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22 June 2010

Members of the Õ¬Äе¼º½ senior executive have recently returned from a tour to Indonesia, consolidating the University’s presence in one of Asia’s strongest performing economies.

The highly successful trip included Õ¬Äе¼º½ Alumni events in and Yogyakarta, an Õ¬Äе¼º½ Research Seminar held at the Australian Embassy and the announcement of a new Õ¬Äе¼º½ Indonesian Alumni Award.

The Õ¬Äе¼º½ delegation visited two of Indonesia’s leading universities, the University of Indonesia and Universitas Gadjah Mada. The visit to the University of Indonesia involved a signing ceremony to renew a joint program in psychology as well as a new agreement for the articulation of engineering students.

The Õ¬Äе¼º½ delegation met with Indonesian government bodies including the Ministry of Education, Bank of Indonesia, Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Communication and Information.

A seminar at the Australian embassy in Jakarta provided an opportunity for Õ¬Äе¼º½ to profile itself to an audience comprised of more than 130 university executives, academics, government officers and staff from Indonesian research institutions and philanthropic organisations. The seminar included keynote presentations by the Õ¬Äе¼º½ senior executive on international research collaboration and commercialisation.

Õ¬Äе¼º½ Indonesian alumni celebrations to mark were held in Yogyakarta and Jakarta with more than 200 Õ¬Äе¼º½ alumni and guests attending.

At the Jakarta event, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) Professor Deborah Terry announced a new alumni award which will provide funding in 2011 for Õ¬Äе¼º½ Indonesian graduates to engage in collaborative research projects at Õ¬Äе¼º½.

The Indonesian alumni events are part of a global calendar of Centenary celebrations stretching across Asia, North America and Europe.

Media: Darren Wise (d.wise@uq.edu.au or 07 3365 4746) at Õ¬Äе¼º½ International, or Allison Rock (Allison.rock@uqconnect.edu.au or 07 3365 2619) at Õ¬Äе¼º½ Communications