GLOBCOM IN THE MEDIA

GlobCom@Curtin in the Media

GlobCom has provided us with sheer limitless (traditional - print, radio & tv - and digital) media opportunities, which have helped us to raise the profile of Curtin's PR Major, our students and the GlobCom learning experience. Selected examples are included below:

see also the article by the Star Online: "Varsity student to get chance to pitch PR idea to global company" (14th July 2018)

Media coverage attached / linked:

Industry publications

"From India to the US: WA student takes truly global team to
international success" (Public Relations Institute of Australia eZine, June 2014)

"Curtin students in international project win" (Public Relations Institute of Australia eZine, June 2013)

Curtin news

"Public relations students shine at Boston GlobCom final" (Curtin Business School news, August 2014)

"Curtin student wins international PR challenge" (Curtin University media release, June 2012)

"Triumph in Barcelona" (Curtin News and Events, August 2011)

"Curtin Sarawak students join global youth pitching for dugong and seagrass conservation at GlobCom 2016" (Curtin News and Events, August 2016)

Hosting the 2015 Symposium in Borneo provided us with even more, unique media opportunities, in particular within the region:

All major English, Bahasa Malaysia and Chinese newspapers in Malaysia reported on GlobCom pre and post the 2015 Symposium in Borneo. Find a collection of (international) clippings attached.

A representative of Al Jazeera attended the Symposium. coverage included a piece on the network's Arabic website, titled "Borneo forests pleading the students for protection":

Al Jazeera reporter Samer Allawi also ran an approx. 7 minute news feature on the Symposium (starting 9 minutes into the video):

"Dealing with an environment issue is a matter of great interest for me but when it has a human values added to it becomes something incredible, remarkable and unforgettable. Indeed, this is my feeling when I remember the three day among you the GlobCom community in Miri’s Sarawak."

...also see the Borneo Post reporting: "Curtin S'wak to host first Globcom in Malaysia"