2011 Australian Alumni Award Nominations – 10 Days To Go!

Australian Ambassador to Indonesia, Greg Moriarty, 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 Ambassador Moriarty.

“The annual award scheme is important in recognising valuable contribution made by Indonesians, who have studied at Australian education institutions, to Indonesia,” said Ambassador Moriarty.

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 19 May 2011.

The award categories are:

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

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.

Finalists will be announced at the end of May followed by an outstanding gala reception in honour of this year’s winners to be held in June 2011.

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