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the Australian Government's Overseas Aid Program.

Project of the Month
September - October 2000
Australian Development Scholarships

Check out both of these ADS pages (above and below) as they both have valuable information for the prospective applicant.

Australia and Indonesia have been partners in development for many years. A growing development cooperation relationship has been one factor in the strengthening connections between Australia's and Indonesia's governments, businesses and people.

Total development assistance to Indonesia for the financial year 2000 - 2001 will be  $102.5 million. This represents a more than 15% increase since the onset of the economic crisis.

Kang Guru Radio English is proud to give you up to date information on the wide variety of AusAID projects in Indonesia. Each month we will feature a different AusAID project. Information will be taken from the radio programs.  Photographs will provide a more comprehensive view of the projects and their activities.

Australian Development Scholarships

	'The next round of scholarships will begin in August.  Applications close on 31 October, 2000. There will be over 300 scholarships awarded by the Australian Government for post graduate study in Australia.
For more information about the scholarships, including how to get application forms, visit the ADS website. http://www.adsjakarta.or.id or by Email ads_info@adsjakarta.or.id

Here's some important advice for ADS 2001 applicants
David Liljegren is Dean of Graduate Studies at The University of Adelaide. David was a member of the Joint Selection Panel for the current intake of Australian Development Scholarships. Kang Guru Radio recently met up with David in Manado, North Sulawasi in the midst of interviews. He gives prospective candidates for the 2001 intake the following advice.
David:   The  Australian Development Scholarships are to do higher degree study in Australian universities. It's an interesting program, it's one the main aid development programs from the Australian government to the Indonesian government and as its' name suggests,  a joint program, where representatives from Australia and Indonesian universities interview short-listed candidates from both the public and the private sectors. This interview process is called Joint Selection. Firstly in Jakarta, and then in the provinces all over Indonesia. So here we are in Manado, having had three days of interviews, almost 40 candidates for both Master and Ph.D. and before that we were in Makassar and before that we were in Denpasar, Bali. It's an interesting program. Kang Guru:     The ADS scholarships for the year 2001 will be open around July or August this year. Do you have any advice for people who may be thinking of applying for one of the ADS scholarships. David:   Yes, I suppose the first thing is to find out as much as possible about the Australian university system. They should know what they really want to do, what their program should entail and then try to get a match with Australian universities. Because universities offer similar programs, let's say at Masters level, but they're not all the same and it helps if you've been short listed when you come along for an interview. If you can show the people, the Joint Selection team, that you have done your homework, that you know what you want, and you know where you'd like to go, then you have got a much better chance of succeeding at the interviews, and getting that all important scholarship.

May 29th, 2000
Day One of Pre Departure Language Training
at the Indonesia Australia Language Foundation, Bali

On Monday the 29th of May, 33 ADS holders from Eastern Indonesia began pre-departure language training at the Indonesia Australia Language Foundation in Bali. Their six month course, in which they will complete intensive language training, academic skills training as well as cross cultural training, is fully funded by AusAID. They were particularly glad to hear that their monthly living allowance whilst in Bali had been increased by over 30%.

Smiles all round!

August 14th, 2000
Day One of Pre-Departure Language Training at IALF, Bali

On the 14th of August, 28 eight students began their pre - departure training at IALF, Bali. They were welcomed to IALF by Vlad Pejovic. Vlad is the Manager for Academic English Language Training at IALF Bali. After successfully completing their training, the students will go to Australia to continue their studies.

General aims of pre-departure training at IALF are:

• To upgrade the level of participants' abilities in discipline-related English to a level of proficiency that will enable them to participate effectively in English-medium academic studies in Australia, UK, Canada, Netherlands or USA.
• To introduce participants to learning strategies and self-directed learning techniques to facilitate learning during the English for Academic Purposes program and in preparation for the independent mode of university-level studies.
• To provide training in Information Literacy so that candidates can make effective use of facilities provided in the modern academic libraries.
• To ensure candidates have the Computer Skills necessary to support studies overseas.
• To prepare participants for the cross-cultural aspects of living and studying in a different
• culture.
• To prepare participants to sit the IELTS or TOEFL tests.
• The training is supported by the full range of services and facilities available to IALF students.

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