Robert Geneid is an Australian businessman born in Sydney, Australia back in the fifties. After finishing high school, Robert chose to attend the University of New South Wales and study civil engineering. The University of New South Wales, located in his hometown of Sydney, is recognized as one of the leading teaching and research universities in Australia. Their civil engineering program has been around since the foundation of the university back in 1949. It is currently the largest engineering faculty in Australia and are able to offer the biggest range of engineering courses.
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| A Sydney Tram in 1954 (Photo from wikipedia) |
So after 4 years of study, Robert graduated with a
Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and went into his first career as an
engineer. After a few years in the workforce, Robert Geneid then decided to
improve himself by returning to his old university to further his studies. He
chose to go into the field of law because he foresaw that there was a need for
a lawyer with engineering background. At the time, the law faculty at UNSW was
still relatively new. The faculty was established on the 1st of
March 1971. Today, the faculty is one of the top law schools in Australia and
was even ranked as the 29th best law school in the world.
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| The University of New South Wales Coat of Arms |
The two degrees that Robert Geneid had garnered allowed him
to set himself apart from the rest of the graduates at the time. He was part of
a small handful of double degree holders with degrees in both civil engineering
and law. He was also one of the youngest Fellow in the IEAust at the time. Both
of these facts had allowed him to start off on a good footing in his career.
And he did find plenty of success, in the fields of law, property &
construction and tourism.
