Bulletin

Issue: August 2004

Scholarships

Welcome for new Peace Scholarship winners

La Trobe University has welcomed its first four students under Australia's new Peace Scholarship Trust program. Three of the students come from Mexico and one from Colombia.

The scholarships, for deserving students from selected countries, promote global peace and understanding through international education.

An initiative of IDP Education Australia, the scholarships are supported by universities and other sectors of Australia's international education industry, as well as corporate and government contributors.

The La Trobe scholarship holders from Mexico are Carla Garcia, who is studying nutrition; Yizreel Urquijo, an international relations student; and Elda Rodriguez, a medical student in her country. The student from Colombia is Dayan Eliana Sarmiento, whose field is electronic technology.

The La Trobe contingent was among 44 students awarded scholarships to 24 universities through the $5.7 million Peace Scholarship Trust. Other students have come from India and Cambodia.

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