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Australia announces outcomes of Alumni Small Grants Scheme
On 22 September 2017, Australian Ambassador H.E. Mr Craig Chittick announced the Australian Embassy will provide over AUD 488,000 in grants for alumni, through the Alumni Small Grants Fund. The announcement was made during the “Welcome Home Ceremony” for nearly 50 Australia Awards recipients who have recently completed their studies…
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An Australia Awards Alumna, a Tay ethnic minority person and the first Community-based Learning Centre in Vietnam
Australia Awards Alumna Ms Hoang Dieu Thuy Education & Times Newspaper – With gentle eyes, smiles lighting up her face, and a confident attitude, only a few people know that Hoang Dieu Thuy, a Tay ethnic minority person, was so persistent and enduring through her study time in Australia under…
Read moreCelebrating the International Day for Rural Women
Today is International Day for Rural Women and to commemorate this day Australia Awards Vietnam is highlighting the work of Australia Awards - Vietnam alumnus, Vu Thi Hien, the founder of the non-government organisation Centre of Research and Development in Upland Areas (CERDA).
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“Creativity and innovation” workshop scores with Australia Awards alumni and fellows
Aus4Skills’ two-day workshop “Creativity and Innovation” received overwhelmingly positive feedback from participants, who believed they could put what they had learned to work.
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Australia Awards alumni explain Vietnam’s criminal laws at New Colombo Plan seminar
Four Australia Awards alumni, who studied law in Australia and who have deep knowledge of Vietnam’s criminal system, answered questions from New Colombo Plan students at a seminar on “Australian and Vietnamese Criminal Justice Systems” in Hanoi on September 28, 2016.
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Australia Awards alumni look forward to contributing to Vietnam’s development
Australian Ambassador H.E. Mr Craig Chittick hosted over sixty Australia Awards and Endeavour alumni, who recently returned to Vietnam upon completing their post-graduate studies in Australia, at a ceremony in Hanoi on 11 May 2017. Their supervisors were also invited to the ceremony.
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Celebrating the achievements of Australian alumni and highlighting White Ribbon Day
On 25 November 2017, in Hanoi, more than 500 Australian alumni and their family members came together at the Aussie Alumni Reunion to celebrate their achievements and to highlight the White Ribbon Day. Those alumni are part of a dynamic network of nearly 60,000 alumni of Australian education in Vietnam.…
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Nguyen The Trung: Pioneer CEO in the Industry 4.0 Revolution
Developing a system of digital governance, or laying the foundation for STEM education in Vietnam – these two are among many outstanding contributions of Nguyen The Trung – an Australian Awards Scholarship alumnus and CEO of DTT Technology Joint Stock Company.
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Alumni and researchers learn how to turn research into internationally published articles
Capitalizing on the success of similar workshops in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City over the last two years, Aus4Skills organized a Training Workshop on Research Design on 6 May 2017 at Thai Nguyen University. This is the first time this workshop has been organized in the northern mountainous region…
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Australia Awards Scholarships
The Australia Awards Scholarships 2017 round has been completed with the announcement of 60 conditional awards following the Joint Selection Committee meeting on 11 July 2017. In addition 6 conditional awardees have been placed on the reserve list. All will study at the Master degree level at a university…
Read moreCounselling Service for New Australia Awards Alumni
With the aim of supporting newly returning Australia Awards alumni who may be experiencing emotional, family or work related issues, Aus4Skills has contracted a professional counselling company who will provide services to alumni who completed their studies and have returned to Vietnam within the past 12 months.
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Changing the mindset and actions of Vietnamese women and girls about violence
After attending a 10-week training course at Flinders University in Adelaide, Australia Awards Fellows from the Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) hoped that with the knowledge they gained, they could contribute to changing the mindset and actions of Vietnamese women and girls facing domestic violence and violence in society more generally.
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