The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Thu, 01/21/2010 5:44 PM | National
A total of 20 Indonesians have been selected for the Australian Government Endeavour Awards this year, including two winners of the Prime Minister's Australia Asia Endeavour Award.
A recipient of the Prime Minister's Australia Asia Endeavour Award, Agustian Sutrisno, national program officer for UNESCO, said that furthering studies at a PhD level in Australia would refine his educational management skills by conducting research based on actual educational management practices.
“Qualified researchers in the field of education are very rare in Indonesia and, by completing my PhD, I will be a researcher and an academic who is able to provide evidence-based inputs and advice on the development of our educational sector,” he said.
Agnes Sumargi, a senior lecturer at Widya Mandala Catholic University in Surabaya, is also a recipient of the Prime Minister’s Australia Asia Endeavour Award and plans to research the effect of parenting education programs on parenting skills in Indonesia.
Australian Ambassador to Indonesia Bill Farmer will honor the 20 high-achieving Indonesian recipients of the awards this evening.
“The recipients of these prestigious awards will continue to strengthen research and professional linkages between Australia and Indonesia and enhance their professional careers in their chosen field,” Farmer said in a statement Thursday.
Australia has been providing scholarships to Indonesia for almost 60 years.
This year six Australians also won Endeavour Awards to conduct research in Indonesia.
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