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Interest in project work led her to study in Australia

Ms Dallies Lim, who majors in communication and media studies at Monash University in Melbourne, returns to Singapore every few months to be with family and friends. PHOTO: COURTESY OF DALLIES LIM
Ms Dallies Lim, who majors in communication and media studies at Monash University in Melbourne, returns to Singapore every few months to be with family and friends. PHOTO: COURTESY OF DALLIES LIM
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After doing some research, Ms Dallies Lim decided to go overseas for her undergraduate studies.

The local communications courses, she felt, focused too heavily on examinations and traditional journalism. She was more interested in project work and new media.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on January 02, 2020, with the headline Interest in project work led her to study in Australia. Subscribe