| Master of International Business student Kritika Gupta (right) receiv... Master of International Business student Kritika Gupta (right) receives an award from the Head of International House Dr Lindsay Oades and Student Residence Manager Ms Alison Hemsley | 
| Bachelor of Finance (Commerce) student Sunil Bherwani receives an awa... Bachelor of Finance (Commerce) student Sunil Bherwani receives an award from Dr Lindsay Oades and Ms Alison Hemsley | 
| Bachelor of Arts student Nikola Wamukoya who received the Concordia A... Bachelor of Arts student Nikola Wamukoya who received the Concordia Award for the resident who best personifies intercultural harmony and international friendship receives his award from Dr Lindsay Oades and Ms Alison Hemsley | 
| Eugenia Twomey (Bachelor of Communications and Media Studies) receive... Eugenia Twomey (Bachelor of Communications and Media Studies) receives an award from Dr Lindsay Oades and Ms Alison Hemsley |
International House conducts farewell formal and awards evening
12 Nov 2007 | Bernie Goldie
International House at the University of Wollongong recently conducted its house farewell formal and awards evening.
About 180 students and staff attended the farewell formal.
International House, one of 16 International Houses worldwide, is home to 218 residents from 25 nations.
Nikola Wamukoya received the Concordia Award which goes to the resident who best personifies intercultural harmony and international friendship.
Naomi Birchnoff received the Character and Service Award for the resident who works tirelessly for the benefit of the residential community.
Five teams of two people competed for the Charity Challenge Prize which involved raising funds for registered charities. The winning team was Matthew West and Naomi Birchnoff who raised over $1,200 for the Starlight Children’s Foundation and the Cancer Council. Other teams raised money for ovarian and lung cancer research and organisations such as Beyond Blue, The Children of Sumatra, The Rural Fire Service and the NSW Environment Protection Authority.
In 2008 International House at UOW is part of the Davis Projects for Peace program in which a team of students will be awarded US$10,000 to run a project that promotes world peace.
On November 16, International House will launch its new vision and mission relating to “Global Wellbeing”.
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