SYDNEY NEW ZEALAND STUDY ABROAD IN SUMMER 2020 - Brought to you by

STUDY A B R OA D I N

 SYDNEY
NEW ZEALAND
    S UMM ER 2020

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ITINERARY
Sydney
The Harbour City

Please note that site visits and speakers are subject to availability
and may change. Final itineraries will be provided as the program
departure date draws near.

DAY 1
After an early arrival and a morning settling in, undertake
a walking tour on which you will learn about the original
inhabitants of the Sydney basin. Your indigenous guide will
explain aspects of Aboriginal identity, political history, protocols
and the issues currently facing Aboriginal communities.

DAY 2
Enjoy a behind-the-scenes tour of the iconic Sydney Opera
House, followed by a free afternoon exploring the cityscape of
Sydney. You may like to hop on a bus to Bondi Beach; meander
through the streets of the historic precinct, the Rocks; meet
some of Australia’s charismatic megafauna at Taronga Zoo; or
even book in to climb the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

DAY 3
You will commence your engineering site visits today in this
dynamic global Australian city. Visits may include a tour of Sydney
Metro during which you will learn about its technology and full
automated operations; a tour of Hawker Pacific, the leading
integrated aviation solutions provider in the Asia Pacific region; or
a visit to Barangaroo, Sydney’s massive urban regeneration project
that showcases how city populations can live sustainably.

DAY 4
Today you will likely visit a software engineering company, where
you will hear about engineers’ creation of a powerful platform for
unstructured data processing. You will have a few hours of free
time before heading to the airport to fly to New Zealand.

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CHRISTCHURCH
The Garden City

DAY 5
On your first morning in New Zealand you will embark
on an engineer-led tour of the central city to discover the
effects of the Canterbury earthquakes as well as innovative
seismic design first-hand. Conclude the day looking for the
endangered endemic kiwi bird during a tour of Willowbank
Wildlife Reserve, and afterwards, take part in an authentic Maori
cultural experience including a powhiri greeting ceremony and
traditional hangi dinner buffet.

DAY 6
Visit the University of Canterbury for a tour of the Civil and
Natural Resource Engineering Department and their expansive
Structural Engineering Laboratory. In the afternoon, you will
learn about a local company’s innovations in cutting-edge
robotic technology, followed by a hands-on session.

DAY 7
Start the day with a site visit of the Lyttelton Port and enjoy
lunch and a presentation with the port’s engineering manager.
This will be followed by a factory tour of a New Zealand-based
social enterprise that is developing and implementing an
efficient, adaptable, environmentally friendly and socially
empowering solution to the global housing crisis.

DAY 8
Before departing Christchurch, you will stop for a site visit at
Air New Zealand’s Engineering hangar. Witness the changing
landscape as you travel by coach across the Canterbury plains
and into New Zealand’s Southern Alps.

Engineering
     The Natural
     Environment

Hands
   On
        Minds
        On

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AORAKI MT COOK                               DUNEDIN
The Cloud Piercer Pride of the South

DAY 9
You will embark on one of New Zealand’s most famous
hikes, the Hooker Valley Track, alongside the country’s tallest
mountain, Aoraki Mt Cook. After lunch you will journey to
Dunedin, with a stop at the mysterious Moeraki Boulders en
route.

DAY 10
This morning you will hear a presentation by members
of Engineering Dunedin Incorporated (EDI), a support
organization for engineering manufacturers in the region.
This will be followed by a site visit to Farra Engineering, a
manufacturer of distillery equipment. Finally, in the afternoon,
you will travel around the Otago Peninsula to see local wildlife,
including sea lions, penguins and a range of other seabirds.

DAY 11
Today’s activities are comprised of two site visits to leading
Dunedin engineering companies, the first a specialist
switchboard builder and system integrator that offers a range
of engineering services, and the second a designer and
manufacturer of automated production, robotics and process
machinery. In the afternoon, you will travel to Queenstown,
named such for Queen Victoria because it was regarded as a
place of such beauty it was “fit for a queen”.

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QUEENSTOWN
The Adventure Capital

DAY 12
Visit the Southern Hemisphere Proving Grounds where vehicles,
car parts and tires are tested under freezing conditions. You will
view the testing facilities, including the snow flats and snow
tunnel. In the afternoon you will have the opportunity to learn
about the art and science of making handmade artisan spirits
at a distillery that uses equipment made by Farra Engineering,
visited two days earlier in Dunedin.

DAY 13
Enjoy your free day in Queenstown. You may like to check out
the Skyline Gondola, Ziptreck Ecotours or some of the short
iconic hikes that start right from Queenstown’s centre. The day
will finish with a farewell group dinner.

DAY 14
Return back home on the group flight, or contact STA Travel to
arrange to extend your stay for personal travel.

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