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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.
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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.
The Australia Global Alumni community in Davao recently welcomed Australian Ambassador to the Philippines HK Yu PSM to Mindanao. In addition to meeting Australia Global Alumni based in the region, Ambassador Yu also visited alumni-led businesses in Davao including the Malagos Garden Resort and Belviz Farms as well as an alumni-led development project at the Philippine Eagle Foundation.
Daghang salamat to our alumni community in Davao for the warm welcome and hospitality!
The Australia Alumni Communities Philippines (AACPh) recently launched its latest community of practice – the Agriculture, Aquatic, and Natural Resources (AANR) community of practice (CoP), which aims to contribute to finding suitable or best fit solutions and approaches to the challenges in the AANR sector. The new CoP, which is supported by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), is led by co-convenors Dr. Moises Neil Seriño and Dr. Nelson Pampolina.
The launch was graced by Australian Embassy Charge d'Affaires Richard Sisson, ACIAR Chief Executive Officer Prof. Andrew Campbell, DOST-PCAARRD Executive Director Dr. Reynaldo Ebora together with AAAEP-P Senior Project Manager Gel Ferrer, AACPh National Convenor Dr Pacifico Calderon, and AACPh Founding Convenor Michael Angelo Malicsi.
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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.
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.
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.