27 Thais receive Australian top academic awards
THAILAND - Australian Ambassador to Thailand, James Wise, yesterday presented Australia Awards scholarships to 27 scholars and professionals from Thailand.
Each year, the Australian Government offers Australia Awards scholarships to highachieving students, researchers and professionals from around the world to study in Australia's education institutions or undertake professional development programmes. The scholarships are internationallycompetitive and meritbased.
This year, 27 Thais were chosen for a prestigious Australia Award. Twenty Thais received Endeavour Awards for high achievement in their specific field. Two were granted the Prime Minister's AustraliaAsia Award, an elite scholarship presented to only twenty Endeavour postgraduate doctorate awardees worldwide.
An additional seven awardees received Australian Leadership Awards (ALAs), which are part of Australia's development programme administered by AusAID. ALAs are aimed at addressing priority development areas in the recipient's country and region.
"The Australia Awards promote the sharing of knowledge, strengthen mutual understanding between Thai and Australian scholars and build international networks, which continue long after the scholars have returned to Thailand. They reinforce our strong and enduring ties in our 60th anniversary of bilateral relations this year," said Ambassador Wise.
The awardees will undertake their study, research, or personal development at vocational, postgraduate, and postdoctoral level across a large number of fields including science, environment, agriculture, health, engineering, hospitality, business, education, law, regional stability and governance, and creative arts.
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