Go Borderless

In this Episode we meet Shannon Whiley who studies Japanese with us previously but is now extending her studies with a Master of Arts in Translation and Interpreting in Japanese. Shannon works as a Cultural Affairs Officer, Consulate-General of Japan in Brisbane.

In this episode we talk with Jewel Gao, Managing Director and Founder of Language Express, a Translation and Interpreting service based in Brisbane.

In this episode we meet with content creator and innovator AB to talk about how his studies in French have opened unexpected doors.... including one into the Bachelorette Mansion. AB is Creative Director at Sowvisuals and has worked with brands such as Gillette, Oral B, Dominos, Heads and Shoulders and you may recognise him from a number of TV and Film appearances including as an Australia's Got Talent Finalist, a Bachelor in the Bachelorette, and as a dancer in Dora The Explorer and most recently, Elvis.

Zhen Guan came in to chat with us about his journey as a Chinese-English Translator and Interpreter. He talks us through his time as an International Student in the School of Languages and Culture at the University of Queensland, and then his transition into his career first in Beijing and then in Brisbane. He has some great tips for our students about self promotion, personal branding and the industry in Australia. 

In this episode we interview Lachlan Woodland, a UQ International Studies graduate. He studied from 2012 to 2016, majoring in History and Japan. He now works as a specialist travel agent with Go Japan. 

In this episode we are joined by Dr Sophie Pascoe, a Political Ecologist and Project Manager at the Menzies School of Health Research in the Northern Territory, Australia. Sophie graduated from UQ with a Bachelor of International Studies and Russian in 2014 and in this podcast, shares her career journey with us.