Alumni stories

Dr Andy Thomas

The University of Adelaide

Australia's first astronaut, Dr Andy Thomas was born and educated in Adelaide. Read more...

Debra Tran

University of South Australia

Debra Tran plans to become the first woman from a Vietnamese background to fly fighter planes for the Royal Australian Air Force.  Read more...

Terence Tao

Flinders University

Terence Tao was awarded the prestigious Fields Medal, often described as the ‘Nobel Prize in mathematics’, during the opening ceremony of the International Congress of Mathematicians in Madrid on 22 August 2006. Read more...

Alfred Portenschlager

International College of Hotel Management

If you have ever considered studying and forging a career in the international hospitality industry, you can’t go past the opportunities that abound in Adelaide – like working at the world renowned Grange Restaurant in the kitchen of acclaimed chef Cheong Liew. Read more...

Tom Zhang

The University of Adelaide

At just 25, Tom Zhang is one of the youngest National Australia Bank branch managers in Australia and well on the way to reaching his ultimate goal of leading the bank’s business operations in Asia. Read more...

Crystal Deng

The University of Adelaide

Five short years ago, Crystal Deng was a high school student in China. Read more...

Francis Chen

The University of Adelaide

How’s this for a great result? In 2004, Francis Chen took the courageous step of leaving his family in Shanghai, China, to pursue his dream of studying commerce in Australia. Read more...

Shivani Gupta

University of South Australia

At the age of 27, Shivani became a senior manager with BHP Billiton, the largest resource company in the world. Read more...

Dr Ines Atmosukarto

The University of Adelaide

The term ‘high achiever’ doesn’t really do justice to Dr Ines Atmosukarto. Read more....

Mamoru Mohri

Flinders Unversity

Japan's first astronaut, Mamoru Mohri was educated in Adelaide. Read more...

Tomoko Ichikawa

Flinders University

After a one-year stint at Flinders University in Adelaide, Tomoko Ichikawa calls Australia her second home. Read more...

Elijah Liech

Carnegie Mellon University

Elijah Liech was flicking through the newspaper at home in Nairobi one day, when he spotted an advertisement that sent him half way around the world. Read more...

Palden Lama

TAFE South Australia

Palden Lama was born in a little village in Nepal, and despite now living on a different continent, he visits Kathmandu every day of the week. Read more...

Tim Bernabe

Le Cordon Bleu

The Adelaide Convention Centre is consistently ranked among the top convention centres on the planet – a result of world-class facilities and exceptional customer service. Tim Bernabe from the Philippines helps out with the latter. Read more...

Rod Sollesta

Carnegie Mellon University

When Rod Sollesta accepted a scholarship to study at the new Adelaide campus of the prestigious United States institution, Carnegie Mellon University, he also had to sacrifice his job as a program officer with AusAID in Manila. Read more...

Dr Tony Tan

The University of Adelaide

Dr Tan is the former Deputy Prime Minister and Co-ordinating Minister for Security and Defence of Singapore. Read more...

Ramesh Krishnasamy

University of South Australia

The vast dry plains fringing the South Australian regional city of Whyalla are a far cry from the tiny lush island of Singapore, but Graduate Electrical Engineer Ramesh Krishnasamy is right in his element. Read more...

Eric Ho

University of South Australia

Eric Ho is clearly a man who knows how to combine hard work and fun. Read more...

Julim Kwak

Flinders University

Julim Kwak was teaching mathematics in a private school in Seoul when she decided on a career change. Health care was her preferred option and studying overseas was a must, because changing careers in later years is almost impossible in Korea. Read more...

Shayan Gunawardena

Shayan Gunawardena is a man who’s making the most of life in sunny Australia. Read more...

Christina Lindroth

Flinders University

On a fairly regular basis, Christina Lindroth holds the future of South Australia in her highly capable hands. Read more...

Thuy Do

University of South Australia

A British arts and culture official encouraged Vietnam’s Thuy Do to study her Masters of Management (Arts and Cultural Management) in Adelaide – and she’s very glad she followed the advice. Read more...

Nam Hoang

Nam Hoang is so happy with life as an international student in Adelaide that he’s now helping to market the city as an education destination. Read more...