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83 Pakistanis Coming to Australia on PHD Scholarships

Australia will provide approximately 30.5 million Dollars in development assistance to Pakistan in 2008-09. Bilateral programmes focus on improving health and education, building agricultural linkages between Australia and Pakistan, and providing scholarships at Australian institutions.

The Australian government is enhancing its engagement with Pakistan and will substantially scale up its aid program in future years. As many as eighty three Australian Scholarships recipients were hosted a farewell party in Islamabad on last Friday prior to their departure for Australia to undertake Masters and Doctorate level studies in Australia during the 2009 academic year.
The scholarships have been awarded under a number of programmes offered by the Australian government, including Australian Development Scholarships, Australia Pakistan Scholarships Program, AusAID Carnegie Mellon University Scholarships Program and the Agriculture Sector Linkages Program Awards.

83 Pakistani’s Students will study in the areas of health, education, environment, agriculture, governance, information technology, business, administration and economics and all are ready to departure to Australia.
These scholarships will provide Pakistani professionals with the necessary skills and knowledge to drive change and influence development outcomes in Pakistan by obtaining relevant tertiary qualifications at high quality Australian institutions. On completion of their studies, the scholars will return to Pakistan to contribute to the country’s development. Many previous scholarship holders have become leaders in government, the private sector and non government organisations.

The Australian government believes that scholarships would play a vital role in building lasting relationships with countries in the region. Up to 1000 Australian Development Scholarships are awarded each year across 31 countries with scholarships awarded equally between men and women. On behalf of the Australian/Pakistani community, Sada-e-Watan Sydney would like to welcome all highly qualified Pakistani PHD students in Australia. If they require any type of assistance, guidance or advice, they can directly contact:

H.E. Syed Jalil Abbas Jilani Sahib
High Commissioner of Pakistan
4 Timbarra Crescent, O'Malley Canberra
ACT 2606 Australia
Tel: 02-6290 1676 - 02-6290 2769
02-6290 1879 & 02- 6290 1031
Fax: 02-6290 1073
Email: parepcanberra@internode.on.net

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