Global development

Today, the Mt Hagen market remains a preferred place to buy and sell and continues to generate significant benefits to Highlands’ communities, despite generally poor service delivery by market management. Lessons have been learned from the Mt Hagen market redevelopment that can inform future market developments in PNG.

The provision of professional and contract management services for the Vale Malaysia Minerals Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Program in Malaysia is a long-term commitment to contribute to the sustainable development of Vale’s neighbour communities in Manjung by supporting livelihoods and socio-environmental outcomes.

The University of Queensland (UQ) is supporting emerging leaders in the extractives sector across Africa to engage with the challenges of development in artisanal and small-scale mining through an Australia Awards Short Course delivered by the University’s International Development unit.

Vivian Turkson, an Agribusiness short course participant in 2017, is a Women in Agriculture Development Officer with the Ministry of Food and Agriculture in Ghana. Vivian's role involves delivering projects that impact the lives of women, especially in farming and agribusiness through income generation and empowerment. 

Rosemary Akinyi Wanasunia, an Agribusiness short course participant in 2017, is a County Program Coordinator at the Agricultural Sector Development Support Program in Kenya. Rosemary’s project had three objectives:

The Effective and Efficient Management of Parliamentary Committees Short Course Award was delivered in 2014 under the Australia Awards Pakistan program. The program was designed to enhance the capacity of middle to senior level public servants managing the Parliamentary Committees of Pakistan’s National and Provincial Assemblies.

The Improving Competitiveness in Tourism project is a capacity-building intervention designed to support regulatory review and reform, raise tourism and hospitality service and accommodation standards, and develop skills to support the inclusive growth of the tourism sector in the Philippines.

The Services Exports Course program aimed to enhance participants’ abilities to identify and promote Indonesia’s services exports. The course assisted key staff from Indonesia’s Ministry of Trade them better understand options for supporting the private sector in realising opportunities to export services’ products.

Dr Michelle Dunn explains the important role universities can play in developing and implementing effective aid programs in the Indo-Pacific region, while empowering communities and governments at all levels.