Questionnaire data for 'Scholarships and Connections: Australia, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, 1960-2010'

For over fifty years Australia has welcomed students from Indonesia and Papua New Guinea to study at our tertiary institutions on government scholarships. An important premise behind the scholarship program has been the hope that the connections with Australia developed by these students will be long-lasting and mutually beneficial to Australia and partner governments. The research project ‘Scholarships and Connections’ investigates the life stories and experiences of students from Indonesia and Papua New Guinea who were sponsored for Australian-based tertiary study from 1950s-2010. By recording the personal experiences of scholarship recipients and investigating their networks of influence, this research deepens our understanding of scholarship programs and whether or not they produce outcomes that are consistent with the objective of building mutually beneficial linkages between Australia and partner countries. It examines whether the outcomes are enduring or change over time. The project is especially interested in the experiences of former scholarship-holders in positions of leadership and any networks and ongoing connections they have with Australia. This research provides a better understanding of the personal and professional networks of scholarship alumni, and encourages the sharing of experiences. The interviews will be permanently retained in appropriate repositories and drawn on for use in biographies, radio and television programs, internet applications and educational curricula for schools and leadership programs. This research promotes the values of historical research and scholarship among Indonesians and Papua New Guineans and points to the value of oral testimony from past and recent generations of mobile students for current generations facing important challenges and choices.

自五十余年以来，澳大利亚政府奖学金项目已接纳来自印度尼西亚和巴布亚新几内亚的学生在我国高等教育机构深造。此奖学金项目的重要前提在于期望这些学生与澳大利亚建立的联系能够持久且对澳大利亚及其合作伙伴政府均有益。‘奖学金与联系’这一研究项目深入探究了自1950年代至2010年间受澳大利亚政府资助的印尼和巴布亚新几内亚学生的生活故事与经历。通过记录奖学金获得者的个人经历并研究其影响力网络，本研究加深了我们对奖学金项目及其是否产生与构建澳大利亚与合作伙伴国家间互惠联系目标相一致的结果的理解。研究还考察了这些结果是否具有持久性或随时间而变化。该项目特别关注前奖学金获得者在其领导岗位上的经历以及他们与澳大利亚的任何持续网络和联系。此研究为奖学金校友的个人和专业网络提供了更深入的理解，并鼓励经验的分享。访谈记录将被永久存档于适当的存储库中，并可用于撰写传记、广播和电视节目、互联网应用以及学校和领导力项目课程。本研究促进了印度尼西亚人和巴布亚新几内亚人对历史研究和奖学金的价值的认识，并指出了过去和近世代流动学生的口述证词对于面对重要挑战和选择的当代人具有重要价值。