Excellence in Development (Pacific Region). An experienced traveller, he has lived, worked and travelled in over 150 countries across six continents and has set multiple Guinness World Records for his sustainable travel adventures. He is an educational YouTuber and TikToker with over 100,000 subscribers and was named the Australian YouTube Breakout Creator of the Year in 2021.
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