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Advancing the interests of Australia and Australians internationally

Australian Government - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Advancing the interests of Australia and Australians internationally

Australia-Indonesia Institute 

 

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The five Pandava brothers of the Mahabharata in the Javanese wayang kulit, Indonesia
Photo credit: Gunkarta/Wikipedia

Goals of the Australia-Indonesia Institute

The goals of the Institute are:

  • To promote in each country increased exposure to the other through media, educational, cultural, sporting and professional activities.
  • To create in Indonesia a nucleus of people with expertise in Australian affairs, specially current and future opinion leaders.
  • To create within Australia a wider range of people with knowledge about Indonesia, especially current and future opinion makers.
  • To portray Australia as culturally diverse, educationally, scientifically and technologically advanced and economically enterprising.
  • To increase understanding of and to improve access for Australians to the cultural diversity of Indonesian society.