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Do you know of Australia-educated Filipinos who are leaders, innovators or achievers in their field? Nominate them for the 2023 Australia Alumni Excellence Awards! Nominations are open until 15 August 2023.
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2022 Australian Alumni Excellence Award
Congratulations to our outstanding alumni who were recognised at the 2022 Australian Alumni Excellence Awards! We are proud to see how our alumni use their education, expertise, experiences, and networks from studying in Australia to become leaders, influencers, and change-makers.
Regional Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) Leadership Summit
Click here to have access to the GEDSI videos, digital social impact exhibit, and speakers’ presentations during the 2021 Regional GEDSI Leadership Summit.
Connect to a World of Possibilities
Australia’s global alumni are highly talented, globally mobile and empowered by a world-class Australian education. They are current and future leaders, they are influencers and change-makers. Individually and collectively, Australia Global Alumni are helping to shape the world around them.
Connect
Find out how you can stay connected with Australia and get in touch with your fellow alumni
Mobilise
Get involved with the projects mobilized for the alumni, and find out opportunities to share your learnings and skills to contribute to national development
Celebrate
Read stories on alumni’s achievements and contributions
Australia Global Alumni in the Philippines
Australia’s global alumni community in the Philippines include all Filipinos who completed and/or graduated from recognised Australian educational institutions or Registered Training Organisations (RTOs), including participants in trainings and short-term courses. This includes those that have been awarded scholarships under the Australia Awards, Colombo Plan, Endeavour Awards, Australian Leadership Awards or other Australian Government scholarships. It also includes individuals who have supported their own study in Australia or those who were sponsored by institutions or organisations other than the Australian Government.
Did you recently change careers? Move to another field or industry? Or got promoted to a new position? We’d love to know so we can invite you to future industry-specific events. Update your records in our secured online form.
Exciting events coming up!
We are always gearing up for exciting events for our alumni community. Find out the activities that you can be a part of this month.
Looking for alumni publications?
If you’re looking for knowledge products for reference or source of new ideas, check out these publications authored by our Filipino alumni.
Connect with Alumni Groups
Want to meet fellow alumni for professional networking, exchange of knowledge and ideas, or collaboration for meaningful development projects? Check out these alumni groups and find out how you can be involved.
News and Updates
Australia honours achievements and contributions of Australia Awards scholars in the Philippines
Manila, Philippines - Over 200 Filipino alumni of the prestigious Australia Awards Scholarships gathered for a special recognition ceremony led by Australian Ambassador to the Philippines Steven J Robinson AO, key Philippine government officials, and representatives from Australian universities.
Celebrating the achievements and contributions of Australia-educated Filipinos
Manila, Philippines - The Australian Embassy in the Philippines recognised the achievements of six outstanding Australia-educated Filipinos during the 2022 Australia Alumni Excellence Awards.
Story Bites
Australia joins Filipino Food Month celebration with Filipino-Australian food and travel content creator Yasmin Newman
The Australian Embassy and the Australia Global Alumni in the Philippines celebrated Filipino Food Month with a series of events that highlight Filipino cuisine with a taste of Australia. To headline the celebration, the Australian Embassy has brought to Manila Filipino- Australian food and travel content creator, cookbook author and businesswoman Yasmin Newman, to share well-loved Filipino dishes using Australian ingredients from her cookbook Under the Coconut Skies: Feasts and Stories from the Philippines.
While in Manila, Yasmin met different communities of Australia-educated Filipinos for the Philippine launch of Under the Coconut Skies, which will include book signings and cooking demonstrations of Filipino dishes using Australian ingredients.
Alumni Community in University of the Philippines Welcomed Ambassador HK Yu
The Australia Global Alumni community in the University of the Philippines recently welcomed Ambassador HK Yu in UP Diliman where they had productive discussions on future collaborations and engagements between Australia and UP. Ambassador Yu also met UP President Angelo Jimenez to strengthen Australia’s partnership on collaborative research, student and faculty exchange, and capacity building. More than 100 Australia-educated Filipinos currently serve as faculty members at the University of the Philippines system, doing important work for the next generation of Filipinos.
Up Close and Personal
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Meet Dr Ma Soledad Antonio, 2022 Alumnus of the Year
This is my most fulfilling moment that I could serve using what I’ve learned from my four years in Australia and implementing this now during the pandemic, here in the Philippines.
As Director of the Bureau of International Health Cooperation at the Department of Health, Dr Antonio has been instrumental in mobilising resources from international partners to guarantee access to vaccines and medical supplies. She was recently awarded the Alumnus of the Year in the recently held 2022 Australia Alumni Excellence Award. Dr Antonio completed her PhD in International Trade at Griffith University in 2018.
Alumni Communities across the Philippines
Australian Embassy in the Philippines visits Filipino alumni communities
Australia has been working hand-in-hand with its Filipino alumni on initiatives that help deliver the shared development goals of Australia and the Philippines. During the regional visits, embassy officials and alumni discussed Australia’s work across the country as well as alumni-led initiatives in addressing COVID-19 challenges.
Mateship and Bayanihan
Australia Global Alumni share stories of kindness, bayanihan, and hope in time of COVID-19
Members of the Australia Global Alumni community have been rising above the crisis by making a difference in their fields in their own little ways. If you need an inspiring story to lift you up, read how the COVID-19 crisis affected our alumni’s life and work, and how they have been moved to make a change.
