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Local school children to participate for first time
UOW campus becomes a ‘Global Highway’
‘Global Highway’ will be held tomorrow (Thursday 27 August) as part of International Week which is being held at UOW from Monday 24 August to Friday 28 August.
Organised by the students living in the university residences, ‘Global Highway’ celebrates the many nationalities that live at the University and celebrates the cultural diversity of students living in university accommodation.
“Global Highway is such a wonderful opportunity for all students living in residence to get together and highlight our cultures to the rest of the UOW community. We have such a diverse mix of nationalities and cultures living in the residences, and Global Highway is always a fun and informative event”, according to Sai Rittaporn, a student from International House and Global Highway co-ordinator.
“Stalls representing different nations will be set up on campus from the UniBar to the McKinnon Building creating a festive and colourful atmosphere with music, dancing and other activities. Participants will have the chance to take part in a variety of activities at each stall such as henna painting, Bollywood Dancing, the Tour de France and air hocky from Canada," Sai said.
“We have some first timers this year, with a stall from Bhutan, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, which is really exciting. We also have Kenya back for the third year running, with the same students involved, which shows a real commitment and enthusiasm for the event.
“And for the first time also we will have school children attending the event with 160 primary school students from Gwynneville Primary School visiting Global Highway,” Sai said.
“It shows just how much the event has grown and it’s wonderful to see the community involvement extend outside the University.”
"Global Highway is important on two levels. Firstly, it allows everyone to have fun in so many different ways from around the world. Secondly, it shows how truly international UOW and its residences have become," Alison Hemsley, Student Residence Manager, International House, said.
Participants will collect a Global Highway passport at the living @ UOW stand, take part in the activities at each stall and those who finish collect a prize.
Countries participating this year are Australia, Japan, China, Hong Kong, Bhutan, India, Thailand, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Pakistan, France, UK, Norway, Canada and USA.
Media please note: Global Highway will be held on Thursday 27 August from 10am to 3pm.
For more information about Global Highway please contact Edwina Ellicott, Marketing Manager, Accommodation Services, on 4221 4489 or 0437 046 456.
For more information about International Week contact Melissa Zaccagnini, Manager, Centre for Student Engagement, on 4221 8024 or 0437 140 608.