Alison Segal, widening participation coordinator with the ARD/Student Recruitment Office.
The image reflects 'Crossing Borders' in several ways:
The fact that the lighthouse took the place of a convent symbolizes the transition from an inward-looking society dominated by religion to an outward-oriented one, built on trade and exploration;
From this point Prince Henry the Navigator launched Portugal onto the seas of exploration by establishing a 15th century training school for mariners such as Vasco da Gamma, Magellan, Diaz and Cabral; As a protector of international trade, the lighthouse can be seen as facilitator and defender of border crossing and globalization more generally.
As a protector of international trade, the lighthouse can be seen as facilitator and defender of border crossing and globalization more generally.