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In 2014, Eyas had started his Bachelor of Laws in his home country of Jordan. In 2016 and during a lecture on intellectual property (IP), he found himself fascinated by the different ways the law could protect people’s ideas.
He wanted to know more—more than a bachelor’s degree could offer him. Eventually, his professor suggested that he should pursue a postgraduate research qualification and dive deep into IP law.
“The suggestion stuck with me,” Eyas says.
After finishing his Bachelor of Laws, Eyas moved to the UK to complete a Master of Laws at Reading University. He started to work as a trainee lawyer in 2019, as he’d always planned to do, but even as his career progressed, Eyas couldn’t shake the feeling that there was more he wanted to learn.
In 2025, he finally took the leap: he bought a plane ticket to Australia and enrolled in a PhD in intellectual property law at ACU. At the time, he says, he was drawn to the university because of its global reputation for excellence in research—ACU is ranked #1 in Australia and #24 in the world for research quality.
When Eyas started reaching out to admissions staff and potential academic supervisors in the ACU Faculty of Business and Law, he was pleasantly surprised by the response he received.
“Everyone was so helpful and tried their best to help me achieve this big step in my life.
I thought I’d love to be in such a nice place where everyone is so supportive of me,” he says.
Those early experiences with ACU made him feel confident he’d made the right choice—and when he finally began his studies, he knew he was in the right place. Immersing himself in legal research has been everything Eyas had hoped for, giving him uninterrupted time to grapple with the intellectual property challenges that have captivated him for so long.
He also sees his PhD as an opportunity to pursue a secondary professional pathway. Back in Jordan, he taught legal English as a private tutor; now, he wants to combine his love of the law and teaching into a single satisfying career.
“I love teaching law, but most universities require lecturers to hold a PhD before they can teach on a full-time basis. I want to combine practising as a lawyer and also being a lecturer at a big university,” he says.
When Eyas thinks about the journey that brought him from Jordan to Australia via the UK, he feels incredibly fortunate. He loves Sydney with its beautiful beaches, he loves ACU with its supportive community, and he loves that he’s now on a path towards a degree—and a career—he’s always dreamed of.
“Sometimes I feel I’m in disbelief, because it’s been really a life goal for me, and now living this dream sometimes feels unreal,” he says.
“I’m so grateful to my family and to everyone who has pushed me forward to make this big leap. I think it is so far the best decision I have ever made.”
Take the leap into a research degree at ACU, Australia’s #1-ranked university for research quality and scientific impact, explore master’s and PhD courses. Ready to pursue a PhD in 2026? Check out the ACU Vice-Chancellor’s PhD Excellence Scholarship. Applications close on 1 October 2025.
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