October 29, 2015
UOW enterprises wins 2015 Premier’s NSW export awards
UOW Enterprises (a wholly owned subsidiary of the UOW), is the recipient of the 2015 Premier’s NSW Export Award in the Education & Training category.
The award, by the Export Council of Australia, was presented on the 28th October in Sydney with Hon. Stuart Ayres MP, Member for Penrith, Minister for Trade, Tourism and Major Events, Minister for Sport as guest of honour.
It was a competitive field with 85 finalists selected from the largest pool of applicants in the 53-year history vying for one of the export excellence awards.
Marisa Mastroianni, Group CEO of UOW Enterprises said “We are pleased and excited to have our global success story recognised by the Export Council of Australia. We are proud of the major role we play in providing access to quality Australian style education offshore and that we contribute to Australia’s high standing in the international education landscape. We have a wonderful global team of committed educational professionals and we couldn’t achieve this level of success without them.”
This win now elevates UOW Enterprises as a finalist in the Australian export awards national program.
Since its foundation in 1993, UOW Enterprises has been driving the global export of education and training, and is now a leading international provider of offshore education institutions with University of Wollongong in Dubai, the CCCU College in Hong Kong as well as a UOW College in Australia. Approximately 10,000 students from 95 countries currently undertake studies in one or more of its 50 undergraduate and post-graduate qualifications, and 20 diploma and vocational qualifications.