The IEAA Scholarships and Fellowships Forum is an opportunity to connect (or reconnect) with government sponsors, practitioners at institutions and other organisations, as well hear from our key stakeholders – awardees.
We will hear from various sponsors of both scholarship and fellowship programs on Day 1, covering both in-coming and out-going programs, those funded by the Australian government, institutions and other organisations, as well as programs funded by overseas sponsors.
The importance of hearing the awardee perspective is well understood by those in the international education sector. This year, there will be two student/alumni panels – one focused on fellowship recipients, with the other covering scholarship programs.
Following the formal program on Day 1, there will be opportunities to continue the conversation with panelists and colleagues alike over networking drinks. Co-hosting networking drinks will be the ACT Young Professionals and involve an author event with Dr Anna Kent, where she will discuss her new book on scholarships in the Pacific.
Day 2 will reflect on the messages from Day 1 considering the voices of sponsors, students, alumni, and institutions, as well as a series of interactive best practice sessions. Some of the topics to be covered include:
• Supporting students from countries experiencing conflict
• Role of scholarships in driving and supporting the diversification agenda
• Role of fellowships in capacity building and developing future professional and/or research collaborations
• Institutional best practice
• Recent research
• Examples of real world impact
Program
Wednesday 22 May 12:00pm - 7:00pm AEST
12:00pm |
Networking Lunch |
12:30pm |
Opening comments
Hon Phil Honeywood, Alison White, Tatjana Kroll, Johan Arnberg |
12:45pm |
Focus on Fellowships Part 1 – Fellowship Sponsors
Rhona McPhee, Kate Turner-Mann, Dr Jonathan Lembright, Sally Campbell, Dr Jessica Gallagher, Alison White (Chair) |
1:30pm |
Spotlight on Scholarships Part 1– Australian Sponsors
Rhona McPhee, Frances Crews, Sankalp Sheikar, Alexander Meekin, Johan Arnberg (Chair) |
2:15pm |
Spotlight on Scholarships Part 2 – Overseas sponsors
Dang Thuy Chi, Mohammad Khairul Amilin Tengah, Dr Farah Fahma, Mario Corredor, Tatjana Kroll (Chair) |
3:00pm |
Afternoon tea |
3:20pm |
Scholarship student/alumni panel
Thanh Huyen Nguyen, Hameed Ibrahimi, Amina Garuba Ahmed, Alison White (Chair) |
4:05pm |
Fellowship recipient panel
Yara Vasina, Dr Nanda Kumar, Dr Ana Cordova, Dr Elly Kent, Manita Raut, Dr Joanne Barker (Chair) |
4:50pm |
Close
Tatjana Kroll, Johan Arnberg |
5:00pm |
Joint ACT Young Professionals Networking Event
Dr Anna Kent |
Thursday 23 May 9:30am - 3:15pm AEST
9:30am |
Opening and reflections of Day 1
Tatjana Kroll, Johan Arnberg |
10:15am |
Best practice – supporting students from countries experiencing conflict
Dr Sally Baker, Tatia Pittham, Clare Muller, Sandra Elhelw, Johan Arnberg (Chair) |
11:30am |
Morning Tea |
11:45am |
Role of scholarships in driving the diversification agenda
Wendy Holdenson, Hayley Winchcombe, Dr Alek Voninski, James Armit, Trevor Goddard, Alison White (Chair) |
12:45pm |
Erasmus+ opportunities for collaboration with European Union higher education institutions
Elizabeth Lee-Finkelstein |
1:00pm |
Lunch |
1:45pm |
Sponsor showcase – Tetra Tech International Development
Dr Gabi Sudewo, Dr Gretchen Dobson, Lia Marpaung, Nelson Salangsang (Chair) |
2:30pm |
Best practice – Role of Fellowships: managing them well will enhance capacity building and future professional and/or research collaborations
Jo Doyle, Kanchana Wijayawardena, Dr Anna Kent, Tatjana Kroll (Chair) |
3:15pm |
Close
Alison White
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Audience
IEAA’s Scholarships and Fellowships Forum provides a unique opportunity for government representatives, sponsorship bodies and institutional staff to come together and explore a range of issues and opportunities. This forum will be useful for:
• Professional staff in institutions who work with sponsored students.
• Senior staff within institutions who work directly with sponsors and/or set policies or budgets for international scholarships.
• Government sponsors (embassy staff, cultural attaches, departmental staff, secretariats).
• Non-government and private sponsorship organisations.
• Academics undertaking research in scholarships, public diplomacy and international development.
Outcomes
Forum participants will come away with a better understanding of:
• Scholarship and fellowship programs from Australia and other countries, including both government and non-government sponsors
• Best practice in cohort-specific support for a diverse range of sponsored students and fellowship recipients
• Role of scholarships in supporting the diversification of international education
• Role of fellowships in capacity building and professional/research collaborations
Forum participants will also have the opportunity to make connections with representatives from government and non-government scholarship and fellowship programs, and network with fellow professionals committed to providing students and sponsors with best practice support.
Accommodation discounts
There are discounts available at hotels within walking distance to the venue, please see instructions below.
Abode Apartment Hotels - Belconnen, 3 Grazier Lane & Gungahlin Cnr Gribble St & Anthony Rolfle Ave
•10% off online rate
•Visit abodehotels.com.au
•Select Belconnen ‘Book Now’ OR Gungahlin ‘Book Now’
•Enter dates of stay
•Enter UCX24 in the promo code section to apply the discount
Mercure Canberra Belconnen – Chandler Street Belconnen
•10% off the rate of the day
•CLICK TO BOOK LINK
•Enter ‘Mercure Canberra Belconnen’ into Place field
•Enter dates of stay
•Business Code (SC750018616) and Access Code (UN734AU314) are auto filled discount is linked to Company Name: University of Canberra.
This event is led by IEAA’s Scholarships and Fellowships Network.
We thank our event sponsors Tetra Tech International Development.