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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"><FONT face=Arial color=#008080><STRONG>Applications closing Friday 17 February 2012!</STRONG></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"><STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=#808080>What is Higher Education Studies with the VCE?<BR></DIV></FONT></STRONG>
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<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma>Bianca van Meeuwen<BR>ICT Outreach Officer</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma>Faculty of Information and Communication Technologies </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma>Swinburne University of Technology<BR>PO Box 218 John Street </FONT>
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