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.
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.
Women with disabilities are among Indonesia’s most vulnerable and discriminated citizens, and Flinders University Honours student James Baker is determined to help them.
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.
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.
Seven Flinders University students have received prestigious awards under the Prime Minister’s Australia Asia and Pacific Australia awards schemes.
An international project to measure the impacts of international development volunteering has won an Australian Research Council Linkage Grant.
A group of migrant women is cooking up a storm of their own thanks to a food literacy program being run by Flinders University.
Programs and services to assist people with disabilities in Indonesia will benefit from a six-week program funded by AusAID’s Australian Leadership Awards (ALA) Fellowship scheme.