BCom student is ready for WTO

Foreign Minister Bob Carr, Opposition Leader Tony Abbott and former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd were among the high profile politicians that Bachelor of Commerce student Natalie Ngo met with when she attended a briefing in Canberra to prepare for her role in the Global Voices Australian Youth Delegations to the World Trade Organisation Public Forum which is to be held in Switzerland in late September.

Hundreds of people applied to Global Voices to represent the University of Melbourne at the WTO Public Forum to be held in Geneva.

The briefing aims to prepare Natalie, and another five Youth Delegates, to write an in-depth research paper as part of her Research Fellowship with Global Voices in the lead-up to the WTO Public Forum. Natalie will receive a fully sponsored package from the Faculty of Business and Economics to attend the Forum.

?The experience was unbelievable to me because I couldn?t accept that it is real, it is happening and we were meeting the people who are running our country and trying their best? Natalie said, ?I learnt that politicians are people who are just doing their best?.

?In addition to the politicians, I realised that there are so many smart and talented young people out there who I don?t get to meet every day and it makes me want to better myself and equip myself with stronger knowledge of current affairs and politics? she said.

During the two day visit in late August, Natalie also met with Shadow Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, Trade Minister Craig Emerson and the Ambassador of Switzerland, His Excellency Marcel Stutz.

?I really enjoyed asking Craig Emerson questions one-on-one and hearing about his opinion on trade practices and found that Tony Abbott was just an ordinary person who was very excited to meet us? Natalie said ?I thought Julie Bishop was the most amazing woman; truly intelligent and she seemed genuinely happy to be there?.

Hubert Wu from Global Voices said that ?this is truly a once in a lifetime opportunity for Natalie?.

The Delegates also attended Question Time where they received a special mention on the floor of the Australian Parliament by the Acting Speaker Anna Burke, which was Natalie?s favourite experience from the trip because it was so heated. Natalie was also able to attend a media workshop by Channel Ten?s Hugh Riminton.

Natalie found Julie Bishop inspiring, ?I could see why she is Tony Abbott?s Deputy? she said.

Dean of the Faculty of Business and Economics, Professor Paul Kofman, said ?We are proud and excited to support Natalie in representing the Faculty of Business and Economics and the University of Melbourne at such an influential and meaningful event?

The WTO Public Forum is a major event at which governments, non-governmental organisations, academics, businesses and students can come together to discuss the multilateral trading system, this year focusing on the question ?is multilateralism in crisis?? Natalie will write her research paper on the trade-related aspect of intellectual property, considering Australians obligations under certain agreements that outline a minimum standard for every member country to uphold in protecting intellectual property.

?I would advise others seeking experiences like this to show people you have an eager and willing attitude, and make it clear you want to better yourself? Natalie said.

Natalie attended The Mac.Robertson Girls? High School and is now a Bachelor of Commerce student at The University of Melbourne. She is one of two recipients of the prestigious Commerce Opportunity Bursary Scholarship offered by the Faculty of Business and Economics. Natalie hopes to enter into the Melbourne JD upon completion of her course. She says this experience has affirmed her desire to major in Commercial and Corporate Law.

Source: http://benews.unimelb.edu.au/2012/bcom-student-is-ready-for-wto/

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