Australia is a stable, democratic and culturally diverse nation with a highly skilled workforce and one of the strongest performing economies in the world.
Twenty New Colombo Plan mobility students participated in a field trip to deepen their understanding of the culture and history of the indigenous Paiwan people of southern Taiwan.
Amarina Smith, the first Indigenous New Colombo Plan Fellow, has been featured on the Australian Government's Indigenous news website indigenous.gov.au.
On 18-22 November, nine New Colombo Plan (NCP) scholars visited Kuala Lumpur to attend the ASEAN+ Young Leaders Summit (AYLS) and a business function hosted by the Australian High Commission.
The New Colombo Plan is supporting University of Wollongong Nutrition and Dietetics student Asher Taccori to intern with the United Nations World Food Programme regional bureau in Thailand.
The New Colombo Plan Alumni Program supports alumni to maintain a connection to each other, the New Colombo Plan and the Indo-Pacific region as they progress in their lives and careers.
One hundred of Australia’s best and brightest undergraduates have been awarded New Colombo Plan 2016 scholarships to live, study and intern in the Indo-Pacific.
