The father of Karen Buckley has said he hopes his daughter's killer is never released and spends every day in prison haunted by what he did.
Alexander Pacteau, 21, was today sentenced to life in prison and ordered to serve a minimum of 23 years for the murder of Ms Buckley on 12 April.
In a statement on behalf of the family, John Buckley said they mourn Ms Buckley everyday.
He said the sentence will not bring their daughter back but will "ensure women are safe from harm from a truly evil coward who took our beautiful Karen's precious life."
"Karen is at peace now and we know that she is in heaven looking down on us and helping us" he said.
The family thanked the people of Scotland and Ireland, the Garda and Scottish Police and Prosecution service for their help in bringing her killer to justice and requested space to grieve in private.
During sentencing at the High Court Of Justiciary in Glasgow, Judge Lady Rae called Pacteau a "callous and calculating man" and said he only expressed remorse for the first time after he pleaded guilty on 11 August.
She said Pacteau's conduct after the killing "succeeded only in adding more pain and suffering onto the Buckley family."
The judge said: "By the time of your first encounter with the police you must have been aware that her family was anxious for news of her, because there had been extensive media coverage seeking information as to her whereabouts but you kept silent.
"As I said at a previous hearing of this case: Your killing of this young woman, combined with the extraordinary lengths to which you went to cover it up display the actions of a callous and calculating man."
She said the crown, in withdrawing a charge on Pacteau's attempt to dispose of the body, had "tied her hands" in relation to the sentence but she could not ignore his conduct after the killing.
Assistant Chief Constable Malcolm Graham said today's sentencing marks the conclusion of an investigation by Police Scotland which began after Ms Buckley was reported missing.
He said the full resources of Police Scotland "were directed towards understanding what happened to Karen and tracing the person responsible for her murder".
The murder investigation involved more than 500 police officers, specialist forensic teams and required sifting through hours of CCTV to piece together Ms Buckley's last known movements and Pacteau's involvement in her death.
Assistant Chief Constable Graham said: "Such incidents are rare in our communities; where they do take place we will carry out professional, thorough and rigorous investigations to bring those responsible to justice."
Procurator Fiscal for the West of Scotland David Harvie said: "This was a complex investigation made harder by the fact Alexander Pacteau tried to cover up his horrendous crime.
"Firstly he tried to dispose of Karen's body and then he repeatedly lied to the police about his actions.
"Pacteau has taken a young woman from her loving family and friends. He has shown no remorse and rightly will spend many years in prison."
Originally from Mourneabbey in Co Cork, 24-year-old Ms Buckley arrived in Glasgow in February of this year, to study at the city's Caledonian University.
In the early hours of 12 April she left the Sanctuary nightclub in the city centre she and her friends had been attending to go home, but never made it.
Her disappearance sparked one of the largest searches ever undertaken by Glasgow police.
Four days later her body was found at a farm on the outskirts of the city.
It later transpired that as she left the club she met Pacteau.
There was no connection between the two and they had never met before but within 30 minutes of that meeting she was dead.
Last month, Pacteau pleaded guilty to the murder of the young student.
The court heard details of the attempts he had made to destroy Ms Buckley's body and cover up his crime.
The judge described it as a brutal, senseless and motiveless killing.
