2019 New Colombo Plan Scholars - Maria Positano

Maria Positano is currently on exchange at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China. Maria is currently studying a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Media. As the recipient of a 2019 New Colombo Plan Scholarship and a PricewaterhouseCoopers 2019 fellow, Maria has been funded for her exchange and an additional six month internship at PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Shanghai office.
We interviewed Maria before her departure to Shanghai in mid-February. Having previously completed an exchange with us to Bocconi University, Italy, in 2017, Maria said:
“It made me appreciate what it’s like to study overseas so it’s something that I really wanted to do again. Because I had studied overseas before, I felt very confident in applying to go on exchange for a year this time.”
Speaking about her decision to go on exchange for a second time, Maria spoke about her interest in foreign trade and the relevance of China in this field.
“I’ve always been interested in China, and after studying trade electives in