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QUT International Projects Unit manages the University's international development aid projects, consultancies and training programs.

14/08/2023

Australia is supporting senior civil servants from Laos and Vietnam to improve their leadership skills, through the “Leadership for Responsive Public Administration” course.

After 2 weeks of intensive study in Australia, the delegates are now on their way back to their home countries to complete an online applied learning activity.

Over the coming months, the delegates of the Leadership for Responsive Public Administration Short Course will be supported through mentoring and coaching. We look forward to supporting the delegates as they begin to implement their learnings into their workplace through their return to Work Plans.

Queensland University of Technology QUT International Projects Unit Laos Australia Institute

11/08/2023

Our delegates of the Leadership for Responsive Public Administration Short Course have landed in Canberra. Over the coming days, they will engage with case studies, panel discussions, benchmarking visits including the Parliament House.

Funded by the , the course aims to build the capacity of emerging leaders and strengthen relations between Australia and Mekong nations.

Queensland University of TechnologyQUT International Projects Unit Laos Australia Institute

07/08/2023

The Short Course “Leadership for Responsive Public Administration” is a trilateral collaboration between Australia, Laos and Vietnam and includes 2 weeks of intense learning in Australia.

This week, the participants visited the Queensland Fire & Emergency Services Headquarters to learn about professional public administration in Australia. The group spoke about a range of issues relating to emergency response management, including policy setting, decision making processes, volunteer workforces, and women in leadership.

Through the benchmarking visit, the senior leaders will be able to apply this on their respective areas and ongoing in collaboration with QUT International Projects Unit and Laos Australia Institute.

Queensland University of Technology QUT International Projects Unit Laos Australia Institute

09/07/2023

The context and challenges of the public sector are changing at a rapid pace and the capabilities of public servants and those that lead them must keep up. That’s why Australia is supporting senior civil servants from Laos and Vietnam to improve their leadership skills, through the “Leadership for Responsive Public Administration” course. This Australia Awards Short Course is funded through the (MAP) and aims to build capacity of emerging leaders across the Mekong region.

Here are the 20 attendees from Laos and Vietnam at Queensland University of Technology, ready for their 2-week Core Learning activities with Australian mentors - including benchmarking site visits in Brisbane and Canberra.

Queensland university of technology QUT International Projects Unit Laos Australia Institute

30/04/2023

“We learned that effective requires clear accountabilities, interdependency, shared leadership, inclusion and a deliberative democracy: one where governments listen to the people they serve” ❤️

QUT International Projects Unit congratulates our high level participants for completing the core learning component of the Australia Awards
Short course on ‘Promoting Effective Federal Governance in Nepal”. Following an intensive two-week study tour, visiting various agencies (local, state and commonwealth), the participants drew inspiration from their learnings to produce practical and concrete return to workplans ( ).
Nelson Salangsang and Associate Professor Mark Lauchs, the course leaders, praised the group for showing a strong commitment and enthusiasm to make a difference in their country.

09/02/2023

What a phenomenally happy week!

I am delighted to share that Dr Josette Biyo has been appointed as an Adjunct Professor at QUT. She is the first Filipino to be given such appointment. It’s been a great honour to work with this inspiring leader, who strongly advocates for STEM education, and has been creating leaders in the field. This is very well deserved!

Coincidentally, last night, my team, QUT International Projects Unit, has received Service and Initiative for the Advancement of the STEM (SYSTEM) Award for our work in promoting STEM Education. I dedicate this to my amazing team! Thank you, Philippine Science High School System , @ Department of Science and Technology. We value our partnership.

Congratulations!

29/11/2022

What a journey it has been indeed! Congratulations to the Bangladeshi participants for successfully completing the “Building Cyber Resilience” Short Course delivered by QUT (Queensland University of Technology). We are very proud of all the participants for the hard work they have put in. You are now an alumni of QUT.

QUT International Projects Unit Australia Awards Australian High Commission, Bangladesh

04/10/2022

Welcomed our high level delegation from Laos with a MasterChef Challenge on Queen’s birthday. The theme was: ’Aussie BBQ with a Lao twist’. The participants worked in teams to produce a plate. They made delicious Lao dishes out of Australian ingredients from Woolworths!

We learned three things: one, they are all amazing cooks; two, Lao dishes are yummy; and three, it is awesome when you consider your context when doing a benchmarking program.
The winning team of this MasterChef Challenge made finger foods, which they called ‘virgin hug’ 🙂

This program focuses on leadership for responsive public administration, and will be featuring Australian leaders and organisations in the next two weeks. Delivered by QUT International Projects Unit, -and supported by Australia Awards

11/09/2022

Leadership is about seeing opportunities amid adversities.

Congratulations are in order for the Bangladeshi leaders as they successfully completed a two-week intensive Australia Awards learning program at QUT. The program exposed the leaders to the key elements of the Australian VET system.

Coming from various agencies in Bagladesh, the participants developed very practical return to workplans (RWPs) turning adversities into opportunities. Each team named themselves after the key focus of their action plans: quality assurance, sharing, dissemination, empowerment, industry engagement, and inclusion.

To cap this journey with a reminder of the need to foster entrepreneurship and innovation to address the demands of the future, the last day of the program featured QUT Entrepreneurship, where they met with the Pro Vice Chancellor, Professor Rowena Barrett and Associate Professor Glen Murphy.

We are excited to see the impacts of their projects!

30/08/2022

21 Bangladeshi leaders have finally arrived in Canberra for the Core Learning phase of their course on “Strengthening Leadership and Management in Bangladesh’s TVET Sector”. The program focuses on giving the participants an in-depth appreciation of the VET system in Australia, including the quality assurance system, partnerships and industry engagement mechanisms, inclusion initiatives, and sector-wide strategies.

This visit perfectly coincides with the forthcoming Jobs & Skills Summit happening in Canberra this week!

Wishing them a meaningful journey in Australia for the next two weeks!

QUT (Queensland University of Technology) Australia Awards QUT International Projects Unit

Date taken: 29 August 2022 at Old Parliament House

09/08/2022

The context and challenges of the public sector are changing at a rapid pace and the capabilities of public servants and those that lead them must keep up.

That’s why Australia is supporting senior civil servants from Laos to improve their leadership skills, through the “Leadership for Responsive Public Administration” course. This Awards Short Course is funded through the (MAP) and aims to build capacity of emerging leaders across the Mekong region.

After completing the 5-day introduction in Laos, the group will travel to Australia in October for 8 days of training at QUT (Queensland University of Technology) – including learning from Australian experts with leadership experience for managing challenges and streamlining the public service.

The course aims to improve leadership skills for these senior administrators and help them to serve their organisations more effectively in accordance with public policies and regulations

We wish them all the best and look forward to hearing more about their progress in the months to come!

QUT International Projects Unit Australia Awards Laos Australia Institute

08/08/2022

Congratulations to the Maldivian and Sri Lankan participants who successfully completed the “Contemporary Skills for Effective Media in the Digital Age” short course delivered by QUT (Queensland University of Technology). We are very proud of you!

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