{"id":2613,"date":"2020-08-04T16:55:21","date_gmt":"2020-08-04T07:55:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.genkijacs.com\/blog\/?p=2613"},"modified":"2020-08-04T17:58:06","modified_gmt":"2020-08-04T08:58:06","slug":"good-news-2020-st-star-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.genkijacs.com\/blog\/good-news-2020-st-star-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Good News &#8211; ST Star Awards 2020!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p6>\n<h4>ST Star Awards of 2020!&nbsp;<\/h4>\n<\/p6>\n<p>With so many things happening at the same time, it is easy to forget that it is the awards season in the Study Travel Industry. For those of you who might not know about the ST Star Awards, much like the Oscars or the Tony`s of the film and theatre industries, the ST Star Awards highlights the schools and agencies believed to have achieved excellence worthy of recognition.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Of course, there will be no red carpets and no ceremonies this year, but we have some fantastic news. If you look through our previous blog entries, you will find that for as long as we have had this blog, we have been posting about the awards. Why would 2020 be any different? Well, it is not! For the 12th year in a row, we have been shortlisted! Those of you who followed our updates closely will have noticed that we had the honour to win this award <a href=\"https:\/\/www.genkijacs.com\/blog\/genkijacs-wins-2019-st-star-award\/\">3 times<\/a>: <\/p>\n<p><strong>2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genkijacs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-3.png\" alt=\"Winner of 2016\" width=\"299\" height=\"174\"><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><strong>2018<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genkijacs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-4.png\" alt=\"Winner of 2018\" width=\"299\" height=\"174\"><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><strong>2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genkijacs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/19school_world-forprint-450x257.jpg\" alt=\"Winner of 2019\" width=\"299\" height=\"174\"><\/p>\n<p>If you want to learn more about ST Travel then visit <a href=\"https:\/\/studytravel.network\/\">their page<\/a>. There is a lot to hope for in the coming months, so let&#39;s cross our collective fingers for a win in 2020, we all need a win at this point! Every nominee is an excellent representative of the industry so are incredibly excited about the whole thing. The ceremony will be in 2021, so there is something to look forward to as well! <\/p>\n<h4>It takes a village<\/h4>\n<p>We want to thank all you for your continuous support in these difficult times as without you; we can&#39;t call ourselves a school. It is truly an honour to be supported by so many people around the world, and we feel incredibly lucky to have made so many friends. One day soon we will meet, but until then let&#39;s keep on going forward.<\/p>\n<p>Have a great day and keep safe!  <\/p>\n<p>Kin Kon Kan Kon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ST Star Awards of 2020!&nbsp; With so many things happening at the same time, it is easy to forget that it is the awards season in the Study Travel Industry. 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