The 2018 New Colombo Plan Scholars have been announced with 120 scholarships awarded to students for study in the Indo-Pacific region. The 120 Scholars and the 13,000 New Colombo Plan mobility program recipients in 2018 will take the total number of students supported by the New Colombo Plan in its first five years to more than 30,000. Over the same period, ACICIS Study Indonesia will send more than 1800 students to study in Indonesia with the support of the New Colombo Plan.

ACICIS Study Indonesia is delighted to announce the following New Colombo Plan Scholars that will undertake study in Indonesia with ACICIS. These students will contribute significantly to the strengthening of the Australia-Indonesia relationship and continue to play an important role in the ongoing development of business, trade, and cultural ties between Australia and our largest neighbour.

Semester 1 2018
Zoe Croucher (La Trobe University) – Flexible Language Immersion Program, Gadjah Mada University & Indonesian Business, Law & Society Program, Islamic University of Indonesia
Sophie Hewitt (Australian National University) – Flexible Language Immersion Program, Gadjah Mada University & East Java Field Study, Muhammadiyah University
Aster Haile (RMIT University) – International Relations Program, Parahyangan University

Semester 2 2018
Nikki Singh (Western Sydney University) – Development Studies Immersion Program, Gadjah Mada University
Kate Thresher (Murdoch University) – Indonesian Business, Law & Society Program, Islamic University of Indonesia & West Java Field Study, Parahyangan University
Jessica Cong (UNSW Australia) – Indonesian Business, Law & Society Program, Islamic University of Indonesia
Hwei-See Kay (University of Technology Sydney) – Indonesian Business, Law & Society Program, Islamic University of Indonesia

Congratulations to all New Colombo Plan Scholars! ACICIS Study Indonesia looks forward to receiving these students on our in-country semester programs in 2018.