"I strongly encourage the public to nominate high achieving alumni for these awards and help to celebrate their success," Ambassador Moriarty was quoted by the Australian Embassy as saying here on Tuesday.
He said that the annual award scheme is important in recognising valuable contribution made by Indonesians, who have studied at Australian education institutions, to Indonesia.
Nominations can be made online, by any member of the Indonesian and Australian public, via the interactive Australian alumni website www.ozmate.org. Please visit www.ozmate.org for nomination details and eligibility ? nominations close on 19 May 2011.
The award categories are Australian Alumni Award for Excellence in Education, Australian Alumni Award for Research and Innovation, Australian Alumni Award for Sustainable and Economic Development, Australian Alumni Award for Culture and the Arts, Australian Alumni Award for Journalism and Media, Australian Alumni Award for Excellence in Defence and Security, Australian Alumni Award for Entrepreneurship, Australian Alumni Award for Business Leadership and Outstanding Young Alumni Award.
To be eligible for nomination, alumni must have studied in Australia for at least 12 months. Alumni do not have to be working in the particular discipline from which they graduated but it is essential to display an on-going high level of achievement in the award category. The awards are not designed to reward those who are nearing graduation.
Finalists will be announced at the end of May followed by an outstanding gala reception in honour of this year`s winners to be held in June 2011.(*)
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