Awardee Stories

Debby Tanamal, Indonesia, Endeavour Executive Award As a Manager and Lecturer at the Lecturer Resource Center (LRC) at Bina Nusantara University in Indonesia, Debby Tanamal is responsible for designing training modules for more than 1000 lecturers over 15 different study programs.  An Endeavour Executive Award enabled Debby to undertake a professional development programme at the University of Western Australia, to equip her with the knowledge and expertise necessary to enhance the process of Teaching and Learning in her home city of Jakarta. Read more of her story    (158.1 KB)

 

Ciler Buket Tosun, Turkey, Endeavour Award Ciler Buket Tosun from Hacetepe University (Department of Art History), Turkey, is the recipient of an Endeavour Award for Turkey. Buket is researching the architecture produced in Gallipoli (Gelibolu) and Australia following the Dardanelles (Çanakkale) campaign in World War I. “I was encouraged to apply for the Endeavour Award by my professor in Turkey. It was a very good opportunity to study in Australia. I am thankful to the Australian Government for giving me this chance as the award is very good, and everything was very well organised, I could start studying quickly, in very good conditions. “There are a lot of resources on my topic in Australia, and people have been very helpful. It is a great place to study,” she said. “The research gave me the chance to observe the historical and modern architecture of Australia and the urban texture of cities that was an advantage for me as a young scholar specialising in architectural history.” Read more of her story    (61.9 KB)

 

Ruby Zarriga, Papua New Guinea, Australian Development Scholarship Ruby Zarriga has two important roles – one as a  senior bureaucrat in Papua New Guinea’s Public Service, the other as the mother of two teenage daughters. ‘Receiving an Australian Development Scholarship in 2004 was great. It was such an opportunity for me." she says.  Not only did Ruby Zarriga achieve a Masters in management from one of Australia’s leading universities, but also her daughters did well at school. Both are now planning their tertiary studies in Papua New Guinea – one in journalism, the other in tourism. ‘We all ended up loving our two years in Canberra. We couldn’t get over the sense of freedom and security which was wonderful for the girls.’ explains Ruby. ‘And we made so many good friends.’ Read more of her story    (147.0 KB)

 

Ahsan Rana, Pakistan Ahsan Rana returned to his country in mid 2003 with a Masters in social planning and development (professional) from the University of Queensland. He walked straight into a job and started making a difference at a national level. ‘The Masters program at  the University of Queensland not only  gave me excellent practical skills it also deepened my understanding of social development issues,’ says  Ahsan Rana. Read more of his story    (102.5 KB)