Luke Woodward was recently invited to attend the campus in Sydney to attend the awards ceremony, giving him an opportunity to meet his fellow students and lecturers in person for the first time in his double major.

Mr Woodward was the top student in his class, receiving the highest marks in both advanced Italian and advanced German.

Associate professor Ulrike Garde and Deputy Consul General for the German consulate Klaus Steitz presented Mr Woodward with the prize in recognition of his 'outstanding achievements in the study of multiple European languages.'

He was particularly commended for his high marks despite the challenges of studying and learning remotely.

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While he attended his first in-person lecture of the course, he also had the opportunity to meet his professors Gianluca Alimeni and Emilio Lomonaco, who tested him on his fluency (or as they might put it, fluidità.)

Prizes are awarded by faculty based on academic merit, and are based on the previous academic year, so the additional pressures of COVID are also of note.

Mr Woodward is excited to continue his studies, and is planning on picking up Spanish. He's currently set to complete his Bachelor degree next year, and has goals of completing a Masters degree for research in languages.

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