UNSW Singapore Special Award

To further support students, parents and schools in Singapore, UNSW Global is pleased to offer the UNSW Global Singapore Special Award. This is an award of S$1,000, in the form of a UNSW Foundation Studies fee waiver, to Singapore students who achieve a distinction or high distinction in the International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS) and wish to continue their tertiary studies in Australia.  Further information about the UNSW Global Singapore Special Award, including conditions of the award, eligibility and application forms, can be obtained from:
email:  admissions@unswglobal.unsw.edu.au    Tel: +61 2 9385 5396

Assessing Science in Education Conference – Singapore

The 2011 Assessing Science in Education Conference was held in Singapore on 20 & 21 June 2011. The conference was co-hosted by Educational Assessment Australia (EAA), UNSW Singapore Office and Hwa Chong Institution and provided an excellent opportunity for school teachers, educators, and educational executives to network and engage in dialogue around science assessment.  The conference attracted 120 attendees from Brunei, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Singapore and Vietnam.

(L-R) David Smith, Dr. Scott Rice, Mary Tan, Elisa Wai, Barry Dean, Matthew O’Brien and Frans Boot

Mary Tan (Manager, UNSW Singapore Office) presenting Mrs Har Hui Peng (Director/Studies at Hwa Chong Institution) with Appreciation Plaque

Vietnam Scholarship Presentation Ceremony

On Wednesday 26 October UNSW Foundation Studies (UFS) conducted a ceremony to recognise the award of UNSW Foundation Studies scholarships to six students from Vietnam. Two students were awarded  a scholarship to the Standard Plus Program which started last July, two students were awarded a scholarship to the Transition Program which started last August and a further two students were awarded a scholarship to the Standard Program which started in October.

The students are adjusting well to their new study environment and are enjoying the international flavour of their classes. When the students are successful with their UFS studies, they will start their degree programs at UNSW in February or July 2012. Expectations at UNSW are high as Foundation Studies students generally do as well or better than any other cohort in their undergraduate studies.

(L-R) Quang Dinh Le, Paul Sutton (Deputy Principal, UNSW Foundation Studies), Phuong Hoang Tran, Duy Nghiem Thien Nguyen, Hao Phuc Nguyen, Minh Tran Nhat Ha, Thao Nguyen (former Office Manager, Ho Chi Minh City, UNSW Vietnam Office), Quan Anh Truong, Jon Ireland (Principal, UNSW Foundation Studies)

2011 UNSW Global Australian Education Representative End-of-Year Event

The 2011 UNSW Global Australian Education Representative End-of-Year Event was held on 16 November at the John Niland Scientia Building on campus at UNSW. The event brought together over 30 Sydney-based education representatives, senior management and staff from UNSW Foundation Studies, UNSW Institute of Languages, UNSW Global Networks & Recruitment, and UNSW International Office.  It provided a great platform for networking, information sharing and exchange of marketing intelligence.

Counsellors’ Roundtable Discussion

Managers’ Roundtable Discussion

Dr Rob Forage (CEO, UNSW Global) giving the thank you and welcome speech at the cocktail reception

Marc Weedon-Newstead (Principal, UNSW Institute of Languages)(2nd from left) and Matt Henderson (General Manager, UNSW Global Networks & Recruitment)(3rd from left) chatting with education representatives

Paul Sutton (Deputy Principal, UNSW Foundation Studies) chatting with education representatives

Season’s Greetings From Staff at UNSW Global

The staff of UNSW Global would like to thank you all for your efforts throughout 2011 and for your continued support of our programs. We wish you and your families a safe and festive holiday season and look forward to working with you again in 2012.