Awards, Media, and Testimonials

Awards

QUT Alumni Student Leadership Award 2008 – for excellence in student life, community work, and personal development

AYA Dream Malaysia Awards – Most Outstanding Youth Nominee 2007 – for EducateDeviate and alternative education advocacy

International House Student Achievement Award 2006 – for contributions to the International House community

Testimonials

Some of my testimonials can be found on my LinkedIn profile. More extensive recommendations as well as reference contacts are available by request.

Media

• Tiara is using social media to become a KaosPilot by Beth Kanter, BlogHer 2008

• Tiara Shafiq: Life After School by Once Upon A School 2008

• Tiara Shafiq, EducateDeviate by Ross Hill, Hatchthat 2008

• Learning is more than ‘grade cattle’ by David Yeow, New Straits Times 2007

• Malaysian Futures 04: Educated Deviate by Nick Choo, Off The Edge 2006

• Girls and their gadgets by Michael Cheang, The Star 2006