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VUPA - Victoria University Post Graduate Association, Melbourne, Australia
  • Home
  • About us
    • Board members
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    • Annual General Meeting
    • Documents
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  • Events
    • Current Events >
      • Karaoke Night - March 4 2021
    • Past Events >
      • 2020
      • 2019 >
        • Postgrad Cocktail Evening - SUPER Student Promo
        • Postgrad Cocktail Evening - Full Price
        • High Tea at Parliament House
      • 2018 >
        • Laser Tag & Pizza
        • High Tea 2018
        • Melb. Comedy Festival - Upfront
        • Autumn Bar Night
      • 2017 >
        • Seminar Series
        • High Tea
        • Postgrad Ball 2017
        • Winter Social Night
  • Contact VUPA
  • 2021 Priorities
  • Join us
  • Store
  • Calendar
  • Campaigns
  • Blog
  • New Page

​Coming together is the beginning.
Keeping together is progress. Working together is success
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                                                                                                                (Henry Ford)
VUPA team is here for you!
You can contact us directly on our emails, use the contact form or send us a message on Facebook.

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2020 VUPA Board - recieving the CAPA citizen of the year award - absent; Carmelina, Omella and Pooja
Ruwangi Fernando
President

David Lopez
Vice-President - Coursework

​Carmelina Monea
Vice-President - Research

Vacant
​Treasurer​
​Cara Brown
Gen Secretary 

Natalia Mendes Garcia
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​Equity & Diversity Officer 

Rowan Begley-Coad
Events / Social Media Officer


Meet Your 2021 VUPA Board Members

Ruwangi Fernando

President

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Course – Doctor of Philosophy
College & Campus – College of Engineering and Science, Footscray Park Campus
Languages – English, Sinhalese, Tamil
What do I want to achieve for VU postgrads in 2021?

This is my first term serving as President of the VUPA, and I am keen to begin this journey as we face unprecedented challenges and obstacles. I am confident that we have a lot to offer our graduate community and I am extremely passionate and focused about supporting people through inclusion. VUPA hopes to support the graduate students during these challenging times especially focusing on mental health and wellbeing services.
Something interesting about me? I love to learn about different cultures, travel around Australia and meet and engage with like-minded people.

David Lopez

Vice President - Coursework

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Course – Master of Busininess Analytics
College & Campus – City Flinders
Languages 
– English, Malayalam
What do I want to achieve for VU postgrads in 2021?
 Greater support and voice for the post graduate - course work students and more presence for VUPA among post grad students.
 Continue the discussion with the management on extending the working hours of the library.
 Mental wellbeing is something that is overlooked by many. I would strive to make a change to this status quo by aiming to educate students on this subject, through VUPA.
Something interesting about me
– I am pursuing my second Master’s degree. Passionate about human resources. Love to explore new places.

Carmelina Monea

Vice President - Research

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Course – Masters of Research
College & Campus 
– Research Institute of Sustainable Industries and Liveable Cities, Footscray Park
Language – English, Italian
I'm interested in... connecting with the postgraduate community

Cara Brown

 Gen Secretary

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Course – Masters of Applied Research
College & Campus – Research Institute of Health & Sport, Footscray Park
Language – English, 
I'm interested in... building a community of post-graduate students who feel supported and engaged in university life. My university journey began as a mature-aged student which had its challenges. So, I hope to provide mature-aged students with the support they need to complete their degrees and achieve their goals.

Something interesting about me? ....I love to play sports and get outdoors although, I also love to watch movies and cook.

Rowan Begley-Coad​

Events/ Social Media Officer

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Course –  Master of Research
College & Campus – Research Institute of Sustainable Industries and Liveable Cities, Footscray Park
Languages – English
What do I want to achieve for VU postgrads? – ​ I would like to assist Postgraduate students in finding the events, outlets and resources to become more active within the postgraduate community at Victoria University. I would also like to assist in the process of giving postgraduate students a fulfilling and enjoyable experience at Victoria University.

Something interesting about me? ​– ​

Natalia Mendes Garcia

Equity Officer

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Course –Master of Industrial Relations and Human Resources Management 
College & Campus- City Flinders
Languages – English, Portuguese , Spanish.
What do I want to achieve for VU postgrads in 2021?
Since we have many students from all over the world, I would like to help ensuring everybody has an equal opportunity, and is not treated differently or discriminated against because of their characteristics. Moreover, learning about the differences between students and placing a positive value on those differences.

Something interesting about me? I love traveling, gardening, cooking, getting to know new people, new cultures and being exposed to new experiences.

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  • Home
  • About us
    • Board members
    • Strategy
    • Annual General Meeting
    • Documents
    • Grants
  • Events
    • Current Events >
      • Karaoke Night - March 4 2021
    • Past Events >
      • 2020
      • 2019 >
        • Postgrad Cocktail Evening - SUPER Student Promo
        • Postgrad Cocktail Evening - Full Price
        • High Tea at Parliament House
      • 2018 >
        • Laser Tag & Pizza
        • High Tea 2018
        • Melb. Comedy Festival - Upfront
        • Autumn Bar Night
      • 2017 >
        • Seminar Series
        • High Tea
        • Postgrad Ball 2017
        • Winter Social Night
  • Contact VUPA
  • 2021 Priorities
  • Join us
  • Store
  • Calendar
  • Campaigns
  • Blog
  • New Page