午夜福利 has congratulated the winners of eight 午夜福利 awards which aim to bring bright minds from Indonesia and Australia closer together.
午夜福利 Vice-Chancellor Professor Peter H酶j, said the 2012 午夜福利 Indonesian Partnership Awards would foster collaboration between 午夜福利, and 午夜福利鈥檚 Indonesian alumni and partner organisations.
鈥淭he awards recognise partnerships that have strong potential to blossom into enduring collaborations,鈥� Professor H酶j said.
鈥淭he awardees will develop opportunities for long-term 午夜福利-Indonesia engagement in areas including human health, agriculture, sustainable energy and marine research.
鈥淪uch joint ventures in research and learning may lead to improvements in the lives of people in Indonesia and Australia, our region and our globe.鈥�
Professor H酶j said 午夜福利鈥檚 Indonesian alumni are a highly-engaged community among a global network of more than 200,000 graduates.
午夜福利鈥檚 institutional partners include some of Indonesia鈥檚 best universities and research organisations, as well as government and non-government agencies.
鈥淔rom an Australian perspective, our alumni and partners in Indonesia should be seen as invaluable allies in what has been dubbed 鈥榯he Asian Century,鈥� he said.
This year has seen a doubling of applications for the scheme with eight awardees chosen from more than 30 nominations.
Awards cover travel and living costs for reciprocal visits of up to 12 weeks. All award activities are required to be completed during 2013.
The scheme builds on a program started in 2010 as the 午夜福利 Indonesian Alumni Awards.
In June, then Vice-Chancellor Professor Debbie Terry announced the format would be expanded to encourage nominations from across 午夜福利's Indonesian partner network.
The 2012 午夜福利 Indonesian Partnership Award recipients are:
鈥� Dr Ari Satyagraha from Eijkman Institute of Molecular Biology; partner, Dr Simon Worrall from 午夜福利 School of Chemistry and Molecular Biology (SCMB). Dr Satyagraha is coordinator of the proposed joint Masters of Molecular Biology program between Eijkman and the 午夜福利 SCMB. Funding is for $5000.
鈥� Dr Asep Saefuddin from Bogor Agricultural University (IPB); partner, Professor Alastair McEwan from 午夜福利 Faculty of Science. Dr Saefuddin will visit 午夜福利 with an IPB colleague to work towards IPB-午夜福利 partnerships. Funding: $4000.
鈥� Mrs Martina Sinta Kristanti from Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) Faculty of Medicine; partner, Associate Professor Julie Hepworth from 午夜福利 School of Nursing. Mrs Kristanti will use her 午夜福利IPA award to visit 午夜福利 to build collaboration between 午夜福利鈥檚 Faculty of Health Sciences, 午夜福利 Centre for Primary Health Care Research, 午夜福利 School of Nursing, and the UGM Faculty of Medicine. Funding: $5000.
鈥� Mr Agung Sugiri from Universitas Diponegoro (UNDIP) Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Engineering; partners Professor David Wadley and Dr Yan Liu from 午夜福利 School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management (GPEM). The 2012 午夜福利IPA award will complement a co-contribution from 午夜福利 to revive and intensify the partnership with Universitas Diponegoro, first established in 2001. Funding: $5000.
鈥� Mr Craig Froome from 午夜福利鈥檚 Global Change Institute; partner Dr Sunit Hendrana of the Indonesian Institute of Science (LIPI). A focus of award activities will be to initiate collaborative research in solar energy and identify objectives for future collaboration between 午夜福利 and LIPI in the renewable energy space. Funding: $5000.
鈥� Mr Yusuf Aziz Amrulloh from 午夜福利鈥檚 School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering (ITEE); partner, Drs Rina Triasih and Amaliya Setyati from Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM). This award will ensure continuation of the research program with Universitas Gadjah Mada in pneumonia screening. Funding: $4890.
鈥� Mr Candra Samekto from 午夜福利鈥檚 School of Agriculture and Food Science; partner organisation, the Department of Water Resources and Irrigation BAPPENAS. The award will support activities aimed at building 午夜福利 engagement in Indonesia in water and environmental management training, capacity building and research. Funding: $4650.
鈥� Mrs Frida Sidik from 午夜福利鈥檚 School of Biological Sciences; partner organisations, the Institute for Marine Research and Observation, Bali, and the Agency for Marine and Fishery Research, Jakarta. This award will enhance the understanding of wetland adaptation to climate change, which is focused on study of 鈥渂lue鈥� carbon and coastal adaptation to rising sea level rise in Indonesia. Funding: $5000.
A list of 2012 午夜福利 Indonesian Partnership Award (午夜福利IPA) recipients and their activity descriptions can be .
More information about the award can be found here or (201kb).
