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2015 New Colombo Plan Funding

As the outcomes of the 2015 funding round of the Commonwealth Government’s New Colombo Plan Mobility Program have now been announced, we thought you might be interested to know that the Australian Consortium for ‘In-Country’ Indonesian Studies (ACICIS) has successfully secured $608,900 of mobility grant funding to support students to [...]

NCP Launch in Yogyakarta

The Australian Consortium of ‘In-Country’ Indonesian Studies (ACICIS), in partnership with Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) and the Australian Embassy in Jakarta, held a reception marking the launch of The Australian Government’s New Colombo Plan initiative, at Universitas Gadjah Mada in Yogyakarta on Friday 17 October 2014. The Rector of UGM, [...]

Kevin Rudd visits ACICIS

ACICIS was delighted when the Hon. Kevin Rudd, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, made a surprise visit to meet the students at the ACICIS professional practicum programs in Jakarta on Monday 9 January 2012, during a brief visit to Jakarta on his way to New York. Mr Rudd was welcomed [...]

October 28th, 2012|Categories: General News|Tags: , , |

Australian Foreign Minister visits ACICIS

On Saturday 14 July 2012, a group of ACICIS students were invited to meet with the Australian Foreign Minister Senator Bob Carr, during his visit to Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The meeting was a unique opportunity for university students and participants in a school tour from Perth’s Scotch College to talk to the Minister about their experiences and the value of learning language in-country.

July 14th, 2012|Categories: General News|Tags: , , |

Australian Federal Government Inquiry backs ACICIS

On 23 June 2003 the head of ACICIS, Professor David Hill, gave evidence before the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade of the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia. They were inquiring into Australia's relationship with Indonesia. They released their report in May 2004.