Alumni
How are Alumni involved?
As an opportunity to give back to the program, all Alumni are invited and encouraged to participate in the Mentoring Program to mentor our first-year scholars and help them grow and learn.
Our Alumni are often involved as speakers at many of our Co-op events for both future and current students to assist and help them grow personally and professionally.
Alumni are invited to participate in interview panels alongside sponsors, academics and the Co-op team to help select the scholar pool for the following year.
Our digital badge is for all Co-op Alumni, which can be used on LinkedIn to achieve greater recognition and visibility, which is vital for the continued success of the program!
Sponsoring
The ultimate virtuous circle – a Co-op alumnus creating another opportunity for a future Co-op scholar to develop into a successful young professional who may one day go on to do the same.
Many of our alumni act as sponsors now that they are in the working world. Some become our key contacts in our existing current sponsor companies, and others open doors for the program by championing the program at a new company or a company they have founded themselves! Our alumni at sponsor companies are our valued allies in helping us train, mentor and support our current scholars in the real world of work.
Becoming a sponsor is the ultimate ‘giving back’ contribution you can make to Co-op.
Meet our Alumni
Andy Yeo
Ìý
Marketing (MKT)
"It's been really rewarding being able to help coach new scholars and share my own past experiences in the hopes of making their journey a little easier and more fruitful."
Ada Gao
Ìý
Accounting & Business Management (ABM)
"The Co-op Program really helped in allowing me to do all these placements and during those placements I got to find what I was really passionate about and what I enjoyed."
Varuni Fernando
Ìý
Electrical Engineering (ELC) and Telecommunications (ELT) program
"My fondest memories of the Co-op Program come fromÌýthe year I spent in the industry. I was given the opportunity to work in Newcastle for 6 months, which was a great way to learn to live by myself as well as build my technical knowledge."
Patrick Teen
Ìý
Computer Science (CMP) program
"I would definitely, 100% recommend a career in computer science. The demand for people to work in the industry is extremely high and is often very well paid."
Sadaya Marathe
Ìý
Chemical Engineering (CHM)
"The Co-op Program helped me understand my strengths and areas in need of improvement in industry, it gave me a huge advantage when seeking job opportunities and excelled my career path compared to other new starting graduates."
Bryce Neyland
Ìý
Civil Engineering (CIV)
"The great thing about the Co-op [Program] is that you get to try out of plenty of different careers before you graduate."
Bill Sun
Ìý
ÌýActuarial Studies (ACT)
"The Co-op Program helped me gain a better understanding of the different types of workÌýenvironments and industries in my field of study."
Marcus Lim
Ìý
Commerce Information Systems (CIS)
"The Co-op Program provided diversity in my corporate experience and helped me choose my career path at an early stage. Being able to work in three different companies for six months each was the best feature of the program."
Howjer and Howard Gu
Ìý
Business Information Systems (BIS)
Actuarial Studies (ACT)Ìý
Howjer and Howard Gu are brothers who both completed the Co-op Program. Although in different streams, their career has taken them into the same direction working in the Analytics space.
Mohammed Zaoud
Ìý
Marketing (MKT)
"The Co-op Program has been one of the most fruitful journeys in my life. In hindsight, the experience and skills I've gained haveÌýabsolutely dwarfed the financial benefit that lured me at the outset."
Louis Tieu
Ìý
Marketing (MKT)
"The breadth of industry experience I got to obtain while completing my university studies helped confirmed that a marketing career was right for me."