Senator the Hon Mark Arbib
Minister for Employment Participation
22 July, 2009
Media release
Funding boost to support young Australians to become Asia literate
The Acting Minister for Education, Mark Arbib, today announced seven exemplary projects will receive a total of $2.75 million in funding to boost the number of young Australians studying Asian languages and cultures.
This funding is provided under round one of the Strategic Collaboration and Partnership Fund, a key element of the Australian Government’s National Asian Languages and Studies in Schools Program (NALSSP).
The NALSSP is designed to increase the number of young Australians skilled in the languages and cultures of China (Mandarin), Indonesia, Japan and Korea.
Through the Strategic Collaboration and Partnership Fund, a total of $9.36 million over three funding rounds will be provided to organisations including higher education providers, businesses and Asian communities.
Round one generated strong demand, with 117 organisations expressing interest in receiving funding.
The seven projects that will receive funding under round one will make a significant contribution to the Government’s commitment to increasing the number of young Australians with knowledge of the languages and cultures of our Asian neighbours.
A list of the seven successful projects is attached. Further information is available at www.deewr.gov.au/schooling/nalssp.
Round two of the fund will open in March 2010, and round three in March 2011.
Successful Projects under round one Strategic Collaboration and Partnership Fund
These projects are part of the Australian Government’s strategic investment into increasing the knowledge of the languages and cultures of our Asian neighbours.
|
Lead Organisation |
Consortium Partners |
Project Title |
Funding $ |
|
Australian Consortium for ‘In-Country’ Indonesian Studies |
- Australian Consortium for ‘In-Country’ Indonesian Studies member organisations
|
Indonesian Language Teacher Immersion |
395,000 |
|
Australian Industry Group |
- Asia Education Foundation
- Education.au
|
'My Future: Asia Skills' |
238,000 |
|
Deakin University |
- Victorian Indonesian Language Teachers Association
- Indonesian Ministry of National Education
|
Building effective partnerships to increase teacher supply and enhance the quality of Asian languages education |
499,100 |
|
The Australian National University |
- University of Canberra
- University of South Australia
|
A ‘Hubs-and-Spokes’ Model for Increasing Teacher Supply – A New Strategic Partnership Approach to Asian Language Teacher Education |
177,000 |
|
The University of Melbourne |
- Curriculum Corporation
- Australian National University
|
Re-forming Practice: Online Chinese Language Teacher Education Modules |
455,900 |
|
University of New South Wales |
- Curtin University of Technology
- Australian National University
- Asia-Pacific Association for
Computer-Assisted Language Learning
- Korean Language Teachers Association
- Korean Studies Association of Australasia
- Seoul National University (Korea)
|
Towards the Establishment of a Centre of Excellence for Korean Language and Studies Education and Research |
485,000 |
|
University of Tasmania |
- Tasmanian Department of Education
- Association of Independent Schools Tasmania
- Tasmanian Catholic Education Office
- Universitas Mataram (Indonesia)
- Mie University (Japan)
- University of Shanghai for Science and Technology (China)
|
New pathways for the teaching and learning of Chinese, Indonesian and Japanese in Tasmania |
500,000 |