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Valeriya was born and raise in Russia. She has decided to dedicate her life to marine research at the age of 7. The passion for the sea was past on to the Valeriya by one of her school teacher, was a Second World War veteran and who had great passion for the ocean. Valeriya fast-tracked her last year at school, so she can move to Australia at the age of 16 and join James Cook University. She has successfully competed Bsc, Graduate Diploma of Research Methods and Msc. She had fantastic opportunity to work with leading scientists in the world. Most of her research in JCU was performed in the field on Orpheus and Lizard islands. Later on she has joint UNSW and work on a range of environmental projects. Valeriya is an experienced diver with over 200 research dives logged.

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Ana Kondic. Tutor of CCE

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Laura is a historian of philosophy. She has taught philosophy at the University of Sydney, University of New South Wales and the University of Notre Dame. Laura studied at the University of Sydney and Princeton University, where she undertook PhD research that examined the moral value of early modern mathematics. She has given talks at Princeton and Oxford Universities and worked long hours at the Bibliothèque nationale de France, unearthing neglected manuscripts in the history of ideas.

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Dr Robert Kowalski is a Scholar of Classics with extensive teaching experience.

He has been teaching Latin, Classical Greek and Philosophy since 1984 at various educational providers including St Patrick’s College, Barker College, North Sydney Boys High School, The Scots College, and CCE at the University of Sydney. He was also the Head of Classics at the St Thomas Aquinas College.

Robert studied at the University of A. Mickiewicz in Posen, Adelaide University and at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome. He completed both his Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Latin and Greek, as well as a Doctorate in Philosophy, Classical Studies and Culture. Additionally, he has worked for the Australian Government as a translator and a simultaneous interpreter covering four modern languages.

Robert has a lifelong passion for classical languages and their application to the contemporary world. He is of the opinion that we should promote the study of classical languages on an equal basis with other subjects in pursuit of the liberal arts which make a valuable contribution to the humanisation of mankind.

Robert has also written a number of articles on classical culture, classical texts and grammar analysis, as well as his most recent book on Latin Syntax.

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Andrew is an experienced HSC marker, Teacher, and Lecturer. He has also been a member of High School executives, has served on College Board of Management sub-committees, has practiced as the Head of Operations and the Head of Careers Education, and worked in business management outside of the education sector. He has been teaching Economics and Business Studies for more than 15 years. The organisations that Andrew has worked for include Moriah College, Ascham School, Sydney Grammar, Queenwood School, and Australian Business Academy.

Andrew holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Economics and Management), a Masters of Education, a Diploma of Financial Planning, and Certificate IV in Assessment and Workplace Training. The majority of the students that Andrew has taught have achieved a top band in both Economics and Business Studies, with many of these students achieving in excess of 95 out of 100. Andrew is passionate about economics and business studies and enjoys showing students how these subjects can be applied in their lives.

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Paul Krautil. Tutor of CCE

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Gad Krebs. Tutor of CCE

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Gad Krebs. Tutor of CCE

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Peter Krebs was born in Germany in 1954 and migrated to Australia in 1982. He has have been working in IT for more than 25 years. In 1996 entered the University of Sydney as mature age entrant after completing CCE’s University Preparation Course and was awarded a Bachelor of Science from in 2001 with majors in Computer Science and History & Philosophy of Science. In 2003, he was awarded an MA (Research) from UNSW for work in the Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence. He continued research in cognitive science (artificial neural nets and cognitive models) and was awarded a PhD in 2007. Peter continues to work in the IT industry.

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Holding two Masters Degrees, Michaela is an academically qualified language teacher. Michaela conducts German lessons at various institutes as well as schools in Sydney to both adults and children of different age levels (ranging from beginners to advanced), also offering conversation practice besides classes for school, university, travelling, business etc. Furthermore, she has gained experience in translating and editing. Michaela motivates students to consistently achieve their aims. By means of her empathy she is able to relate well to students and comply with both their requirements and their desires.