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Australia Awards Alumni Networking Event Celebrates New Graduates
The Annual Alumni Networking Event was recently held to celebrate the return of the 2021 Australia Awards graduates and to welcome them into the Alumni network. This was followed by the announcement of the prestigious Alumnus of the Year Award 2022. The Australia Awards Scholarships…
Shirley Tokon receives the Alumnus of the Year Award in Vanuatu
Joining a growing cohort of women across the Pacific dismantling gender stereotypes Shirley Tokon was recently announced as the winner of the inaugural Australia Awards Vanuatu Alumnus of the Year. Making the presentation, Australia’s High Commissioner to Vanuatu, Her Excellency Heidi Bootle noted Shirley’s distinguished career…
Alumni Annual Networking Event
The Australian High Commissioner, Her Excellency Sarah deZoeten was delighted to welcome back the 2020 Australia Awards scholarship graduates at an alumni event attended by over ninety people at Rossi Restaurant. The eight graduates who returned in 2020 have studied at universities in either Australia…
Women in Leadership Workshop
At the opening of the Australia Awards alumni Women in Leadership (WIL) Workshop in Port Vila, the Australian High Commissioner, H.E. Sarah deZeoten, encouraged attendees to always take time to continuously grow their leadership. Gender equality is a core Australian and Vanuatu value and a…
Australia Awards Alumni celebrate 40 years of friendship between Australia and Vanuatu
Over 70 people joined an Australia Awards alumni function on Thursday 20 August 2020 to acknowledge new graduates and to celebrate 40 years of friendship between Australia and Vanuatu. Alumni, new graduates and others involved with the Australia Awards from across Vanuatu’s public and private…
Australia Awards and New Zealand Alumni attend ‘Life in Politics’ panel discussion
Over 15 Australia Awards Vanuatu and New Zealand alumni gathered at the National Convention Centre for the ‘Life in Politics’ panel discussion, featuring Member of Parliament (MP), Ronald Warsal and the Executive Director of Vanuatu National Council of Women (VNCW), Leias Cullwick. The First Secretary…
Australia Awards Alumni engaged in GEDSI Workshop
The Australia Awards Alumni in Vanuatu came together to attend a Gender Equality and Disability Social Inclusion (GEDSI) workshop at the Grand Hotel. The Australian facilitators of the workshop, Glenn Davies and Joanne Webber, are GEDSI advisors who spoke about the challenges faced within the…
AAV Alumni learn about the National Human Resource Development Plan
More than twenty alumni of the Australia Awards Vanuatu (AAV) gathered at Chantilly’s for an information session about Vanuatu’s draft National Human Resource Development Plan, soon to be officially launched by the Vanuatu Government. The information session was facilitated by Peter Morris, a skills development…
A successful annual networking event for Australia Awards Alumni
A group of fifty Australia Awards alumni gathered for the annual networking event in Port Vila on Tuesday 2 April 2019. The Australia Awards alumni network includes some of Vanuatu’s brightest leaders from across the government, private sector and civil society. The network meets regularly…
A skill-building workshop for aspiring women leaders in Vanuatu
Thirty of Vanuatu’s aspiring women leaders have enhanced their leadership skills through a workshop organised by Australia Awards Vanuatu this week. The participants came from across Vanuatu’s government, private and community sectors and included members of the Australia Awards alumni. The workshop was funded by…