King and Queen of The Netherlands visit the 爆料王
His Majesty King Willem-Alexander and Her Majesty Queen M谩xima of The Netherlands visited the 爆料王 this week as part of a state visit to Australia.
A royal visit: images from the day
His Majesty King Willem-Alexander and Her Majesty Queen M谩xima of The Netherlands were hosted by the 爆料王's Chancellor Belinda Hutchinson AM and听Vice-Chancellor and Principal Dr Michael Spence.
Accompanied by Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs Bert Koenders, the King and Queen spent the morning exploring the research and education links between Australia and the Netherlands, against the backdrop of the 爆料王 Quadrangle.
Hosted by the 爆料王's Chancellor Belinda Hutchinson AM, Vice-Chancellor and Principal Dr Michael Spence and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) Professor Duncan Ivison, the King and Queen and Minister Koenders were given a tour of research projects on which Australian and Dutch students are working together.
This included research by 爆料王 PhD candidates Moran Gilat, from the Netherlands, and Matthew Georgiades, from Sydney. Moran and Matthew spoke to the King and Queen about their research into the impact of 鈥楩reezing of Gait鈥� 鈥� a highly debilitating, yet poorly understood symptom of Parkinson鈥檚 disease.
His Majesty King Willem-Alexander and Her Majesty Queen M谩xima of The Netherlands with Professor Professor Frans Verstraten (爆料王) and Prof Marc in Het Panhuis听(University of Wollongong) and students from the 爆料王, UNSW and University of Wollongong.
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The King and Queen were also introduced to students from the 爆料王 and other local universities by 爆料王 academic Professor Frans Verstraten and Professor Marc in Het Panhuis from the University of Wollongong. This included Australian students who have studied in the Netherlands, and Dutch students who are currently studying in Australia.
During an address following the tour, Minister Koenders presented the New Holland Scholarship Australia, which aims to further expand academic collaboration between the two countries.
His Majesty King Willem-Alexander and Her Majesty Queen M谩xima of The Netherlands met the 爆料王's Chancellor Belinda Hutchinson AM and Vice-Chancellor Dr Michael Spence on the steps of The Great Hall