On March 27, 2024, Qin Qin (2013 ACYD Alumni) published her book named Model Minority Gone Rogue – the story of Qin Qin. The book unpacks her incredible journey as a model Asian daughter growing up in Australia and how she decided to take the path less walked by which will no doubt inspire many. Congratulations Qin Qin!
ACYD alumna Katrie Low’s digital career
2010 ACYD Alumna Katrie Low was featured in the CSIRO’s career spotlight series My Digital Career. Aimed at informing students and teachers about new and emerging career fields within a digital technology space, the series highlights real-life stories of individuals working in digital roles, discussing the importance of their work, and what lead them to their roles.
Katrie Low is an urban explorer and civil engineer who explores the world, aiming to make cities more sustainable and affordable. This video explores her passions for creating more liveable cities, and explores how she is working to explore urban developments, sharing information and making housing more accessible and affordable.
Watch the feature here and learn how Katrie works to make cities more sustainable: https://www.csiro.au/en/education/resource-library/my-digital-career/katrie-lowe
Katrie Low launched the Urban CurioCity project in 2017 and has travelled internationally to live and research how cities are addressing the five big urban challenges: Density, Affordability, Liveability, Sustainability and Technology. Her findings are documented on her website.
Before this, Katrie was a civil engineer for AECOM and has been involved in the delivery of major infrastructure master planning projects across Australia and Hong Kong for private and government organizations such as Sydney Airport, Hong Kong Drainage Services Department, Sydney Water and Urban Growth NSW.
Katrie is a Chartered Professional Engineer and graduated from the University of Technology Sydney with Bachelor degrees in Engineering, Arts in International Studies and a Diploma of Engineering Practice, Civil Environmental Engineering. Her studies include an independent research project at Zhejiang University and an Engineering Undergraduate Thesis at Tsinghua University.
China opportunities put UNSW ahead of Sydney's elite institutions
Despite Sydney being named the most popular city in the world for international university students this week, experts here have questioned Australia's capacity to provide a 360-degree learning experience for Chinese students, with UNSW singled out as the lead university striking new ground on becoming a truly "China Ready" institution.

