Conquering the fear of needles
Flinders University Nursing student Ahmad Hasyim, an Indonesian who says the fear of needles is particularly strong back home, is fighting back against that fear.
Building disability capacity in Indonesia
A program to build capacity to support people with disability in Indonesia has brought 25 Australia Award Fellows to Flinders University.
Flinders Symposium to explore rare Indonesian opportunity
Imagine a country with a population ten times the size of Australia’s and the largest economy in South East Asia. It’s a democracy, its economic growth is second only to China, and several of its key political players are Australian university graduates, with others rising to prominence.
Flinders builds on Indonesia links
Strained national relations between Australia and Indonesia over border protection issues make the importance of people-to-people relationships, including those based around education, even more crucial, according to Flinders University Vice-Chancellor Professor Michael Barber.
Flinders student helps Indonesia’s most vulnerable
Women with disabilities are among Indonesia’s most vulnerable and discriminated citizens, and Flinders University Honours student James Baker is determined to help them.
Indonesian expert alumnus honoured
Flinders University has awarded an honorary doctorate to Professor Pratikno, Rector of Universitas Gadjah Mada and one of Indonesia’s leading experts on Indonesian politics.
Chance to enhance Indonesian exchange
As Indonesia is now a strong neighbour, it is time to enhance a two-way exchange of students, including support from Jakarta for Australian students to study in Indonesia.
PM’s awards show Flinders Asian focus
Seven Flinders University students have received prestigious awards under the Prime Minister’s Australia Asia and Pacific Australia awards schemes.
Assessing impacts of volunteers abroad
An international project to measure the impacts of international development volunteering has won an Australian Research Council Linkage Grant.