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Public forum this Monday in Melbourne: China and overseas aid

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08 December 2011
Public forum this Monday in Melbourne: China and overseas aid

This Monday, the University of Melbourne's Asialink centre will host a public forum called China and Australia Overseas Aid: Different Approaches, Different Perceptions - and you're invited.

Drawing on both Chinese and Australian perspectives, the public forum will bring together experts from government, academic and development circles to analyse Chinese and Australian aid strategies in the Asia-Pacific region.

Questions the panel will address include:

  • How do the Chinese and Australian approaches differ, and how are they perceived by recipient nations?
  • Are there tensions in approaches to aid?
  • Are there ways we can learn from one another?
  • What does increased Chinese aid mean for Australian businesses and NGOs?

Moderator: Jim Middleton, Presenter, Australia Network
Speakers:

  • Paul Nichols, Assistant Director General, North and South Asia Branch, Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID)
  • Anthea Mulakala, Country Representative Malaysia/Regional Advisor Donor Relations, The Asia Foundation
  • Dr Chengxin Pan, School of International and Political Studies, Deakin University
  • Philippa Brant, School of Social and Political Sciences, The University of Melbourne

When: Monday 12 December, 6:30-8:00pm
Where: Carrillo Gantner Theatre, Sidney Myer Asia Centre, University of Melbourne

Cost: Free entry

This event is hosted by Asialink and the Asia Society AustralAsia Centre, in conjunction with the ACFID Universities Linkage Network conference at Deakin University and Australian Volunteers International.

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Find out more about the forum and register online

Read more about AVI's work in China