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Australia/Indonesia Links - a continuous process of partnerships and friendships

 

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Read the Kang GURU Indonesia AusAID - AIP Archives for many more reports about the work, links and ties of the Australia-Indonesia Partnership (AIP), including AusAID, covering the period 2000 to now!

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Australia/Indonesia Links - a continuous process of partnerships and friendships

 

DEPLU Youth Ambassadors to Australia

My name is Balqis. I am one of Youth Ambassadors of Indonesia 2009. All of us met Kevin from Kang Guru and the Ambassador of Australia in Indonesia when my friends and I visited the Australian Embassy in Jakarta. After that we all went to Perth in Australia. Perth is a very natural and very beautiful city and its citizens are so friendly. On the first day a delegation of members of the Western Australian Parliament welcomed us in their office. They gave us some snacks and drinks. And after giving us a welcoming speech they kindly gave us a free ticket to the Perth Zoo. On Day 2 we visited a local high school and received information about the system of teaching Bahasa Indonesia there. And I was very surprised because they have very, very brilliant ideas about how to teach Indonesian language and make their students enjoy it. On the third day we did our live theater performance at Perth College. The students liked our performance very much. Visiting Perth was an unforgettable experience so thanks Australia that you are a good neighbour to Indonesia and I trust that Indonesia and Australia will have a good relationship forever. Thanks Kang Guru.

 

Atina Balqis Izzah, a member of the 80 strong DEPLU Youth Ambassadors of Indonesia 2009 delegation to Australia in August 2009, attends Asshiddiqiyah Islamic Boarding School in Jakarta.

 

 

The links began way back in 1952

At a recent, Australian Scholarships alumni gathering in Bogor, the guests included alumni from 1962 up to 2009. Yes, scholarships to Australia have been around for a very long time. Bapak Endang Supriatna graduated from The University of Queens-land with a Masters degree in Science (Chemistry) in 1962. He arrived in Brisbane in 1957 on a scholarship but still remembers fondly his experiences in Australia. “Brisbane was very quiet in those days but I loved my time in Australia”. Endang returned to Indonesia to become a leading educator in Science – and expert in waste water treatment. Now 78, Pak Endang still delivers guest lectures at the Bogor Agricultural Institute and often refers to his experiences DownUnder.

 

IDP, in partnership with the Governments of Australia and Indonesia, hosted the alumni gathering in Bogor. www.students.idp.com

 

 

BRIDGE

I’d like to tell you about our BRIDGE link with Australia - SMAN 1 Denpasar and Mornington Secondary College in Victoria, Australia. We have already agreed to make a stronger relationship between us. Our students are communicating with each other by letters, emails and on Facebook. I also want to inform you that the Assistant Principal of MSC visited our school in May, 2009, looking to make a sister-school relationship. On September 24, Mrs. Sarah Burn, Principal of MSC, and Megan Burns, a Level 8 student visited our school to share curriculum ideas and teacher and student exchanges in the future. In mid-October this year twenty-two students and one teacher from our school went to Melbourne and visit MSC. Next year, our school will send two science teachers to visit MSC for two weeks. 

Cok Anom - SMAN 1 Denpasar

 

 

Australia, I am on my way!

Antoni Tsaputra, a 2009 ADS awardee, will soon be heading to Australia to do a Masters of Arts (Media and Communcations) at Griffith University, Brisbane.

Antoni is one of the top 10 awardees for the ADS this year. He was born with a congenital defect that means he is wheelchair bound and has limited mobility. He works for the local government in Padang as a translator and looks after their website. Antoni is also a volunteer teaching English to 60 of his neighbours in the garage of his house. Although his home was damaged during the earthquake, Antoni's classes are now open again. Good Luck DownUnder Antoni.

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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