Networking: AusAID alumni association launched

Pakistanis who have studied under various AusAID scholarship programs get in touch with each other.

Pakistanis who have studied in Australia under various AusAID scholarship programs since 1991, will now have an opportunity to get in touch with each other.

The Australian High Commissioner to Pakistan, Tim George, launched the AusAID Scholarships Alumni-Pakistan (ASA-Pakistan) at an official event in Islamabad on Friday. The event was attended by AusAID alumni from all over the country.

Through the association, AusAID alumni from the public and private sectors as well as civil society will be able to build networks and create professional opportunities that will contribute to Pakistan’s development priorities.

“The Australian Government regards ASA-Pakistan as a very important new network that will make a valuable contribution to Australia-Pakistan relations,” said the high commissioner. He added, “Many past AusAID scholarship recipients have become leaders in government, the private sector and non-government organisations in Pakistan.The skills they acquire during their studies not only contribute to Pakistan’s development but also help to build mutually beneficial links between our governments, non-government organisations, businesses and academia.”

Published in The Express Tribune, April 4^th,  2011.