UTAS awards inaugural Asylum Seeker Scholarships to three worthy recipients

Patrick Avenell & James WellsMarch 31, 2017Last Updated: April 4, 2017

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Tasmanian Asylum Seeker Scholarship recipients (from left) Ali Almteri, Mohammad Hanif Iqbal Zada, UTAS VC professor Peter Rathjen and Haji Mohammad Alizada. Photo: Alastair Bett

The University of Tasmania has awarded three scholarships to asylum seekers to, in part, bridge the gap between Australia's island state and the rest of the world. The inaugural recipients of the Tasmanian Asylum Seeker Scholarship are from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Kuwait.

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