Who are our alumni?

Australian alumni includes any Cambodian who has graduated from an Australian university or vocational training centre, either in Australia, online, or in another country, and includes all self-funded and scholarship recipients and participants in Australia Awards Cambodia-funded Short-Term awards – both Short Courses (SCs) and Informal Learning Opportunities (ILOs).

Each year, two recently returned alumni are appointed as Australia Awards Scholarships Ambassadors to give back to Cambodia by sharing their experiences with prospective applicants interested in studying in Australia through an Australia Award Scholarship. Ambassadors have the opportunity to develop close relationships with the Australian Embassy through the role and gain valuable insights as a result. Expressions of interest are called for each September.

Connect to a World of Possibilities

Australia’s global Alumni are highly talented, globally mobile and empowered by a world-class Australian education. They are current and future leaders, they are the influencers and change-makers. Individually and collectively, Australia Global Alumni are helping to shape the world around them.

Connect

Being an Australian alumnus opens up a world of opportunities to engage with other professionals locally and internationally. You can do that in various ways such as:

1. Become a member of the Australian Alumni Association of Cambodia (AAA-C)
2. Register yourself with the Australia Global Alumni network, and
3. Sign up to the Australia Awards Cambodia alumni database.

Australian Alumni Association of Cambodia (AAA-C)

The Australian Alumni Association of Cambodia (AAA-C) is a non-profit and non-political organisation serving all Cambodians who have studied at an Australian tertiary or vocational institutions.

With around 700 members from diverse professional backgrounds, including government officials, business people, academics, researchers and individuals working in public and private sector, AAA-C stands to represent Australian alumni inside and outside Cambodia to contribute to the well-being of society, as well as, to assemble the Australian alumni to positively implement the association’s objectives in a professional and responsible way.

Stay connected to other alumni in Cambodia to benefit individually and collectively in a like-minded community through becoming a member of AAA-C. Visit the AAA-C website and Facebook page for more information.

Alumni Sign Up

Please update or submit your profile using this form to ensure you are contacted for a range of great upcoming opportunities.

Mobilise

Gaining a scholarship to Australia is a life-time opportunity to enrich one’s life academically, professionally and socially and it is the obligation of awardees to contribute to their country upon their return. To assist alumni in realising this goal with their individual interests and professions, Australia Awards continue to support them in implementing projects that are close to their hearts and build their community in the long run through Alumni Grant Scheme.

Celebrate

Hard work comes with great rewards and this is how we celebrate our alumni achievements through ongoing linkages between the alumni community both in Cambodia and Australia.

Alumni success stories

Alumni engagement opportunities

A key focus of our  alumni engagement is  supporting alumni to upgrade, and refresh their skills and further build their career pathways through  a range of  professional development and networking opportunities. These include   online, hybrid, and in-person workshops, discussions, and  regional networking events delivered by  prestigious Australian and Cambodian  universities, institutes and agencies with support from Australia Award Cambodia.

Professional development activities include:

• Women in Leadership
• Practical Initiatives for Diversity and Inclusion
• Executive Skills Development
• Public Speaking Training
• Research Design Training

Small Research Grants (SRG)

Small Research Grants provide alumni with financial support of up to USD 10,000 (where a project is in partnership with an Australian individual, an additional USD 2,000 may be available) to undertake research that addresses emerging challenges and opportunities in Cambodia, thereby contributing to public discourse and policy development. Grants rounds generally open once a year – with announcements made to the alumni network via email and AAC’s Facebook and website and are awarded through an open and competitive process.

These Research Grants provide alumni with opportunities:

• to enhance and use their knowledge and skills
• to develop, maintain and strengthen professional linkages and partnerships with the Australian Government, Australian businesses, public and private organizations and educational institutions
• to connect with each other across disciplines and professions, organisations and institutions, and geographic areas to share good practice and create opportunities for collaboration,

thereby showcasing Australia’s excellence as a global provider of high-quality education and research.

By participating in these research grants, AAC hopes to enable grantees to:

• generate research that will inform policy development and decision-making on relevant issues
• contribute to the existing body of knowledge and scientific literature in the Cambodian context
• help predict and respond to current development challenges in Cambodia and in vulnerable sectors of society.

Download important documents about the research grants here.

Alumni publications / research findings

Our alumni are currently researching on various topics and the publications and other research findings will be accessible here as soon as they are published.

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