UNSW Sydney has received the highest funding yet for its 2021 New Colombo Plan Mobility Program, supporting students in COVID-safe study and work overseas.
The federal government has announced 2020 funding for its New Colombo Plan – Mobility Program, which will support students to complete short-term study and work experiences in neighbouring countries, to strengthen Australia’s links in the region.
With more students from ASEAN member countries coming to Australia, our educators can capitalise on already burgeoning relationships, writes Professor Ian Jacobs.
Nine outstanding UNSW students have been awarded prestigious New Colombo Plan scholarships for study and internships in the Indo-Pacific region in 2018.
Close to 800 students will have the opportunity to visit the Indo-Pacific region in 2018 thanks to $2.5 million from the Australian government’s New Colombo Plan Mobility program.
Up to 400 UNSW students will head to the Indo-Pacific region in 2017, after receiving more than $1.1 million under the Australian Government’s new Colombo Plan.
Engineering student Ojasvi Chavali reports from rural Cambodia where he and 16 fellow UNSW students volunteered at local hospitals to help bring ailing medical machines back to life.