Awarding Excellence

Updated on: Sunday, February 20, 2011

On February 16, the Australian High Commissioner to India, Peter Varghese AO, and Ministry of Human Resource Development Secretary, Vibha Puri Das, launched “Endeavours of Excellence” – a publication profiling Australian Government scholars from India and South and South East Asia.

The launch coincided with an official awards ceremony for the 2011 Endeavour scholarship awardees from India and the first anniversary celebration of www.MyOzNetwork.com – a networking portal for Indians with education connections to Australia.

“The ‘Endeavours of Excellence’ book celebrates the significant achievements and contributions of Indians and others who have studied under Australian Government scholarships” said Varghese.

“We are also here to honour the 2011 recipients of the highly competitive and prestigious Endeavour scholarships, including two awardees who received Prime Minister’s awards”.

Endeavour Awards bring high-achieving students, researchers and professionals from around the world to Australia for study, research or professional development in a broad range of disciplines. The program also provides opportunities for Australians to do the same abroad.

Varghese added “this event also celebrates the first anniversary of MyOzNetwork.com – an alumni networking portal which I launched last year and which is continually growing, with almost 2000 members now connected online to assist one another throughout their study and work lives.”
 

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