Final Call for Australian Alumni Award 2010 Nominations!

The Australian Ambassador to Indonesia, Bill Farmer, has issued a final call for nominations for this year's Australian Alumni Awards. “I strongly encourage the public to nominate high achieving alumni for these awards and help to celebrate their success,” said Farmer.

“This annual award scheme is important in recognising the significant contribution made by Indonesians who have studied at Australian education institutions when they return to Indonesia,” said Farmer.

Due to the strong interest, the closing deadline for nominations has been extended until 5 March 2010.

The ten award categories are:

Outstanding Young Australian Alumni Award
Australian Alumni Award for Excellence in Education
Australian Alumni Award for Entrepreneurship
Australian Alumni Award for Sustainable and Economic Development
Australian Alumni Award for Research and Innovation
Australian Alumni Award for Business Leadership
Australian Alumni Award for Culture and the Arts
Australian Alumni Award for Creativity and Design
Australian Alumni Award for Journalism and Media
Australian Alumni Award for Excellence in National Security Governance

To be eligible for nomination, alumni must have studied in Australia for at least 12 months. Alumni do not have to be working in the particular discipline from which they graduated but it is essential to display an on-going high level of achievement in the award category. The awards are not designed to reward those who are nearing graduation.

Nominations can be made online, by any member of the Indonesian and Australian public, via the interactive Australian alumni website www.ozmate.org. Please visit www.ozmate.org for nomination details and eligibility – nominations close on 5 March. The finalists will be announced in March and the winners will be announced at a special ceremony in April 2010.

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