Ready to turn your ideas, skills and studies into a career? 🎓✨

Join the ECU Student Guild for Career Connect: School of Arts & Humanities — an evening designed specifically for Arts & Humanities students to connect with experienced professionals, gain real-world career insights and build their professional networks.

From the creative industries and psychology to innovation, technology, entrepreneurship and business, hear from professionals who have built diverse and rewarding careers and discover the many pathways your skills can open up.

✨ What’s on the agenda?

🎤 Career & Industry Insights
Hear from three experienced professionals about their career journeys, experiences and lessons learned along the way.

💡 Explore Different Pathways
Discover how your skills, creativity, research and academic experience can translate into meaningful career opportunities across a range of industries.

🚀 Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Explore how ideas, technology and entrepreneurial thinking can create new opportunities and career pathways.

🤝 Network & Connect
Meet fellow students, ask questions and build your professional network in a relaxed and welcoming environment.

🍽️ Free Food & Drinks
Enjoy a free light dinner and refreshments while you connect with other students and professionals.

🌟 Meet Our Speakers

Associate Professor Cathy Henkel

Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker, Director & Writer | WA Screen and Media Academy, ECU

Dr Cathy Henkel is a multi-award-winning documentary filmmaker, director and writer with more than 35 years of experience in the screen industry.

Her ten feature documentaries have screened in more than 26 countries and been broadcast by ABC, BBC, CBC, PBS and HBO. Her extensive career includes a Tribeca Best Feature Documentary Award, SPA Documentary Producer of the Year, two IF Awards, an Emmy nomination and multiple festival awards.

Her latest film, Laura’s Choice, has won numerous awards, including the Innovation in Feature Documentary Award at the WA Screen Awards and the Fearless/Matatoa Award at the DocEdge International Film Festival.

In 2023, Cathy received the Stanley Hawes Award in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the Australian documentary and factual sector.

Cathy holds a PhD in Screen Production and is an Associate Professor and Course Coordinator of postgraduate courses at ECU’s WA Screen and Media Academy.

Associate Professor Eyal Gringart

Psychologist & Academic | ECU

Dr Eyal Gringart is a psychologist and academic whose research and teaching focus on social and health psychology, ageing, human rights and behaviour change.

He holds a PhD from Edith Cowan University, awarded in 2003, and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology with First Class Honours, completed in 2000.

His research interests include ageing and employment, body image in older adulthood, attitude- and stereotype-based behaviour change, the psychology of terrorism, and the relationship between body and mind.

Dr Gringart is a member of the Australian Psychological Society, the Australian Association of Gerontology and the Oxford Round Table.

He has received several academic and teaching honours, including the Australian Psychological Society Prize, the Elsie Harwood Award, the Dean’s Medal and the Sybe Jongeling Award for outstanding compassion and support to students.

Associate Professor Suku Sukunesan

Associate Dean, School of Business and Law | ECU

Associate Professor Sukunesan is currently the Associate Dean for the School of Business and Law and brings more than 20 years of leadership experience across academic and corporate settings.

His expertise spans innovation, technology and systems thinking, with a strong focus on turning ideas into practical outcomes.

He has demonstrated his innovative approach through holding two patents and securing grants for his work. He is also actively involved in the startup ecosystem as a judge, mentor and founder, and has contributed to university initiatives including CSIRO OnPrime.

His work reflects a strong commitment to innovation, entrepreneurship and nurturing the next generation of entrepreneurial ideas.

📅 Date

Thursday, 27 August 2026

🕔 Time

5:30pm – 8:00pm

📍 Location

ECU Joondalup Campus – JO 7.103

💰 Cost

FREE for enrolled ECU students.

⚠️ Places are limited for catering purposes, so register early to secure your spot!

Your Arts & Humanities degree can take you in more directions than you might expect. Come along, hear from professionals across creative industries, psychology, innovation and entrepreneurship, ask questions, make connections and get inspired about where your own career could take you.

🎟️ Register for free and take the next step towards your future career!

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