今天，澳大利亚总理吉拉德（Julia Gillard）在北京出席了由高级教育官员以及大学领导参加的早餐会，对澳中两国在教育领域的牢固关系再次予以肯定。
今天的早餐会对中澳大学校长领导能力建设项目 (China Australia Executive Leadership Program) 的成功予以庆贺。中国与澳大利亚众多的的大学高层管理人员通过该项目进行职业发展的相互交流。这一项目也帮助中澳大学之间建立起了各种合作关系。吉拉德总理对澳大利亚大学协会（Universities Australia）和中国教育国际交流协会在中澳大学校长领导能力建设项目上所取得的成功表示祝贺。
鉴于该项目所取得的成就，吉拉德总理于今天又宣布了一项10万澳元的拨款，用来建立在澳中一流大学之间开展科研合作领导能力建设项目。
本月早些时候，吉拉德总理在堪培拉出席了澳中双方政府《关于相互承认高等教育学历和学位的协议》的续签仪式。该协议的续签有利于加强澳中两国共同致力于推动学生、教师和专业人员之间的交流，以及加强澳大利亚与中国的大学之间的合作。
澳大利亚与中国的大学不断探索新的合作机会，使两国高等教育合作得以进一步深化。澳大利亚的八校联盟（The Group of Eight，简称Go8）和中国985项目第一批九所大学（C9）已经形成了紧密的研究和学生互换的合作伙伴关系，并于2010年10月共同签署了高层合作框架协议。该协议的签署进一步增进了大学间相互合作和理解，并为扩大学者交流和学术合作创造了条件。
吉拉德政府同样致力于鼓励更多的澳大利亚人通过澳大利亚政府奖学金计划来到中国学习或进行职业发展培训。
澳大利亚政府奖学金旨在培养充分了解澳大利亚的新一代领导人，建立更坚固的教育领域、领导层及人与人之间的联系，巩固澳大利亚与其邻国以及国际社会之间的长期持久关系。
澳大利亚政府奖学金计划整合了由澳大利亚国际发展署（AusAID）管理的澳大利亚发展奖学金（Australian Development Awards）和由澳大利亚教育、就业和劳资关系部（DEEWR）负责管理的澳大利亚奋进奖学金（Endeavour Awards）以及总理澳亚奖学金（Prime Minister’s Australia Asia Awards）。总理澳亚奖学金为高级学者提供为期最长两年的学习、研究以及实习工作的机会。自从该奖项创立以来，大多数杰出的澳大利亚获奖者都选择了来中国学习或从事研究。
今天，澳大利亚总理在北京会见了部分总理澳亚奖学金、其他优秀的澳大利亚奖学金获得者、澳大利亚长江奋进奖学金获奖交换生，以及在京澳大利亚大学的校友。澳大利亚十分珍视中国学生为澳大利亚学校以及社会所作出的贡献。吉拉德总理也对澳中同学联谊会（ACAA）为在华澳大利亚大学校友所提供的支持予以了肯定。
教育是澳中双边关系中重要的组成部分，也是澳大利亚对中国重要的出口产业之一。
在澳大利亚大学注册的国际学生中，有40%的学生来自中国，超过了其他任何国家。2010年，在澳大利亚高等教育院校注册的中国学生超过了91,000人，澳大利亚已成为最受中国学生欢迎的留学目的国之一。
Prime Minister Julia Gillard re-affirmed the strength of Australia’s education relationship with China
Today Prime Minister Julia Gillard re-affirmed the strength of Australia’s education relationship with China at a breakfast reception with senior education officials and university leaders in Beijing.
The reception celebrated the success of the Universities Australia China Australia Executive Leadership Program (CAELP) which has seen significant numbers of university leaders undertake professional development exchange between Australia and China and has helped build partnerships within the university sector. The Prime Minister congratulated Universities Australia and the China Education Association for International Exchange for their contribution to making the CAELP program such a success.
Building on the achievements of this program, today, the Prime Minister announced $100,000 to support the development of a research collaboration shadowing program between leading universities in Australia and China.
Earlier this month in Canberra, the Prime Minister witnessed the renewal of the bilateral Arrangement for Recognition of Higher Education Qualifications. The renewal reinforces our countries’ mutual commitment to supporting greater student, academic and professional mobility between China and Australia, and to enhancing links between Australian and Chinese universities.
The co-operation between Australia and China universities has been greatly deepened with the exploration of new opportunities’ for collaboration between universities in both countries. The Australian Group of Eight universities and the China 9 research universities has formed close research and student exchange links, including signing a high level memorandum of understanding (MOU) in October 2010. The MoU has promoted cooperation, expanded scholarly ties, facilitated academic cooperation and promoted mutual understanding.
The Government is also committed to encouraging more Australians to study and undertake professional development in China through the Australia Awards initiative.
The Australia Awards aim to foster a new generation of leaders with a strong understanding of Australia and to build stronger education, leadership and people-to-people links and support enduring ties between Australia, our neighbours and the global community.
The Australia Awards bring together the Development Awards administered by the Australian Agency for International Development and the Endeavour Awards and Prime Minister’s Australia Asia Awards administered by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations. The Prime Minister’s Australia Asia Awards provide an opportunity for high calibre scholars to undertake study, research and an internship for a period of up to two years. Since the inception of this program the majority of elite Australian recipients have elected to undertake their Award in China.
Today the Prime Minister met with Prime Minister’s Australia Asia Award Holders and other leading Australia Award recipients, as well as Endeavour Australia Cheung Kong Scholarship exchange recipients and university Alumni in Beijing. Australia greatly values the contribution that Chinese students make to our institutions and our communities. The Prime Minister also recognised the important role of the Australia China Alumni Association in supporting university alumni in China.
Education is an integral part of our bilateral relationship, as well as one of Australia’s biggest exports to China.
Around 40% of international university enrolments in Australia come from China—more than any other nation. In 2010 there were more than 91,000 enrolments of Chinese students in Australian higher education institutions, making Australia one of the most popular destinations for Chinese students studying abroad.
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