The Australia-Indonesia Institute

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The Australia-Indonesia Institute was established by the Australian Government in 1989 to foster links between Australia and Indonesia by increasing cultural awareness and mutual understanding, and promoting cooperation and exchange.

The Institute operates an annual grants round that typically supports between 10 to 15 projects across a number of priority areas including arts and culture, science and technology, and innovation.

The AII also supports a number of ongoing programs:

  • The Australia-Indonesia Youth Exchange Program, which supports young people from Australian and Indonesia to participate in an exchange of cultural activities, professional work placements and home-stays with local families

  • The Muslim Exchange Program, which fosters greater understanding of Islam in Indonesia and of multicultural in Australia by supporting 10 young Indonesia Muslim leaders to visit Australia to meet with Australian community figures and Muslim leaders; and for five Australians to visit Indonesia to meet with a counterpart range of community figures

  • The Australia-Indonesia BRIDGE Program, which uses technology to build links between Australian and Indonesian teachers and students

  • The Elizabeth O’Neill Journalism Award, which fosters greater understanding of Australia and Indonesia through accurate and informed media coverage. The program supports one Indonesian and one Australian journalist to undertake a two-week exchange to meet with government, business, community and media representatives

  • The Senior Editors Visit Program, which facilitates contact between senior media editors from Australia and Indonesia, and encourages editors to expand their knowledge and analytical reporting of each country. The program will bring five Indonesian editors to Australia in early February 2020 for meetings with government, business, community and media representatives.

The Australia-Indonesia Institute Chair is Associate Professor Greg Fealy of the Australian National University’s Department of Political and Social Change – a specialist on Indonesian politics, Islamic political history, democratisation and Islam. Other members come from the arts, business, education, media and medical sectors and are reflective of the depth and breadth of Australia’s engagement with Indonesia.

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