Study Australia

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Study Australia

• Altangerel ALIMAA
• Rotary International 1996
• ADS 2003, ALA2009

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Opportunities for Mongols

• Australian Development Scholarship
• Australian Leadership Award
• Endeavor Program
• Oyu Tolgoi
• Zorig Foundation
• www.ausaid.gov.au/scholar
• www.masp.mn

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ADS-Australian Development Scholarship

• Masters level scholars 38
• Target government organizations-18
• General category-20 /specific fields of study/
• ELIGIBILITY
• -2 year f/t employment
• -A bachelors degree.
• -IELTS 6.5 /min 5.0/
• English language training provided
• www.masp.mn

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ALA-Australian Leadership Award

• Asia Pacific region
• ALA Scholarships target those whose chosen field
  of study equips them to play a significant role
  in addressing, researching or combating regional
  development issues. AusAIDs priority areas are
  disability, economic growth, education,
  environment, food security, gender, health, human
  rights, infrastructure, regional stability, rural
  development and water sanitation.
• Masters degree (PhD in negotiation 2014)
• Up to 8 Mongolian scholars a year.

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Endeavor Award

• Endeavor Research
• Endeavor Postgraduate Award
• Endeavor Vocational Education and
  TrainingEnglish courseTotal 2 y.
• Professional Development
• Student Exchange
• www.endeavour.deewr.gov.au

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RECOMMENDATIONS

• ENGLISH IELTS 5.0 /min./
• Choose carefully a field of study
• Meet University requirements
• Develop Study Plan/Research Proposal
• Be socially active
• Be proactive
• DONT GIVE UP!!!!

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REMEMBER

• Every application gives you a chance to improve!
• Evidence of your achievement
• Getting information from different sources
• Critical thinking
• Share you experience with others
• DO NOT GIVE UP!!!!

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What to study?

• Field of study
• Technology and science (food, agruculture, civil
  engineering, water, mining, mineralogy,
  chemistry, renewable energy, pharmaceutical)
• Development (regional, rural, infrastructure,
  environment)
• Social (gender, human rights, social worker,
  sexuality, health care, education, disability
  studies, gerontology, aged care)
• Finance (acturial science, housing mortgage,
  securities)

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Where to study?

• ACT -3
• NSW-11
• VIC-10
• QLD-10
• WA-5
• SA-4
• NT-1
• TAS-1

• Does it align with your chosen field of study?
• specialisation
• Do you meet Uni entry requirements?
• English
• Course specific
• How much?
• Housing
• Transport
• Concession

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Coursework vs Research

• Strength
• Credit accumulation
• Higher success chance
• More directed study
• Weakness
• Less opportunity for further study
• Less pragmatic/Hard to apply later

• Strength
• Further study
• More scholarship opportunities
• Independent study
• Employment
• Pragmatic
• Weakness
• On your own in the ocean

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What AusAID look for

• Academic success-30
• GPA gt3.2
• Addressing learning challenges previously
  experienced
• An existing degree linked to a chosen course
• A study area linked to priority areas
• If research experience in doing actual RESEARCH
  (quality!)

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What AusAID look for

• Leadership 30
• Inspiring others
• Planning skills
• Self-discipline adaptation
• Diligence, taking resposibility
• Ethics
• Networking skills
• Information sharing
• Outcome oriented action

• Creativity
• Communication negotiation
• Social inclusion ownership
• Adaptation to change and coordination
• Being a role model
• Job experience, career achievement
• Existing job role/responsibility level

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What AusAID look for

• Benefits, outcomes, a chance of completing a
  course successfully 40
• Individual level
• How a field of study is linked to future
  employment
• Benefits at employers, industry, professional
  levels
• A field of study linked to Mongolian development
  priorities
• Contribution to the country
• Opportunities for networking at national and
  regional levels
• Opportunities to transfer research knowledge

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Succes factors

• Diligent over Opportunistic
• Step by step learning process
• Proactive over Interactive
• Doing by it over doing for it
• Well being of others over benefiting yourself
• 80 percent fellow mentors secured a scholarship
  abroad within two years of dedication and hard
  work.

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Useful links

• www.ausaid.gov.au/scholar
• www.studyaustralia.com.au
• www.studyadelaide.com
• www.endeavor.deewr.gov.au
• www.alimaa.wordpress.com
• www.masp.mn

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Last notes

• Email communication
• Survey participation
• Volunteering
• Improve your CV!!!

• Updating what is happening
• Further improvement
• Building social capital
• Mentoring