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Category: Maldives

  • “A snippet of my journey into the Maldives, learning about their culture, teaching kids in the Remote Education System in Maroshi, and relaxing with the beach as my backyard for a whole month.” Day 4 10TH June Standard wake up, we had breakfast (Fish curry once again) and we went to go and seek ice-cream.…

  • Today 17 UTS Construction Management students are arriving in the Maldives to spend a week supporting a number of NGO’s on the island of Komandoo organised by Volunteer Maldives. The students will be working on three construction projects supported by UTS; QUAY SHELTER – In this challenging environment of 99% sea and intensive heat where…

  • Eleven Sport and Exercise Science students and one lecturer had an incredible three weeks in the Maldives teaching a range of sports and running health clinics.  Below is an excerpt from Josh Dipple on his trip of a lifetime in the Maldives; “With our trip underway, the 11 representatives from UTS were in full swing…

  • Nathan Renwick was the lucky lecturer tasked with the responsibility of accompanying a group of UTS Sport and Exercise Science students on a three week project in the Maldives.  Here he reflects on the first two weeks of the program; “It’s hard to believe we have been in this beautiful country for just over 2…

  • A group of ten UTS Sport and Exercise students accompanied by lecturer, Nathan Renwick, have just completed a three week trip to the Maldives where they taught soccer and netball clinics and ran swimming classes and sports injury workshops.  A wonderful time was had by all and below is an earlier update from the trip…

  • In 2012 Eva spent a month in the Maldives volunteering with Volunteer Maldives – she has written extensively about her time on the program and included beautiful photographs on her personal blog, A Month in the Maldives.  Check it out!