Top candidates win Australian Leadership Award scholarships
Seventeen high performing Bangladeshi professionals have been offered prestigious Australian Leadership Award (ALA) scholarships to undertake postgraduate studies at universities in Australia.
The Australian High Commissioner, Dr Justin Lee, announced the scholarships today saying, “these seventeen outstanding people have been identified for their potential to assume leadership roles that can influence social and economic policy reform and development outcomes in Bangladesh and the region on their return home.”
“These scholars can be justifiably proud of winning a prestigious award that will equip them to serve as future leaders of their field, and I congratulate them all.
“The Australia Awards initiative demonstrates Australia’s commitment to developing leadership and building partnerships and linkages and addressing priority development issues of Bangladesh,” the High Commissioner said.
The awardees will undertake studies at Australian universities in fields such as health, climate change, and public policy. They will also participate in a tailored leadership development program to strengthen their leadership skills, establish regional networks and enhance their understanding of regional development challenges.
The 17 successful Bangladeshi candidates were selected out of 133 applicants from Bangladesh and a total of 403 from around the South Asia region. 205 ALA scholarships have been awarded globally for study in 2011.The Australian Government has awarded more than 300 scholarships to Bangladeshis since 2005.
ALA scholarships are implemented by the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) as part of the Australia Awards initiative. The ALA program aims to develop leadership, build partnerships and enduring linkages between developing countries and Australia.
Information on Australia Awards can be found at www.australiaawards.gov.au
Australian High Commission, Dhaka, 25 October 2010
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Australian High Commission, Dhaka
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