Peace Scholarship Program Student of the Year announced

The 2007 Peace Scholarship Program Student of the Year was announced on Friday 4th May inMelbourne.

 

University of Western Sydney student, Gustavo Bastien from Mexico was presented with a cheque for $800 at a cocktail party held at Swinburne Universities brand new National Circus Centre in Melbourne.

 

Fifty guests celebrated the achievements of this year’s Peace Scholars, where the five finalists spoke about their experiences while in Australia and how the Peace Scholarship Program has helped them grow academically and personally.

 

While in Australia, Gustavo has been involved in many wonderful activities and projects. He is a volunteer with the Sydney Peace Foundation where he works on several projects including the role of Manager of the Schools Peace Initiative. Gustavo is also involved with the Sydney Children’s Hospital, the Red Cross, the United Nations, and recently spent his summer volunteering in Cambodia.

 

The four other finalists were Selene Diaz and Maria Barbosa both from Mexico and studying at the University of Ballarat, Adiel Paradiella from Indonesia who studied at the University of Newcastle, and Monash student Patricia Palacios from Mexico.

 

The event was a great chance for students, IDP staff, and the many supporters of the Peace Scholarship Program to gather and celebrate the achievements of the Program, which is now in its fourth year and has so far awarded scholarships to 167 students from ten countries.

 

The Peace Scholarship program will soon welcome another intake of approximately 50 students from Cambodia , Chile , Indonesia , India and Mexico .

 

 

Peace Scholarship Program Student of the Year Finalists from left to right Maria Barbosa, Patricia Palacios, Gustavo Bastien and Selene Diaz.

 

 

 

 

 
The Peace Scholarship Program is an initiative of IDP Education Australia Limited (ACN: 008 597 831). A wholly owned subsidiary company of IDP Education Australia Limited, Education Australia (International Enterprises) Pty Ltd (ACN:089 228 053) is the trustee of both Trusts facilitating the Peace Scholarship Program – the Peace Scholarship Trust and the Peace Scholarship Program Trust. The composition of the Board of Directors of the Trustee Company complies with relevant government legislation and regulations. The Peace Scholarship Trust has the necessary Fundraiser and/or charitable collection registration where required under Australian state or territory legislation. The Australian Taxation Office has endorsed ‘The Trustee for the Peace Scholarship Trust’ (ABN: 85 931 859 523) as a Deductible Gift Recipient.