Australia is not just beer, beaches, beef and barbeques...
But the island continent offers much more than its well-known leisure lifestyle, insisted one Australian embassy staffer.
Australia is not just beer, beaches, beef and barbeques,said Mary - Jane Liddicoat. Do you know what the ultrasound scanner, blackbox flight recorder, latex gloves, microsurgery, fibre optics and plastic banknotes have in common? No? All are Australian inventions.
Highlighting some of Australia's achievements in the field of science and innovation, Liddicoat's section, Australian Education International (AEI), sponsored the 'Australia's Many Faces of Innovation stand at the Hyatt event.
Among the nation's most notable achievements, are its nine Nobel Prizes, said Liddicoat.
The most recent winners were Professor Peter Doherty in 1996 for his research into understanding the body's immune response, and Professor Barry Marshall and Dr J Robin Warren in 2005 for their joint work on stomach ulcers.
A man with remarkable faith in his method, Professor Marshall infected himself to prove his controversial theory that it is the bacteria Helicobacter pylori, rather than stress, that causes stomach ulcers. He then took antibiotics and successfully cured himself. Professor Marshall is well known in Korea for his relationship with Yakult. He appears in a television commercial for their flagship product 'will' and advises the company on the development of products to resist Helicobacter pylori. South Korea has one of the highest ulcer rates in the world with over 70 per cent of South Koreans being infected with Helicobacter pylori.
For anyone considering study abroad, Australia offers a world-class, English speaking educational environment with the scientific knowledge to match, Liddicoat said, adding that the Australian Government has enacted a range of laws for the protection and convenience of foreign students.
Not to mention beer, beaches, beef and barbeques.
For further information, please contact: Ms Ellen Lee, Education Development Manager, Australian Education International, Australian Embassy, Seoul Tel: 2003 0149 or email ellen.lee@aei.gov.au
