{"id":30374,"date":"2026-03-09T13:46:49","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T05:46:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/?post_type=oasis-news&p=30374"},"modified":"2026-02-25T11:18:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T03:18:39","slug":"my-curtin-story-anjali","status":"publish","type":"oasis-news","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/oasis-news\/my-curtin-story-anjali\/","title":{"rendered":"How a spontaneous visit to the Curtin HIVE became Anjali\u2019s uni highlight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Anjali saw an opportunity to grow her knowledge in the start-up and innovation sector at Curtin. But what she didn\u2019t expect to learn from her Masters of Innovation and Entrepreneurship was the power of visualisation at the Curtin HIVE. | Reading time: 3 minutes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With a background in marketing, sales and business development, Anjali saw how much opportunity there was across global markets in the start-up and innovation sector. Wanting to understand how innovative businesses ran, Anjali planned to pursue an MBA in London – until Covid travel restrictions put the idea on hold. Luckily, an even better-aligned opportunity was on the horizon, and Anjali followed her younger sister to Curtin to begin a Masters of Innovation and Entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anjali came in thinking about innovation and entrepreneurship in business terms – how does a start-up create value? How does their product come to market? Which segment does it go to? But what she quickly learned is the importance of people and culture over profit.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen a start-up or innovator implements an idea, there is a story behind it and there are connected to it. When I meet innovators, they\u2019re not innovating for the money, but because they want to help people.\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Another surprise learning was the power of visualisation.\u00a0For Anjali, the most memorable part of her degree was a spontaneous visit to the Curtin\u00a0Hub for Immersive Visualisation and\u00a0eResearch (HIVE)\u00a0in her first semester.\u00a0Anjali volunteered\u00a0at two visualisation sessions\u00a0at the HIVE, which is a\u00a0space on\u00a0campus\u00a0bringing\u00a0together researchers, community,\u00a0innovation\u00a0and students\u00a0through\u00a0visualisation.\u00a0Through visualisations and virtual reality, Anjali learned\u00a0how\u00a0Perth has evolved in innovation and technology over time, with a focus on First Nations perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The experience gave Anjali a realisation – innovation is not just about technology. It’s about how people evolve and how cultures are brought together. Part of Anjali’s role as a volunteer was to help facilitate reflection after the experience \u2013 what did participants notice and how did they feel? Coupled with how passionate and helpful the team at the HIVE are, hearing all the different observations that students had is what made the experience so special. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As an international student, Anjali feels her immersion at the HIVE was a much more effective way to learn than just reading about Aussie history. Through learning about the lasting impacts on colonisation on the Noongar community, Anjali came to better understand why First Nations cultures are so connected to land and water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is why she thinks the HIVE session is something every student should experience \u2013 especially if they\u2019re new to Australia. For Anjali, being aware of the culture and history is a critical part of studying in a new country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Looking to the near future at her career plans, Anjali feels that sales and marketing for innovators or startups is still the best fit for her. And, despite her visit being in her very first semester, the HIVE\u2019s impact is still fresh in her mind. Anjali feels that it\u2019s helped her a lot throughout her degree and often connected her learnings from the VR session with her coursework. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s why her advice is to take part in the many opportunities at Curtin \u2013 but the first one to start with is the HIVE.<\/strong> No matter how many students she’s met across her different units, she told them all to sign up and come in with an open mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDon’t have assumptions of how it’s going to be, because you\u2019re going to have a different experience to the person next to you. It’s amazing, mesmerising and will make you think and reflect and have questions.\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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