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Josto was born in Sardinia, Italy. He graduated from Rome University in Chinese studies, holds a Double Master’s degree in International Relations from Peking University, and in International History from the London School of Economics. He is currently undertaking his Ph.D. in Gender and Cultural Studies at the University of Sydney.

Josto first taught Italian in Italy to migrants as a volunteer. Teaching Italian soon became his passion and he decided to consolidate his knowledge through an intensive course for teaching Italian as second language and obtaining the second level of the DITALS certificate. Josto then spent several years' abroad teaching in China, England, Laos, and Australia.

Josto has numerous interests which include figure skating, camping, reading, travelling and playing piano. He speaks four languages and believes that learning a language is a journey of discovery. His classes are set up to guide students through this journey, in a humorous, relaxed and creative environment, where they can explore and map their linguistic improvements through numerous activities and games.

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Ken Ly. Tutor of CCE

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Nathan Lyons. Tutor of CCE

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Jemima MacDonald. Tutor of CCE

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Professor Colin Mackerras AO has written and lectured widely on Chinese history and contemporary China, particularly its culture and ethnic minorities, including a study of Xinjiang’s main ethnic group, the Uighurs. During more than 30 years at Griffith University he contributed greatly to Asian studies throughout Australia. In 2007 he led a successful tour to China for CCE, devoted to the history of the Silk Road.

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Aurelie Madec. Tutor of CCE

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Dr Maestri completed a PhD in Translation Studies (Italian, English and French) at the University of Bath, U.K., in December 2011. She is now EUOSSIC Erasmus Mundus Research Postdoctoral Fellow in European Studies at the University of Sydney. Dr Maestri is also a visiting Lecturer in Translation Studies at the University of the West of England, Bristol, U.K., where is currently supervising MA dissertations in Translation and Gender as well as Film Subtitling. Dr Maestri has worked as a Lector in Italian at the University of Oxford, U.K., and at the University of Bath and as a Lecturer in Translation Studies at the University of Portsmouth, U.K. She was also a tutor in Italian at the University of Bristol and for the MA in Interpreting and Translation at the University of Bath. Dr Maestri lectured on a number of Italian writers such as Primo Levi, Italo Calvino, Natalia Ginzburg, Giovanni Verga as well as Italian Pulp fiction. Dr Maestri has published a number of book chapters on translating autobiographical writing into Italian and French and articles in refereed journals. One of them has achieved a second place in the R.H. Gapper Postgraduate Essay Prize competition run by the Society for French Studies in 2011. She is also in the process of publishing her PhD thesis. Finally, she is External Examiner of Italian for the International Baccalaureate.

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Shira is a motivated and experienced Hebrew teacher with a B.A. (Hons) in Communication and Media studies with a major in radio broadcasting and a professional Hebrew teaching certificate.

Since moving to Sydney three years ago, Shira has taught a variety of groups and individuals, both children and adults, of different levels. Her main focus is on conversational Hebrew, as well as the use of both proper written and spoken grammar and reading comprehension.

During her B.A. studies, Shira tutored students in Hebrew as well as volunteering as a Hebrew teacher for people with special needs. Her work history includes being an academic researcher, education consultant, a content creator and a researcher in the Israeli educational television as well as working at a news channel.

The Hebrew language fascinates Shira and she is passionate about teaching this ancient and unique language while holding a student centred approach.

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I am a qualified and experienced graphic designer, digital media trainer, content producer and manager/coordinator with extensive exposure to a varied cross section of industry.

I have over 16 years of professional experience, thorough knowledge and technical expertise in the field of graphic design, digital media and information technology.

Including 6 years of business management experience, 10 years of adult education, training and co-ordinating, and 5 years of high school teaching.

I am a current Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) and Adobe Certified Instructor (ACI) in Acrobat, Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign and Adobe Digital Publishing Suite DPS.

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Professor Meredith Makeham is the Associate Dean for Community and Primary Health Care with the Faculty of Medicine and Health at The University of Sydney. She is responsible for their Community and Primary Health Care strategy, which recognises the better use of digital health technology as a key pillar of Primary Health Care reform.

Meredith’s academic interests include Patient Safety in Primary Care and Aged Care, and she was previously awarded the Health Informatics Society of Australia’s Don Walker Effectiveness Award for her research into medication discrepancies between residential aged care facilities and general practice digital health systems. She is a general practitioner in Sydney and former recipient of the College Medal of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. She has held numerous advisory roles for government, including the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, and was formerly the Chief Medical Adviser for the Australian Digital Health Agency. She has a strong interest in applications of Australia’s national digital health infrastructure, including My Health Record and other systems that promote better connected care and empowering people with access to their own health information.