Meet our Vice-Chancellor Scholarship Recipients.

When I was younger, I desired to be a flight attendant after watching the TV series called Triumph in the Skies. However, watching my father work as a Physiotherapist, I got inspired to work within a similar field. 

Working with kids is one of my occupational intentions, so I spend a lot of my time at the Family Weekends Organisation to play with kids in the school yard. Doing some volunteering work for autism in Canada, I gained intense sympathy towards people with autism, which strengthened my desire to help them minimise their difficulties in communication and social interaction. 

The Flinders Vice-Chancellor Scholarship holds a lot of meaning for me. Not only as motivation to to strive in my studies, it will help me to contribute to the national development of this professional occupation in the future.

The scholarship allows me to pursue my passion at Flinders University, one of the very few universities in Australia that offers this comprehensive degree for international students. 

Why study in Australia? 

Australia has a great education system, as well as modern and high-tech facilities which attracts many international students. Australia is one of the most developed countries in the world about biological studies and I found the Speech Pathology course is remarkable in Adelaide. 

With an increasing demand for Speech Pathologists in Vietnam, Flinders and Australia was the right choice for me professionally. 

What will I do when I arrive in Adelaide? 

I love travelling and taking photos of landscapes and sunset moments. I really desire to capture gorgeous moments in both the Adelaide Oval and the seaside village of Glenelg. 

I am looking forward to showing the purest masterpieces of national cultural clothing – Ao Dai to all students. Ao Dai is well known as Vietnamese custom which is overhanging from the neck to the knees. 

What is your advice for students studying online, offshore? 

I take my role of Flinders Ambassador very seriously and I'd like to help introduce would-be students to the achievements and advantages studying with Flinders. 

My fellow students helped motivate each other to get the best results. Every Friday,  professors open a Zoom meeting for students to share and discuss our practical learning experiences. 

We are really encouraged to  participate in active virtual learning by professors, and are supported by librarians and the Student Learning Support Services (SLSS). There's also a Speech Pathology student forum that is really helpful – you can get advice about Flinders and this course in particular.