PhD candidate wins top honour
Published Tuesday, 16 September, 2008 at 02:31 PM
Minister for Transport, Trade, Employment and Industrial Relations
The Honourable John Mickel
The University of Queensland was well represented at the recent 2008 Queensland Education and Training International Awards for Excellence, receiving accolades in four categories.
Marlo Kaye Rankin, who is currently conducting her PhD research into market oriented cooperatives in the fruit industry in the Mekong Delta in Vietnam, was the recipient of the Queensland Student Ambassador of the Year prize.
Ms Rankin’s work in Vietnam had already attracted funding from AusAID, after her time in country as an Australian Youth Ambassador for Development, where she had been instrumental in developing ties between researchers, industry and governments in both countries.
The University’s School of Medicine was also recognised in the Excellence in Outward Mobility (Student Exchange) category at the 2008 QETI Awards, hosted by Trade Queensland’s Queensland Education and Training International at Parliament House last night.
Minister for Trade John Mickel said the awards were testament to the depth of talent operating within the industry, at both an individual and organisational level.
“It’s great to see acknowledgement of the outstanding contributions made by those in our international education industry. It is people like Ms Rankin and organisations like the UQ School of Medicine that are helping us put Queensland on the map as a centre for knowledge and research internationally,” Mr Mickel said.
“We can’t overlook the importance of projects such as Ms Rankin’s research and the School of Medicine’s outward mobility measures, which have seen 40% of students in the Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery program undertake study abroad.
“These initiatives are contributing to build and enhance our reputation abroad as the Smart State, and attracting students and businesses to what has become the State’s third largest export industry,” he said.
The University’s Centre for Marine Studies was also recognised for its development of strong international ties, receiving a highly commended in the Best Practice in International Collaboration category, while former UQ student, World Bank Project Officer Path Heang was highly commended in the International Alumnus of the Year award.
For information about Queensland’s international education and training industry, please visit the Study Queensland website www.studyqueensland.qld.edu.au
Minister’s office: John Smith 3237 1944, Jane Rowe 3237 1125 or Nathan Moir 3227 8842
16 September 2008
Marlo Kaye Rankin, who is currently conducting her PhD research into market oriented cooperatives in the fruit industry in the Mekong Delta in Vietnam, was the recipient of the Queensland Student Ambassador of the Year prize.
Ms Rankin’s work in Vietnam had already attracted funding from AusAID, after her time in country as an Australian Youth Ambassador for Development, where she had been instrumental in developing ties between researchers, industry and governments in both countries.
The University’s School of Medicine was also recognised in the Excellence in Outward Mobility (Student Exchange) category at the 2008 QETI Awards, hosted by Trade Queensland’s Queensland Education and Training International at Parliament House last night.
Minister for Trade John Mickel said the awards were testament to the depth of talent operating within the industry, at both an individual and organisational level.
“It’s great to see acknowledgement of the outstanding contributions made by those in our international education industry. It is people like Ms Rankin and organisations like the UQ School of Medicine that are helping us put Queensland on the map as a centre for knowledge and research internationally,” Mr Mickel said.
“We can’t overlook the importance of projects such as Ms Rankin’s research and the School of Medicine’s outward mobility measures, which have seen 40% of students in the Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery program undertake study abroad.
“These initiatives are contributing to build and enhance our reputation abroad as the Smart State, and attracting students and businesses to what has become the State’s third largest export industry,” he said.
The University’s Centre for Marine Studies was also recognised for its development of strong international ties, receiving a highly commended in the Best Practice in International Collaboration category, while former UQ student, World Bank Project Officer Path Heang was highly commended in the International Alumnus of the Year award.
For information about Queensland’s international education and training industry, please visit the Study Queensland website www.studyqueensland.qld.edu.au
Minister’s office: John Smith 3237 1944, Jane Rowe 3237 1125 or Nathan Moir 3227 8842
16 September 2008