AUSTRALIA AWARDS STUDENTS GET SET TO GO

135 awardees will depart Vietnam from January 2013 to commence study in Australia as recipients of Australia Awards.
 

This year’s group is among more than 3,000 Vietnamese who have received long-term scholarships from the Australian Government since the opening of diplomatic relations between the two countries in 1973.

The awardees will undertake post-graduate (Masters and Doctorates) studies in a diverse range of key development areas such as economics, education, environment, rural development, health and disability in Australia at a university of their choice.
 

More than half of the awardees are women and four are from ethnic minorities, reflecting the high priority Australia places on equity in its selection of award recipients.

Many of the awardees have undertaken up to nine months English language training in Vietnam in order to meet the English language requirements for study at an Australian university.

“The Australia Awards were introduced in November 2009 to help build future leaders for the 21st century, strengthen regional trade and economic linkages, and foster wide–ranging people to people links between Australia and other nations”, said Australian Ambassador Mr Hugh Borrowman, who attended the award ceremony today.

“These 135 Vietnamese scholars are expected to contribute to Vietnam’s development and endure the linkages between Vietnam and Australia when they come back”, said Mr Borrowman.
 

Vietnam is the second largest recipient of Australia Awards with around 400 awards on offer each year, of which 250 postgraduate awards are managed by the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID).

AusAID’s long term Australia Award is the Australian Development Scholarships which are for full-time study and include all tuition fees, a living allowance, airfares and health insurance. Through the Australia Awards, AusAID also offers supplementary Australian Leadership Awards to high achieving Australian Development Scholarship recipients.

Applications for AusAID’s Australia Awards will open from 1 February until 31 March 2013. Please visit the Australia Awards in Vietnam website: www.asdiv.edu.vn for further information.

Contact:
Australian Scholarships for Development in Vietnam (ASDiV)
Tel: +84 4 39393991/2
Fax: +84 4 39346782
Website: www.asdiv.edu.vn