The Victorian International Education Awards are an initiative of the Victorian Government to support the international education sector, promote best practice in the sector and raise awareness of its benefits to the broader community.
2018 VIEA finalists - international student categories
International Student of the Year – English Language Training
Winner Ms Natalia Eugenia Palacio Vásquez from Colombia
Finalist Ms Warin Chiyarach from Thailand
Finalist Ms Jing-Wen Kuo from Taiwan
International Student of the Year – VET
Winner Mr Samuel Shedrack Chukwuweonu from Nigeria
Finalist Mr Panhavuth Kret from Cambodia
Finalist Ms Andrea Mayorga from Colombia
International Student of the Year – Higher Education
Winner Ms Su Htet Zaw from Myanmar
Finalist Ms Samantha Yun Suen Lim from Malaysia
Finalist Mr Pratik Ambani from India
Finalist Ms Varsha Devi Balakrishnan from Singapore
International Student of the Year – Research
Winner Ms Wing Yan Chan from China
Finalist Mr Sina Khatami Mashhadi from Iran
Finalist Ms Momeneh Foroutan from Iran
2018 VIEA finalists - international student categories
International Student of the Year – Regional
Winner Ms Chi Le from Vietnam
Finalist Mr Nima Haghdadi from Iran
Finalist Mr Junyi Zhao from China
International Alumnus of the Year
Winner Mr Bartlomiej Kolodziejczyk from Poland
Finalist Ms Michele Joan Valbuena from Philippines
Finalist Ms Thi Thuy Hang Nguyen from Vietnam
Victorian Student of the Year – Internationalisation
Winner Ms Courtney Webster from Australia
Finalist Ms Candy Hiu Ching Tong from Australia
Finalist Mr Sahil Kumar from Australia
International Student of the Year – Premier’s Award
Ms Chi Le from Vietnam
