Introducing our newly appointed Alumni Committee members. Jennifer Kausei is an Australia Awards alumnus who is intrigued by how stories are told. It was her love for listening to the radio and reading newspapers that led her to graduate in 2003 with a Bachelor of…

To celebrate the ongoing achievements of our Australia Awards graduates, we speak with Mark Willie. Mark who graduated on 5 May 2023 from the University of the South Pacific’s Laucala Campus in Suva, Fiji, with a Bachelor of Arts double major in Pacific Policing/Management and…

World Day for Safety and Health at Work is celebrated annually on the 28th April. It serves to explore the topic of a safe and healthy work environment as a fundamental principle and right at work. To celebrate, we speak with Joanne Bani, Human Resources…

International Girls in ICT Day in 2023 has the theme ‘Digital Skills for Life’. The ICT Day is an annual event that aims to inspire and encourage girls to pursue a future in ICT and to ensure they have the necessary skills, confidence and support…

To celebrate the annual World Health Day in the 75th anniversary year of the World Health Organisation, we speak with Australia Awards Vanuatu alumnus Dr Sereana Natuman, Director of Hospitals and Curative Services within the Government of Vanuatu Ministry of Health. Dr Sereana has provided…

Today is World Sustainable Energy Day, with the 2023 theme being “Energy Transition = Energy Security!”. We speak with Wycliff Bakeo, an Australia Awards alumnus who graduated with a Master of Environmental Engineering and Management in 2014 from Sydney University of Technology. Wycliff is the…

To celebrate National Education Day, we speak with Australia Awards alumnus Fremden Yanhambath. Fremden graduated with a Master of Leadership & Management – Vocational Education & Training from the University of Newcastle in 2013 and is now the Director for Vanuatu Skills Partnership. He is…

Australia Awards alumnus, Sera Vurobaravu Liki, is leading a collective of passionate practitioners as the National Coordinator for Early Childhood Education and Care with the Ministry of Education. This involves working alongside the National Sustainable Development Plan 2016-2030 (The People’s Plan); an overarching guide for…

Erick Andrew is an Australia Awards Scholar alumnus who graduated from the Fiji National University, Nadi School of Aviation, with a Certificate IV in Mechanical Aircraft Engineering. Technical and Vocational Education (TVET) has been identified as a priority area within Australia Awards Vanuatu, aligning with…

The advancements in ICT and telecommunications have significantly contributed towards globalisation interconnectedness. We have moved into a world where those devising new transformative ideas and technologies provide evolving approaches to our political, economic and social structures. Fred Samuel has played an instrumental role in Vanuatu’s…