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QUT law graduate Andrew Trotter has been named the 2013 Queensland Rhodes Scholar, the sixth QUT graduate to be awarded the prestigious scholarship.
QUT law graduate is Queensland Rhodes Scholar
QUT law graduate Andrew Trotter has been named the 2013 Queensland Rhodes Scholar, joining a select club to receive the world's most sought-after scholarship.
Mr Trotter, who graduated with a distinction in a Bachelor of Arts and first-class honours in a Bachelor of Laws degree at QUT last year, will learn from the world's best legal brains when he embarks on a his Rhodes Scholarship at the University of Oxford next year.
He plans to use his Rhodes Scholarship to study a masters in theories of national and international criminal law, in a bid to influence positive change on a global scale.
Queensland Governor Dr Penelope Wensley made the announcement at Government House yesterday.
QUT Vice-Chancellor Professor Peter Coaldrake congratulated Mr Trotter and said his selection was a tremendous achievement.
Professor Coaldrake said Mr Trotter was the sixth QUT graduate to receive a Rhodes Scholarship.
"In addition, this is the third year running a QUT graduate has been invited into the select Rhodes Scholar club, to undertake further studies at the University of Oxford."
Media contact: Rose Trapnell, QUT media team leader, 07 3138 2361 or 0407 585 901 rose.trapnell@qut.edu.au
