New Colombo Plan news

Sholto Douglas used his 2018 New Colombo Plan Scholarship to pursue his passion for artificial intelligence and machine learning in China.

Inaugural NCP ASEAN fellow Hayley Winchombe made the most of her time in the region, including interning with the ASEAN Foundation in Jakarta.

Mitsui & Co. (Australia) warmly embraced the New Colombo Plan from its launch in 2014.

The NCP Industry Symposium explored ways for business, government & universities to prepare more legal graduates for international careers.

His journey has taken him from Gympie in regional Queensland to the bright lights of Japan’s fifth biggest city, Sapporo.

In 2019, the New Colombo Plan will support 11,817 students to take part in 792 mobility projects in 36 host locations in the Indo-Pacific.

A New Colombo Plan mobility study tour to Fiji has helped a group of Australian undergraduates gain a deeper appreciation of their own Indigenous culture.

Myles Kreis is a long way from his family's Gayndah beef property. His hometown, in south-west Queensland, is about 360km north of Brisbane and 145km west of Maryborough. It's about as different as you can get from his current city – Seoul – a metropolis of more than 10 million people.

New Colombo Plan China scholar Harrison See, from Edith Cowan University, has always been interested in exploring cultural identity through his work.

Australia's Minister for Foreign Affairs, The Hon Julie Bishop MP, has appointed 14 New Colombo Plan Business Champions to continue strengthening connections with the private sector.