Press Release
Australia, PPP-NEDA ink deal on specialised Public Private Partnership (PPP) Scholarships
The Public-Private Partnership Center of the Philippines and Carnegie Mellon University in Australia (CMU-A) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Philippine government officials to pursue Masters of Science in Public Policy and Management and specialised courses on Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) at Carnegie Mellon University in Australia.
Australia opens scholarship opportunities for Filipino development leaders
The Australian Embassy in the Philippines announces the opening of applications for its next intake of Australia Awards Scholarships, the Australian Government’s prestigious postgraduate scholarship program.
Australia to honor outstanding Australian-educated Filipinos
Nominations for the 2018 Australian Alumni Excellence Awards are now open. The awards recognise and celebrate the achievements of outstanding Australian-educated Filipinos in their field, industry or community. Thousands of Filipinos have completed undergraduate and postgraduate programs in Australia since the 1950s, and the Australian Alumni Excellence awards sets out to acknowledge their successes.
67 Australia Awards Scholars set to study in Australia
67 emerging leaders from the Philippines are set to take up postgraduate studies at world-renowned universities in Australia, through the prestigious Australia Awards Scholarships.
Australian Government Scholar Appointed to UN Human Rights Body
(6 November 2014) The United Nations Human Rights Council appointed today Australian Government scholar and Philippine human rights lawyer, Atty. Ricardo A. Sunga III, as a Member of the United Nations Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent.
Australian Government scholars collaborate to improve programs for Philippine development
December 13, 2012 –Fifteen Filipino recipients of the 2013 Australia Awards Scholarships aim to make a difference and use their Australian education to help address, find solutions and new approaches to development challenges in the Philippines, particularly in the areas of disaster risk reduction management, human resource and organisational development, governance and basic education.
University in South Cotabato reaps benefits of Australia Awards Scholarships
December 19, 2012 – The Notre Dame of Marbel University (NDMU) in South Cotabato, Mindanao is now enjoying the benefits of having faculty members who completed their postgraduate studies in Australia’s top universities. From 2010 to 2012, NDMU’s College of Education, one of the leading teacher education institutions in Mindanao, has produced topnotchers in the Philippine Licensure Examination for Teachers.
24 scholars set to leave for Australia
Twenty-four future leaders and change agents from the Philippines were awarded the prestigious Australia Awards Scholarships, the international development scholarship program of the Australian Government. The Filipino awardees are set to leave for Australia in June 2013 to pursue postgraduate studies in Australia’s premier universities.
Australia launches 2014 Australia Awards Scholarships in the Philippines
(21 February 2013 ) World-class academic standards, exposure to multi-cultural environments, leadership opportunities, and, best of all, the opportunity to contribute to the Philippines’ development – these are some of the things that future leaders from the Philippines can look forward to from Australia Awards Scholarships.
Filipino scholars to drive development initiatives in government agencies
30 January 2014 - Filipino recipients of Australian postgraduate scholarships have successfully completed their studies and are returning to drive and re-energize development initiatives in their home government agencies, including the Departments of Education, Interior and Local Government, and the Civil Service Commission.
Australian government scholars monitor progress of their development programs
10-11 April 2013, Davao City – Fifty-four Filipino awardees, who completed postgraduate studies in Australia, together with their mentors, recently met for a workshop to discuss the progress of their re-entry action plans (REAPs); these are the development programs that they had committed to implement upon their return to the Philippines. The REAP progress workshop, which was held from 10-11 April 2013 at the SMX Convention Center in Davao City, had been a venue for the awardees to fine tune the implementation of their REAPs and customise it based on their organisation’s current situation.
Filipino scholars to drive development initiatives in government agencies
Filipino recipients of Australian postgraduate scholarships have successfully completed their studies and are returning to drive and re-energize development initiatives in their home government agencies, including the Departments of Education, Interior and Local Government, and the Civil Service Commission.
Filipino scholars of prestigious Australia Awards return to contribute positive change
Australian Embassy Deputy Head of Mission Dr David Dutton welcomed 34 Filipino scholars of the prestigious Australia Awards program on their return to the Philippines after having completed post-graduate studies at Australia's top universities.
Australia Awards Scholarships International Day of People with Disabilities
03 December 2014. The Australia Awards Scholarships is open to talented Filipino leaders and achievers – regardless of gender, ethnicity or disability – who are passionate about sparking positive change and development in the Philippines.
