[TimorLesteStudies] CDU, Menzies announce prestigious PhD scholarships for East Timor

[Jenny]

>http://ext.cdu.edu.au/newsroom/a/2009/Pages/090529-CDU-Menzies-PhD-scholarships.aspx
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>CDU, Menzies announce prestigious PhD scholarships for East Timor
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>Two leading education providers in the Northern Territory are 
>helping their nearest international neighbour to build its health capacity.
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>Charles Darwin University and the Menzies School of Health Research 
>will award two prestigious PhD scholarships to assist East Timor to 
>build its health services.
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>The Vice-Chancellor of CDU, Professor Barney Glover, and Director of 
>Menzies Professor Jonathan Carapetis announced the scholarships 
>during their current visit to the young nation as part of an NT 
>delegation to strengthen community, education and business ties.
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>Speaking from the capital Dili, Professor Glover said the CDU and 
>Menzies PhD Health Scholarships for East Timor would provide for two 
>East Timorese to complete a PhD in health at the Menzies School of 
>Health Research.
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>Both scholarships would have tuition fees waived and provide a 
>stipend of $20,000 a year for three and a half years.
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>"These scholarships will help East Timor in building its health 
>capacity," Professor Glover said.
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>In welcoming the initiative, Northern Territory Chief Minister Paul 
>Henderson said: "As well as building on the business and cultural 
>ties between East Timor and the Northern Territory, the Ministerial 
>delegation is also focusing on co-operation in the education sector.
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>"These PhDs are a great example of that co-operative approach and 
>will complement other collaborations between our jurisdictions."
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>Professor Carapetis said the NT, Menzies and East Timor had a long 
>and vigorous relationship.
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>The Ministers for Health in both the NT and East Timor were PhD 
>graduates of Menzies, he said.
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>All training and research during the PhDs would take place through Menzies.
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>Professor Glover said CDU and Menzies were now working with the East 
>Timor Government to establish the process for selecting the recipients.
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>The PhD candidates were expected to take up the scholarships toward 
>the end of 2009 or early in 2010.
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