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VICTORIA UNIVERSITY PAYS TRIBUTE TO TIMOR-LESTE LEADER WITH HONORARY DEGREE 16 SEPTEMBER 2022 Victoria University (VU) today awarded former Timor-Leste Minister for Education Dulce de Jesus Soares with an Honorary Doctorate for her significant contributions to the wellbeing of children, women, families and communities of her young nation, and her role in a long and successful collaboration with VU. Dr Soares has been a strong and determined advocate for education access and reform in Timor-Leste, with an extensive career in politics, teaching and international development. As the country’s former Vice-Minister of Preschool and Basic Education, former Minister for Education, Youth and Sport – and now education advisor to the President – Dr Soares has played a major role in planning and implementing equal access and quality of education to all children in Timor-Leste, especially those in rural areas. ...