The Hon Julia Gillard MP
Minister for Education. Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations
Minister for Social Inclusion
Deputy Prime Minister
9 September, 2009
Media release
Participants selected for International Student Roundtable
The Minister for Education, Julia Gillard, today announced the names of the students who will form the International Student Roundtable to be held on 14 and 15 September 2009 in Canberra.
Thirty-one international students from across Australia have been selected to participate in the roundtable which will focus on addressing student concerns and experiences.
The roundtable participants were drawn from all states and territories and broadly represent the diversity of international students who come from more than 190 countries to study in Australia each year.
More than 1300 applications were received from international students, and Minister Gillard thanked everyone who expressed an interest in being part of this important event. All will be offered the opportunity to be kept informed of the roundtable’s outcomes.
The roundtable will complement the Government’s proposed amendments to immediately strengthen the Education Services for Overseas Students (ESOS) Act and inform the review of the legislation currently being undertaken by the Hon Bruce Baird.
The roundtable is one of many initiatives to further enhance the quality and sustainability of Australian international education.
These include a National International Student Strategy under development by the Council of Australian Governments, which will be implemented by the Ministerial Council on Tertiary Education and Employment.
In addition, proposed amendments to the ESOS Act currently before the parliament would see all providers to international students undergo a re-registration process with a focus on quality education.
The outcomes of the roundtable discussion will inform the ESOS Review and be presented to the Ministerial Council on Tertiary Education and Employment at its next meeting in September 2009.
Students participating in the International Roundtable – Sept 2009
|
Name |
Institution |
Country of origin |
|
Kusum TAMANG |
Australian Learning, Training & Education College (ALTEC), Vic |
Nepal |
|
Manmeet SINGH |
Australian Learning, Training and Education College (ALTEC), Vic |
India |
|
Pei Qian CHOW |
Australian National University, ACT |
Singapore |
|
Khurram SHAHZAD |
RMIT University, Vic |
Pakistan |
|
Margrate SUSAIRAJ |
Cambridge International College, Vic |
India |
|
Muhammad NAWAZ |
Charles Darwin University, NT |
Pakistan |
|
Manish Bheenayraj JHOWRY |
Curtin University of Technology, WA |
Mauritius |
|
Erasmus Kormla NORVIEWU-MORTTY |
Edith Cowan University, WA |
Ghana |
|
Zheng Nan Shan |
Flinders University, SA |
China |
|
Parth RAVAL |
Griffith University, Qld |
India |
|
Anuj SARAOGI |
La Trobe University, Vic |
India |
|
Thera BAKUNAWA |
Le Cordon Bleu, SA |
The Philippines |
|
Rosario PINEDA AMARO |
Martin College, Qld |
Mexico |
|
Xinzhen MIAO |
Monash University, Vic |
China |
|
Asfand Yar Khalid BUTT |
North Melbourne Institute of TAFE, Vic |
Pakistan |
|
Diana Alexandra NARANJO FINO |
North Melbourne Institute of TAFE, Vic |
Colombia |
|
Dinushan Milinda Anthony SAMARANAYAKE |
North Melbourne Institute of TAFE, Vic |
Sri Lanka |
|
Miao HE |
Sunraysia Institute of TAFE, Vic |
China |
|
Alejandro Antonio VASQUEZ
BETANCOURT |
Taylors College, Vic |
Venezuela |
|
Sushil SOOD |
The University of Western Australia |
India |
|
Jennifer Kathleen Mary HAWKINS |
University of Melbourne, Vic |
Ireland |
|
Rafael PLAZA |
University of Melbourne, Vic |
Chile |
|
Ratna FITRIANI |
University of Queensland, Qld |
Indonesia |
|
Siti KHODIJAH |
University of Melbourne, Vic |
Indonesia |
|
Promita DAS |
University of New South Wales |
Malaysia |
|
Alexa HALFORD |
University of Newcastle, NSW |
USA |
|
Vee Lyn CHEW |
University of Newcastle, NSW |
Malaysia |
|
Prashant JOSHI |
University of South Australia |
Malaysia |
|
Janko PREDOVIC |
University of Sydney, NSW |
Sweden |
|
Young Joo KO |
University of Sydney, NSW |
Korea |
|
Guiying YANG |
University of Tasmania |
China |