Tasmania’s International Education System Shines at Awards

This evening it was my pleasure to recognise excellence in international education across Tasmania at the 2015 Study Tasmania International Education Shine Awards.

By recognising international students, homestay hosts, community and staff members for their dedication, the awards help to build the growing international education sector in our State.

Tasmania benefits significantly from the presence and contributions of our international students and the Government has a plan to continue to build on our international student numbers.

The sharing of our world-class educational opportunities increases cultural, social and historical understandings among local students and the wider community.

The winners of these awards should be immensely proud of their achievements and I wish the students every success for their future careers, whether that be in Australia or in their home countries.
2015 Study Tasmania International Education Award Winners:

• Homestay Host Family of the Year: Mr Seong Jo YEO and Mrs Jin Hee CHO of Sandy Bay;
• Staff Member / Teacher of the Year (School sector): Ms Leah ROSEBROCK, International Student Coordinator, English as an Additional Language Teacher and German Teacher, St. Michael’s Collegiate;
• Staff Member / Teacher of the Year (Higher Education sector): Mr Santhana VAIDHYANATHAN, Student Operations, University of Tasmania;
• International Student of the Year (School sector): Miss Sila HAN, from Korea, studying at Launceston College;
• International Student of the Year (Higher Education sector – VET): Mr Francesco RECCHIA, from Italy, studying at Drysdale South Campus, TasTAFE;
• International Student of the Year (Higher Education sector – UTAS): Ms Saraswathy VARATHARAJULLU, from Singapore, studying for a Bachelor of Law and Business (majoring in Finance), University of Tasmania.

Study Tasmania promotes Tasmania as a quality study destination for international students and also supports international students studying in our Government, private and independent schools, TasTAFE, and the University of Tasmania.
Elise Archer, Speaker of the House of Assembly Liberal Member for Denison