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The Asia-Australia online short course – “Digital technologies for a climate resilient water sector” – aims to build the capacity of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) project teams and Developing Member Country (DMC) counterpart staff in the knowledge and use of digital technologies to improve water management and inclusive participation in… Read More

This course aims to provide water professionals with a modular, online training course to build understanding, skills and confidence in the following areas: • Building the capacity of new team leaders through understanding key leadership methods and principles. • Awareness of the methods and principles of leadership development that… Read More

Preparation of curriculum and course

The Media Benchmarking Study in Australia program assisted mid-career journalists in learning about Australian public policy as well as build linkages and undertake cultural activities to deepen their understanding. The presentations and site visits in the program were designed to expose the participants to a range of government organisations, newsroom… Read More

The Media Benchmarking Study in Australia program assisted mid-career journalists in learning about Australian public policy as well as build linkages and undertake cultural activities to deepen their understanding. The presentations and site visits in the program were designed to expose the participants to a range of government organisations, newsroom… Read More

The Australia Awards Short Course saw twenty-five senior Indonesian government officials and civil society members participate in presentations, networking events and site visits in Brisbane and Canberra to support Indonesia’s transparency, accountability and anti-corruption development in the region’s public sector.

This Short Course facilitated an exchange of knowledge and lessons learned between ASEAN countries and Australia, including between the two different cohorts. Fifty participants from seven countries including Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines and Vietnam spent two weeks connecting with Australian organisations, analysing data sources to anticipate future skill… Read More

Synthetic N-fertiliser is a foundation of modern agriculture; however, its efficiency is often only 50%, leading to nutrients runoff into nearby creeks, causing e.g. eutrophication and fish kill events. Nitrogen pollution and climate change constitute the two greatest risks to the survival of the GreatBarrier Reef (GBR). To address N… Read More

This program acknowledged the shared ambition of the Australia-Vietnam Enhanced Economic Engagement Strategy to enable energy cooperation as an important pillar that will contribute significantly to the two nations’ growth of commercial and investment turnovers. Course Designers developed a program addressing the energy industry related areas of technology, economics,… Read More

The short course aimed to contribute to improved nutrition indicators and food security policy in Sri Lanka and opened the door to further collaboration and capacity development between Sri Lankan practitioners and their Australian counterparts. This short course provided a point of reference in considering the future of health and… Read More