UNIS is run by students passionate about promoting education and helping people reach their dreams.
Meet the team of amazing volunteers who dedicate their time and energy to bringing you all the latest news and research (in-between doing assignments).
Rohan de Pallant – General Manager (2009 – Present)
Bachelor of Psychological Science; Honours (University of Queensland – 2009 – present)
Master of Marketing Management (Griffith University – 2005)
Rohan has 15 years experience in marketing, communications and business development in Australia, The United Kingdom and Taiwan. After being frustrated trying to find the latest university news and research from Australian universities he started UNIS to aggregate all the research under one site.
Anthony Zhou – Production Manager (2011 – Present)
Bachelor of Psychological Science; Honours (University of Queensland – 2009 – present)
Anthony volunteered for an internship with UNIS Australia in March 2011 to develop hands-on, professional skills to augment his academic studies in Organisational Psychology. He became production manager in November 2011 and now coordinates a production team of four interns.
Fangwen Guo – Production Intern (2011 – Present)
Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Engineering (University of Queensland – 2008 – present)
Fangwen is volunteering at UNIS Australia to develop his professional skills. He is currently studying law and engineering.
Antonio Grace – Business Development Intern (2011 – Present)
Bachelor of Arts; Philosophy (University of Queensland – 2010 – present)
Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Marketing; Honours (Griffith University – 2004 – 2007)
Antonio graduated with first class honours in marketing & commerce from Griffith University in 2007. He is now writing his BA in philosophy at the University of Queensland. He is the founding member and president of the Entrepreneurship guild. He is passionate about the pursuit for wisdom and knowledge through academia. He has a strong desire to see UNIS grow into something that will last for generations to come.
Monrada Vongphakdi – Social Network Officer (2011 – Present)
Bachelor of Psychological Science; Honours (University of Queensland – 2009 – present)
Monrada is completing her undergraduate degree in Psychology and has a keen interest in the spread of online information. She volunteered for UNIS to observe this in action, and to become part of a group which amalgamates university research around Australia.
Pi-Ju WANG (Vicky) – Web Support (2011 – Present)
Master of Information Technology (Queensland University of Technology – 2005 – 2007)
Supported UNIS for web site installation and setting, data backup and transferring from one site to another. Also help for some security or template issues. Vicky has more than 9 years’ experience in programming, enterprise system designed, system solution and system development in Taiwan and Australia. Her background in Taiwan involved 5 years in banking system and 2 years in Retail industry. More than 3 years working experience in Australia mainly focus on Higher Education System.
Nigel Karl – Production Intern (2011 – Present)
Bachelor of Psychological Science; Honours (University of Queensland – 2009 – present)
Nigel is an undergraduate student in psychology. Driven to learn and self-improve, Nigel joined the UNIS team in October 2011 to enhance his IT and communication skills beyond a curricular setting. He aspires to achieve academic excellence and personal growth with these new skills.
Ho Sing Tin – Production Intern (2011 – Present)
Bachelor of Psychological Science; Honours (University of Queensland – 2009 – present)
Ho Sing is an undergraduate psychology student interested in the development of UNIS Australia and volunteered to be a part of the team in November 2011. Not only does he wish to contribute to the site but wishes that UNIS in return will assist in sharpening his information technology skills.
Rhys Hunter – Volunteer (2011 – Present)
Bachelor of Human Movement and Bachelor of Business Management (University of Queensland 2009 – present)
Rhys is currently in his fourth year dual degree in human movement and business management at the University of Queensland. Rhys has been involved in various stages of development of UNIS. Rhys has an interest in the areas of: communication, social networking and education.
