Sharing my op-ed in the Lowy Institute Interpreter on how Australian students can be the actors connecting #Australia & the Indo-Pacific, main challenges they face in #learningabroad in the region & key questions for reform of the #NewColomboPlan
#NCP #intled
www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...

🥳 Congratulations to our 2024 intern, Anastasia Koo, who is a #NewColomboPlan Scholar!

🌏 Last week, NCP scholars attended Pre-Departure Training in Canberra, before they jet off across the globe. Anastasia‘s studies will span Indonesia and Singapore, and we can’t wait to see how it all goes! 🎉

A Wild #Nepal rockstar talked on @abcnews radio about our @NewColomboPlan trip through @Uni_Newcastle and @ConservationUon (he's kindly spooning me in the pic). It starts from around 1 hr 18 mins:
[https://www.abc.net.au/.../newcastle-drive/drive/104976096](url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/.../YQ...)

40 km of trekking through high altitudes in the Annapurna region has left sore muscles & amazing memories, with unforgettable learning experiences of the community conservation initiatives conducted by the @NTNC team. The @uni_newcastle team was supported by the @NewColomboPlan.

Exciting day on the @Uni_Newcastle Wild #Nepal @NewColomboPlan trip where we learned how the local community has worked so successfully to conserve #vultures after the diclofenac devastation. Saw 7 species!

Delighted to share our new publication about Australian students’ transforming and thriving through the New Colombo Plan, with Prof Ly Tran @lytran10.bsky.social from Deakin University

#interculturalcompetence #culturalcapital #studentmobility #studyabroad
#NewColomboPlan #Australia #Vietnam