UQ Alum Raja Juli Antoni is Indonesia’s new Minister of Forestry, part of the ‘Merah Putih / Red and White’ Cabinet that President Prabowo Subianto announced on 20 October 2024.
UQ’s Sponsored Students Unit Senior Coordinator (Acting) Miho Hamada recently travelled to Indonesia’s Seminyak to meet with 140 Australia Awards Scholars selected to study in Australia, commencing January 2025.
Desi Utami’s journey in the field of agricultural microbiology is rooted in her childhood curiosity about the natural world. Inspired by her father’s explanation of how microorganisms help plants grow, Desi developed a passion for biology and agriculture.
Following his involvement in collaborative research with Australian colleagues during his masters degree, Rian was determined to pursue a PhD in Australia through an Australia Awards Scholarship. He decided to attend The University of Queensland (UQ), largely because of Brisbane's pleasant climate and the availability of academic supervisors who were experts numerical modelling, environmental design, and civil engineering.
A Filippino occupational therapist and former Australia Awards Scholarship recipient has been celebrated for driving health and education programs for marginalised communities.
UQ Australia Awards alumnus Sheeladitya Chakma is an environment expert promoting a sustainable future by restoring forest ecosystems and biodiversity in Bangladesh.
It still feels surreal that for the past 2 months, I’ve been living and breathing this Brisbane air.
I remember being back in Singapore and wondering, “Will I be able to make friends and explore Brisbane? Will I be too caught up in my studies?” The answer to the former is yes (thankfully) and as for the latter, we’ll talk about it soon.
Raja Juli Antoni has just been inaugurated by President Joko Widodo. Raja was entrusted by President Joko Widodo to serve as Deputy Minister of Agrarian and Spatial Planning/National Land Agency (Wamen ATR/BPN).
Mr Muhamad Iqbal Januadi Putra from Indonesia attended UQ on an Australia Awards Scholarship, and while here passed his time with flying colours. Not only did he receive a Dean’s commendation for academic excellence, he got involved fully in university life as a research associate at the UQ Centre for Natural Gas; tutored postgrad students; and represented UQ, and won, an International Geographic Information System contest run by a leading technology company.
