August 28, 2015

New Colombo Plan Mobility Program success for UOW

Significant funding allows students to experience study opportunities in the Indo-Pacific region.

The Federal Government today announced significant funding of $683,000, which will allow 165 University of Wollongong students to experience study opportunities in the Indo-Pacific region undertaking 23 projects.

Students will have the opportunity to undertake projects in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vanuatu and Vietnam.

When announcing the funding for the program’s 461 mobility projects in 2016, Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Hon. Julie Bishop, MP, praised Australian universities for: “continuing to provide strong support for New Columbo Plan mobility program and the opportunities it provides for Australian students”.

In the 2016 round the government has introduced multi−year funding for the first time for some projects in an effort to give universities greater certainty.

UOW’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Global Strategy), Professor Joe Chicharo, praised staff for their interest and efforts in supporting university students in an overseas study experience as part of their degree.

He said such funding opportunity directly supported UOW’s overall 2013-2018 Strategic Plan.

The New Colombo Plan 2016 mobility grants will be managed by UOW’s Office of Global Student Mobility.

UOW’s successful projects under this program were:

Short-term Mobility Projects (Multi-year)

·  Manufacturing and Automative Industry - Mechantronics Study Tour –China;  Professor Weihua Li $33,000

Semester Mobility Projects (Multi-year)

·  UOW-Guangwai Arts Student Mobility Program, Guangzhou City –China;  Dr Debra Dudek and Ms Mindy Sung $38,500

·  UOW-Wuhan Arts Student Mobility Program, Wuhan, Hubei Province – China; Professor Wenche Ommundsen and Ms Mindy Sung $38,500

·  Chinese Business and Cultural Immersion Program  in Shanghai- China; Dr Xiaoping Gao $26,400

·  The India  Immersion -  Business Internship – 40K Globe – India;  Ms Rochelle Jeffery, Mr Sean Lu, Ms Victoria Robinson and Dr Lois Burgess $8,800

·  Soochow Student Mobility Program in Law, Taipei City – Taiwan;  Professor Warwick Gullett and  Ms Mindy Sung $15,400

Short-term Mobility Projects (Single-year)

·  China Internships –China;  Ms Tanya Austin $15,000

·  Business Study Tour:  An investigation of how corporations operate in  Singapore & Malaysia-   Singapore & Malaysia; Mr Sean Lu and Dr Graham Bowrey $66,000

·  Applied Economics and Finance in a Developing World –Thailand & Laos; Dr Martin O'Brien $49,500

·  Medical Clinical Elective- Nepal; Ms Jodie Douglas $8,000

·  Medical Clinical Elective- Papua New Guinea;  Ms Jodie Douglas $4,000

·  Medical Clinical Elective – India;  Ms Jodie Douglas $8,000

·  India Social Business Internship, 40K Globe – India;  Ms Rochelle Jeffery, Mr Sean Lu, Ms Victoria Robinson and Dr Lois Burgess, $132,000

·  Medical Clinical Elective – Vietnam;  Ms Jodie Douglas $4000

·  Medical Clinical Elective – Vanuatu;  Ms Jodie Douglas $4000

·  Medical Clinical Elective – Thailand; Ms Jodie Douglas $4000

·  Medical Clinical Elective – Sri Lanka;  Ms Jodie Douglas $4000

·  Asian Legal Systems Field Study-  Indonesia  & Taiwan;  Dr Lowell Bautista $49,500

·  Medical Clinical Elective –Malaysia;  Ms Jodie Douglas $4000

·  Medical Clinical Elective –Singapore; Ms Jodie Douglas $4000

Semester Mobility Projects (Single-year)

·  An interdisciplinary approach to semester-long study in Hong Kong- Hong Kong; Professor Wilma Vialle $88,000

·  Semester International Exchange for Business Students at  Kyung Hee University- Republic of Korea;  Dr Maria Kim $46,200

·  Semester Exchange to Republic of Korea - Republic of Korea;  Ms Tanya Austin and Ms Jodie Cleaves $33,000

 

Full details of all successful 2016 New Colombo Plan projects.