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11 Malaysians receive Australian scholarships worth RM2.8 Million
Endeavour Awards scholarships strengthen education links between Australia and Malaysia
The High Commissioner, Director General of the Ministry
of Higher Education (6th and 7th from left) and the
Counsellor of Australian Education International (right)
with the Endeavour Scholarship recipients
KUALA LUMPUR 21 February 2008 - 11 Malaysian scholars and professionals have been selected as recipients of the 2008 Endeavour Awards, an Australian government initiative to promote excellence in education. The recipients will travel to Australia this year to pursue their studies and undergo research and professional development across a broad range of disciplines at Australian universities. The total value of the Awards for this year’s recipients is approximately RM2.8 million.
Since its inception in Australia in 2006, the Endeavour Awards programme has provided two-way education exchange for more than 30 Australian and Malaysian students. This year, in addition to the 11 Malaysian recipients, two Australian scholars will pursue further studies at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) and Sunway Medical Centre.
The Australian High Commissioner to Malaysia, Her Excellency Ms Penny Williams, hosted a reception for the recipients and their families at her Residence today. Dato' Hassan Said, Director General of the Ministry of Higher Education was a special guest at the event.
“The 2008 Endeavour Awards is a great program which will give recipients the opportunity to exchange knowledge and culture with Australia,” Ms Williams said.
The recipients come from diverse academic and professional backgrounds and will undertake a wide range of projects. One recipient, Ms Wong Pooi Fong from Universiti Malaya, is planning to undertake her postdoctoral research at the Mater Medical Institute in Queensland. Her research is in the area of immunotherapy, which she hopes will contribute towards the development of a potential vaccine against cancer of plasma cells. Another recipient, Mr Avinash Doshi, has plans to pursue a Masters by coursework in petroleum engineering at the University of Adelaide.
The Australian High Commissioner (2nd from left)
and Director General of the Ministry of Higher
Education (2nd from right) with recipients
(L-R): Tommy Wong, Wong Pooi Fong and
Benjamin Loh
“Each year, Australia hosts a new group of Endeavour Award recipients who build enduring professional and personal networks with Australian scholars, which continue long after they have returned to Malaysia. This leads to strong, ongoing ties between our two countries,” Ms Williams said.
The Endeavour Program brings high achieving students, researchers and professionals from around the world to Australia for study, research and professional development in a broad range of disciplines and also enables Australians to do the same abroad.
In return, two Australian scholars will be heading to the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) and Sunway Medical Centre as winners of the Endeavour Malaysia Award and Endeavour Research Fellowship respectively. Mr Mustapha Kara-Ali will be pursuing his doctorate at IIUM. Ms Narelle Warren, from Monash University will be based at the Sunway Medical Centre for her postdoctoral research on medical tourism, a growing trend in the region.
The Australian Government funding of approximately RM2.8 million for the Endeavour Awards recognises the important role that education plays in the bilateral relationship between Australia and Malaysia.