High Calibre Young Muslim Leaders Wanted

The Australian Embassy continues to call for applications for the 2012 Australia-Indonesia Institute’s Muslim Exchange Program which will close Friday 25 November 2011.

High-calibre, young Muslim leaders are encouraged to apply and become ambassadors for Indonesian Islam.

“This is an important opportunity for young Muslims in Indonesia and Australia to promote interfaith understanding, cooperation and mutual respect and celebrate the diversity both countries share,” Australian Ambassador to Indonesia Greg Moriarty said.

Now approaching its tenth year and a highly regarded model for fostering inter-faith dialogue, the Australia-Indonesia Institute’s Muslim Exchange Program aims to build links between Muslim communities in Australia and Indonesia.

Paramadina University continues to be a valued partner and Indonesian coordinator of the program.

The program is funded by the Australian Government through the Australia-Indonesia Institute (AII). For more than two decades, the AII has fulfilled an important role in developing relations between Australia and Indonesia and promoting greater mutual understanding through projects in the arts, music, education, youth, and civil society, interfaith, Australian Studies, media and sport.

Further information about the program and application process is available at www.indonesia.embassy.gov.au and www.paramadina.ac.id.
Applications close on Friday, 25 November 2011 at 16.00 WIB.

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