Australia Awards in Indonesia

The Australia Awards are prestigious, transformational scholarships and short courses offered to emerging leaders for study, research and professional development in Australia

What are the impacts of studying in Australia?

From the 2024 annual survey, which gathered responses from 475 alumni of PhD, Masters, and Short Courses:

  • 84 per cent of respondents frequently applied the knowledge and skills gained from their awards in their organisations or other professional contexts.
  • 60 per cent experienced career advancement, partly due to their participation in the awards.
  • 93 per cent view the awards as the best way to build their skills and networks to contribute to Indonesia’s development.
  • 71 per cent contributed to Indonesia's development by leveraging the skills, knowledge, or networks and 30 per cent of alumni participated in a mutual collaboration between Australia and Indonesia as a result of their awards.

Alumni report contributing to various Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) based on their fields of study. The top three SDGs they contribute to are Goal 4 (Quality Education), Goal 17 (Partnerships for the Goals), and Goal 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth).

Learn more about our alumni success stories here.


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