Study Cairns hosts international student Friendship Cruise
Study Cairns hosted an International Student Friendship Cruise earlier this month to welcome International Students to Cairns and formally thank them for choosing Cairns as their study destination.
Local education institutions nominated outstanding students to receive a Friendship Certificate which was presented by the Mayor Cr Bob Manning. These students were acknowledged in recognition of the cultural benefits and friendships developed between Cairns and their home country.
In addition, five Student Ambassadors who won Study Queensland’s Best Semester Abroad competition joined the cruise and were warmly welcomed by the Cairns community.
These Student Ambassadors who hail from Chile, Italy, Japan, Thailand and Philippines, arrived in Cairns in October to begin five months of studying, living and playing in Cairns.
The Best Semester Abroad competition is an initiative of Trade & Investment Queensland, with 20 winners selected from ten countries to study in Cairns, Brisbane and the Gold Coast. The winners were those who best demonstrated to the judging panel ‘why Queensland is the next step in their life journey’.
Study Cairns President Carol Doyle is excited about the opportunities that the Best Semester Abroad competition creates for Cairns as a leading education tourism destination, particularly in the lead up to ANZA Cairns 2017.
“Study Cairns is thrilled to have these five Student Ambassadors in our region to showcase Cairns as a great study and holiday destination via their social media channels. Their friends, family and social media fans will follow their journey which has far-reaching benefits for the education tourism industry.”
With over 25,000 international students from 34 countries choosing Cairns each year as a study destination, international education contributes an estimated $100m to the Cairns economy annually, creating over 1,000 jobs and is an important industry to our region.
It is hoped that all international students will continue to be ambassadors for Cairns and promote the benefits of their experiences of living and studying in Cairns when they return home.
What better way to showcase Cairns as a world class education destination than with a Friendship Cruise on Trinity Inlet!
