There has been a growth in international students enrolling at Australian universities in 2016. University of Wollongong Director of International Engagement and Coordination Peter Day said there has been a recent influx of UOW international student enrolments. “UOW is getting more and more popular to the international student market, as we rebrand the university to get ourselves more of a place in the ‘Sydney’ line of vision,” he said. According to the Department of Education and Training, universities in NSW have seen a 30,000 student increase in international enrolments since 2013. A high percentage of international students are migrating from…
Author: Caitlin Morahan
It’s no secret NRL players change teams like we change underwear, but it is not always the breath of fresh air management intended. New Manly Sea Eagles centre and second-row Nathan Green knows the feeling too well. After four years as the Illawarra’s Dragons rising star, he has been benched by Manly for this week’s match against the Parramatta Eels. “Yeah, it’s unsettling for sure, but that’s how change and the game works,” Green said. “It’s a different playing field, literally. I went from the team I grew up playing with from juniors all the way through to the Dragons – the…
Wollongong Art Gallery’s most recent exhibition is a stroll down memory lane, with artworks depicting the history of Port Kembla steelworks. ‘Steel Town Port Kembla’ is made up of 85 different works from the gallery’s collection, including some that have never been displayed to the public. Exhibition director Louise Brand said it is the first exhibition of its kind at the Wollongong Art Gallery. The gallery extended the exhibition to include an open-mic night, poetry readings and a historic walking tour of historic Wentworth Street in Port Kembla. “It’s great to see local artists rally around their history,” Ms Brand said. “It…