Deadline: 15 August 2012
The China Studies Centre of the University of Sydney is organising a young person's essay competition to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Australia-China diplomatic relations.
The competition is designed to encourage Australian and Chinese young people up to the age of 25 to engage with each other and thereby strengthen mutual understanding and ensure future collaboration between the two countries.
THE COMPETITION
• The theme of your essay needs to be 'The Australia-China relationship and its future'.
• You can submit one essay only, written in either Chinese or English.
• The maximum character count for the Chinese essay is 2000 characters. For the English essay, the maximum is 2500 words.
• For both for the Chinese and English essays, one First Prize will be awarded, along with two Second Prizes, and two Third Prizes.
APPLICATION METHOD
• Applicant can download the application form here.
• Completed application form together with the essay should reach the China Studies Centre email csc.events@sydney.edu.au on or before 15 August 2012.
ESSAY ASSESSMENT PANELS
• A separate panel of experts will judge the Chinese essays and the English essays. Each panel will consist of 5 members drawn from universities, chaired by a leading member of the China Studies Centre.
• The decision of Assessment Panels will be final.
AWARDS
• For both the Chinese and English essays，first Prize is a cash award of A$3000; Second Prize is A$2000; Third Prize is A$1000. All winners who will attend the Award Ceremony will also entitle to a travel allowance of the amount A$1,000; a visit to the University of Sydney, and their essay will be included in the brochure of the 40th anniversary of Australia-China diplomatic relations essay competition.
The China Studies Centre will inform the competition winners individually around mid-September. Winners will also be invited to participate in the competition's award ceremony and cocktail reception in Sydney on 13 November 2012, where they can share their essays and thoughts with guests and media on this very happy occasion.
The tentative venue of the award ceremony is the New South Wales Government House. Confirmed guests of honour include the Governor of New South Wales, Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO , also Chancellor of the University of Sydney; and the University's Vice-Chancellor, Dr Michael Spence.
Download: application form
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For queries/ submissions: csc.events@sydney.edu.au
Website: http://sydney.edu.au/china_studies_centre/
The China Studies Centre of the University of Sydney is organising a young person's essay competition to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Australia-China diplomatic relations.
The competition is designed to encourage Australian and Chinese young people up to the age of 25 to engage with each other and thereby strengthen mutual understanding and ensure future collaboration between the two countries.
THE COMPETITION
• The theme of your essay needs to be 'The Australia-China relationship and its future'.
• You can submit one essay only, written in either Chinese or English.
• The maximum character count for the Chinese essay is 2000 characters. For the English essay, the maximum is 2500 words.
• For both for the Chinese and English essays, one First Prize will be awarded, along with two Second Prizes, and two Third Prizes.
APPLICATION METHOD
• Applicant can download the application form here.
• Completed application form together with the essay should reach the China Studies Centre email csc.events@sydney.edu.au on or before 15 August 2012.
ESSAY ASSESSMENT PANELS
• A separate panel of experts will judge the Chinese essays and the English essays. Each panel will consist of 5 members drawn from universities, chaired by a leading member of the China Studies Centre.
• The decision of Assessment Panels will be final.
AWARDS
• For both the Chinese and English essays，first Prize is a cash award of A$3000; Second Prize is A$2000; Third Prize is A$1000. All winners who will attend the Award Ceremony will also entitle to a travel allowance of the amount A$1,000; a visit to the University of Sydney, and their essay will be included in the brochure of the 40th anniversary of Australia-China diplomatic relations essay competition.
The China Studies Centre will inform the competition winners individually around mid-September. Winners will also be invited to participate in the competition's award ceremony and cocktail reception in Sydney on 13 November 2012, where they can share their essays and thoughts with guests and media on this very happy occasion.
The tentative venue of the award ceremony is the New South Wales Government House. Confirmed guests of honour include the Governor of New South Wales, Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO , also Chancellor of the University of Sydney; and the University's Vice-Chancellor, Dr Michael Spence.
Download: application form
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For queries/ submissions: csc.events@sydney.edu.au
Website: http://sydney.edu.au/china_studies_centre/
