Australian FM presents leadership awards to four Indians.Byline: ANI New Delhi New Delhi (dĕl`ē), city (1991 pop. 294,149), capital of India and of Delhi state, N central India, on the right bank of the Yamuna River. , Oct.14 (ANI): Visiting Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith presented Australian Leadership Award (ALA) Scholarships to four impressive Indian students on Wednesday. The awardees, chosen on their strong academic abilities and their potential as leaders, were Tulika Saxena, Mayuri Sengupta, Abhinav Dhall and Lalit Kumar Donakonda. They will undertake research starting next year leading to Doctor of Philosophy degrees at the Australian National University Australian National University, located in Canberra and state-sponsored, founded 1946 as Australia's only completely research-oriented university. Originally limited to graduate studies, it expanded in 1960, merging with Canberra University College (est. 1929). in Canberra, and the University of New South Wales The University of New South Wales, also known as UNSW or colloquially as New South, is a university situated in Kensington, a suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. in Sydney. Their studies will focus on some of the most complex and challenging issues in development: gender; conflict prevention; the use of technology for improving health service delivery; and energy and climate change. The scholarship presentation was held at Australia's High Commission in New Delhi and was attended by a number of previous winners of scholarships and fellowships to Australia. Australia's scholarships are a key part of our development assistance program. It is also an effective way to deepen deep·en tr. & intr.v. deep·ened, deep·en·ing, deep·ens To make or become deep or deeper. deepen Verb to make or become deeper or more intense Verb 1. people-to-people links between Australia and our neighbours This article is about an Australian soap opera. For other articles with similar names, see Neighbours (disambiguation). Neighbours is a long-running Australian soap opera, which began its run in March 1985. . These ALA Scholarships will strengthen the friendship and understanding between India and Australia. These latest ALA Scholarships build on 63 ALA scholarships and fellowships awarded to Indian students since the program began in 2007. Australian Leadership Award Scholarships are offered to high achievers from Asia and the Pacific to undertake postgraduate study at Australian universities. The scholarships help develop leadership and set up awardees to potentially influence social and economic development in their own countries and in our region. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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