Students from India, Indonesia, Vietnam, Kenya, Brazil, Hong Kong and Zimbabwe are announced as the inaugural WA Premier’s University Scholars. Nine scholarships were awarded worth $50,000 each awarded to students.
The Premiers scholarship program is designed to attract high-achieving international students to WA. According to the Premier of WA, Roger Cook it has been successful, saying “It’s great to see our new University Scholarship program has been successful in attracting high-preforming talent from a diverse range of markets to our universities.”
“International education is a key sector for Western Australia’s economic diversification agenda and attracting top talent to our State is an important part of building a pipeline of skilled workers. He said.
The Koala congratulates the following recipients: Asep Badrujamaludin from Indonesia; Chun Esther Yuen from Hong Kong; Camila Goes Tavares from Brazil; Goldine Achudi from Kenya; Mohit Kumar from India; Raiza Varghese from India; Sandra Jo from India; Tien Trung Pham from Vietnam; and Yvonne Tatenda Chifamba from Zimbabwe.
The scholarships are available annually for eligible international students at Curtin University, Edith Cowan University, Murdoch University, the University of Notre Dame – Fremantle, and the University of Western Australia. Each university will award two recipients annually over the next three years.
The Premier’s University Scholarship program is a part of the $41.2 million boost to international education, which was announced in the 2022-23 State Budget.
The second round of the Program will be open for Semester 1, 2024 enrolments for citizens of the following countries:
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan
- Brazil
- China
- Colombia
- Hong Kong
- India
- Indonesia
- Japan
- Kenya
- Malaysia
- Nepal
- Oman
- Republic of Korea (South Korea)
- Saudi Arabia
- Singapore
- South Africa
- Sri Lanka
- The Philippines
- Vietnam
- Zimbabwe
Applications for Semester 1, 2024 are currently open and will close 3:00pm (WST) 30 November 2023.
More information on the 2024 round can be found here.
