Mina comes from Iran and is pursuing her PhD in the Faculty of Education and Social Work.

Diego is from Mexico and is studying for his PhD in Civil Engineering. Diego was awarded a Conacyt scholarship to study in New Zealand.

Man Lu is a Chinese Scholarship Council scholar pursuing a PhD in Biomedical Science.

Diana comes from Colombia and is a recipient of the Colfuturo scholarship. She is studying for her PhD in Computer Science.

Tatum, a New Zealand Scholarship recipient from Indonesia, is a PhD graduate from the Centre for Learning and Research in Higher Education.