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New ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n scholarship for Indian teachers

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Monday, 19 November 2012

The Premier of South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥, the Honourable Jay Weatherill MP, and the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide have launched a new scholarship for an outstanding Indian teacher.

The was launched today at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n High Commission in New Delhi.

ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (Academic) says the Ashok Khurana Scholarship will not only benefit the successful teachers, but enhance the already strong education ties between ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ and India.

The scholarship will support the postgraduate education of a practising and tertiary qualified school teacher working in the Indian education system.

One scholarship will be awarded to an Indian national undertaking a at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide, valued at AUD$38,500 for one year.

The scholarship is named after Professor Ashok Khurana, a former ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide staff member. He generously established the scholarship so that he could give back to the Indian education system from which he benefitted.

"My life was changed by a scholarship. As a young man in India I received a scholarship to study overseas, which led to 39 years in ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥," Professor Khurana says.

"After a successful career as an engineer in the petroleum industry, I reflected on the benefits that my family and I received.

"I felt a great debt to the Indian education system and to the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n nation for welcoming me as an immigrant and giving me every opportunity in life."

Professor Pascale Quester says: "This scholarship is a great example of ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ giving back to India, of the strength of the Indian community in Adelaide, and of the Indian diaspora retaining connections with the mother country."

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