Altogether 29 scholars, including 13 government officials, will travel
to Australia to commence post graduate level study at the Australian
universities.
This year’s ccholarships recipients include 17 females and 12 males.
Three of the scholarships recipients are persons with disability, said the
Embassy of Australia in Kathmandu.
These scholars will be studying a variety of courses under six
priority sectors.
Three will be enrolled in Education, seven Economic Development, two
will pursue degrees in Gender Inclusion and Disability, eight in Governance,
six in Health and three in Water Resource Management.
All the priority sectors, where there is a recognised need for
skilled workforce, were chosen in close consultation with the relevant
stakeholders in Nepal.
For 2019, the Australian Government offered 3,186 Australia Awards
scholarships, fellowships and short courses to individuals from over 55
developing countries with an aim to transfer high quality knowledge, skills and
best-practice methodologies to equip them to directly contribute to both their
workplaces and to the future development of their countries.
Addressing the ceremony, Foreign Secretary Shanker Das Bairagi
stated that Australia
While expressing thanks to the Government of Australia for providing
Australian Awards Scholarships to Nepali nationals, he expressed his belief
that they would play a key role in Nepal's development upon their return.
Ambassador Budd said that the high-quality Australian education would
assist students in positively supporting the future growth of Nepal
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