Australian Embassy
China

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SENATOR THE HON CHRIS EVANS
Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations
Leader of the Government in the Senate

MEDIA RELEASE
1 November, 2010


Australian Awards presented at alumni event in Beijing

High achieving Chinese students and professionals exploring areas as diverse as marine biology, information technology and robotics have today been awarded scholarships to study in Australia during 2011.

The Minister for Tertiary Education, Senator Chris Evans, presented three prestigious Prime Minister’s Australia Asia Awards and 19 Endeavour Awards to recipients at a reception in Beijing hosted by the Australia China Alumni Association.

“These awards reinforce the strong education links between Australia and China and we look forward to welcoming all 22 award recipients to Australian universities during 2011,” Senator Evans said.

The Prime Minister’s Australia Asia Awards provide the unique opportunity to undertake international study and research, and also an optional internship in Australia.

The successful recipients of the Prime Minister's Australia Asia Awards will travel to Australia to complete postdoctoral research in their specialist fields of study. They are:

  • Miss Cao Yinghui – applying geographic information systems and remote sensing techniques in assessing human-environment interactions;
  • Mr Chen Xiaojun – occupational safety and health regulation in China;
  • Mr Ling Jin – assessing the immunotoxic responses of sea turtles.

The Minister congratulated the recipients of 2011 Endeavour Awards. The Endeavour Awards is a truly internationally competitive, merit-based scholarship program that recognises high-performing students, researchers and professionals from across the world.

“I congratulate all 22 award recipients here in China,” Senator Evans said.

“Students and professionals, both Australian and international, benefit from being exposed to other cultures, languages and education systems, opening them up to different ways of learning and thinking.

“These scholars and professionals play a key role in establishing people-to-people networks between Australia and China.”

The Australia-China Alumni Association (ACAA) is working in partnership with 22 Australian universities and engages with more than 5000 alumni of Australian universities across China.

For a list of the successful recipients:
http://www.deewr.gov.au/International/EndeavourAwards/
EndeavourAwardHolderAlumni/Pages/AwardHolders2010.aspx