Project profile — Canada-ASEAN Scholarships and Educational Exchanges for Development Program
Overview
Overview
| CA-3-D003806001 | |
| $9,783,500 | |
| CBIE - Canadian Bureau for International Education (CA-CRA_ACR-2106844053) | |
| 2017-12-21 - 2025-12-31 | |
| Operational |
Country / region
• Far East Asia, regional (100.00%)Sector
• Education, Level UnspecifiedEducational research (11182) (15.00%)
• Post-Secondary Education
Higher education (11420) (85.00%)
Policy marker
• Gender equality (significant objective)• Environmental sustainability (cross-cutting) (significant objective)
• Participatory development and good governance (not targeted)
• Trade development (not targeted)
• Biodiversity (not targeted)
• Climate change mitigation (not targeted)
• Climate Change Adaptation (not targeted)
• Urban issues (not targeted)
• Desertification (not targeted)
• Children's issues (not targeted)
• Youth Issues (not targeted)
• Disaster Risk Reduction(DRR) (not targeted)
• Indigenous Issues (not targeted)
• Disability (not targeted)
• Nutrition (not targeted)
• ICT as a tool for development (not targeted)
Description and results
Description
The project aims to channel the creativity and the productivity of a new generation of students and young professionals, especially women, to contribute to poverty reduction and inclusive growth within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region. More specifically, it seeks to deepen the knowledge and develop practical skills of students or mid-level professionals from the ASEAN region in areas of study that contribute to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Project activities include: (1) the provision of short-term (up to 8 months) scholarships for study/research for ASEAN students in Canadian post-secondary academic institutions in areas of study that are aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals; (2) the creation of institutional agreements between Canadian and ASEAN post-secondary academic institutions; (3) the provision of short-term scholarships for ASEAN mid-career professionals working in sectors that contribute to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to enhance their knowledge and skills in their area of work; and (4) the creation of an alumni network.
Expected results
The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) increased knowledge and skills of youth and young professionals, especially women, in areas that contribute to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; and (2) strengthened linkages between ASEAN and Canadian post-secondary academic institutions.
Results achieved
Results achieved as of (March 2020) include: (1) the awarding of 138 short-term scholarships to students (of which 54% women) from seven Associations of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries (of which 44 from Vietnam, 38 from Singapore, 24 from Thailand, 12 from Malaysia, nine from the Philippines, eight from Indonesia, three from Myanmar) to study in eight Canadian provinces in a field aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals; (2) the creation of 32 institutional agreements between Canadian and ASEAN post-secondary academic institutions; and (3) the awarding of four short-term scholarships to mid-career professionals from Cambodia working in sectors that contribute to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Financials
Financials
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Related information
Related information
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Related links • Partner website — CBIE - Canadian Bureau for International Education |
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| Global Affairs Canada | |
| OGM Indo-Pacific | |
| Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation | |
| Bilateral | |
| Scholarships/training in donor country |
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