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World-renowned Australian artist Guido van Helten is in the process of transforming a 10-storey building overlooking North Kirra Beach at Southern Cross University’s Gold Coast campus. Guido is a Southern Cross University alumnus who is an in-demand artist with over 50 large scale murals painted across the world.

If there was any doubt that the Gold Coast university sector is a fertile training ground for elite athletes, the number of students competing at the 2018 Commonwealth Games should put that to rest.

Ojay Moka grew up in Papua and New Guinea’s capital of Port Moresby. As the focal hub of a developing country it’s a vastly different experience from a fast emerging cosmopolitan centre like the Gold Coast, the city he now calls home.

Amy Nguyen arrived in Australia at the tender age of 16, leaving her parents and her former life behind in Vietnam. While Amy’s command of English wasn’t as good as she’d like, it didn’t stop her from becoming Dux of Helensvale High School two years later.

In 2017 the City of Gold Coast’s City Pride Campaign was launched with the theme ‘What the Gold Coast means to me”.

Diversity. It’s a word that gets bandied about a lot these days, but what does it really mean and how do we embrace it? Diversity means many things to us, it all depends on your perspective.

Gary Lee is a facilitator of people, ideas and opportunities. He’s a motivator, a mentor and a mensch.

A funky fusion of cultures makes up the rich and colourful tapestry of the Gold Coast community, due in part to almost a third of the population having been born overseas.

Caitlin Francis was born in the Philippines, moving to Australia when she was in primary school. When tertiary studies beckoned Caitlin found herself at Southern Cross University’s Gold Cost campus undertaking a Bachelor of Business degree majoring in Tourism.

The 2018 Mayor’s Student Ambassadors were inducted into the Gold Coast’s new Student Hub today. Thirty-five Ambassadors from fifteen nations are the latest champions of the Gold Coast as a world class study destination, representing ten of the Gold Coast’s education and training institutions.