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Australia Future Unlimited Video competition for Indian School Students
Students from schools across India will have the opportunity to win a student experience to a leading Australian university by participating in the “Film Fly Experience Australia” schools video competition.
Students from schools across India will have the opportunity to win a student experience to a leading Australian university by participating in the “Film Fly Experience Australia” schools video competition. Organised by The Australian Trade and Investment Commission, Australian Government in association with HDFC Credila, the competition is open to students in grades 9 to 11 from schools across India.
The 4th edition of the annual India Schools Video Competition involves production of short films by students around the themes of
– Cyber Security and modern threats
– Learn Analytics: Doing Right, Doing Smart
– The Business of Sustainable Event Tourism in India and the Gold Coast, Australia
– Foods of the Future: How to feed the world with diminishing resources
– Design a home for the future
The winning teams for all the five themes will have the opportunity to participate in a student experience at Macquarie University, RMIT University, Southern Cross University, The University of Queensland and University of South Australia. This would also include return economy flight tickets from India to Australia, for two students and an accompanying teaching staff member, accommodation, and other travel and living expenses in Australia.
The competition is sponsored by Macquarie University, RMIT University, Southern Cross University, The University of Queensland, University of South Australia, Qantas, Allianz Global Assistance and Iglu.
The students will be provided background information on the themes by the participating Australian universities. Schools can nominate maximum of 20 teams. Each team can select only one theme and the team should have two students and one teaching staff.
Registration for the competition commences on 14 December 2017 and the last date for the submission of competition video entries will be 15 February 2018.
Students can access the competition website www.filmflyaustralia.org for more details about the competition.
Speaking about the competition, Leonie Muldoon, Senior Trade and Investment Commissioner – South Asia, Australian Trade and Investment Commission said, “The Australian Trade and Investment Commission is leading this competition. An objective of the Film Fly Experience Australia competition is to broaden the horizons of Indian students and provide them new study options to consider. It is a wonderful opportunity for Indian students to exhibit their creative talents. We wish all the students the best of luck and look forward to having the winners in Australia soon.”
“As of September 2017, there are close to 81000 Indian student enrolments across Australia’s education and training providers. We would like to invite more Indian students to study in Australia in courses where Australia is a world leader and this includes educational programmes in archaeology, earth & marine sciences, mineral & mining engineering, environmental sciences, nursing, pharmacy & pharmacology and veterinary science. Australia is also a significant international education destination for emerging or future careers in areas ranging from technology, digital, robotics, media & entertainment, scientific research, health, and future materials. These programmes will provide Indian students the foundation for a global career in areas of future employment growth”, said Leonie Muldoon.
Mr Ajay Bohora, Co-Founder, MD & CEO of HDFC Credila, India’s education loan specialist says, “HDFC Credila is delighted to be part of this School competition, organised in association with the Australian Trade and Investment Commission. It is a wonderful opportunity for students to showcase their talent and to experience the diverse opportunities presented by prestigious Australian Universities.
HDFC Credila believes in empowering students to fulfill their higher education dreams, and this competition is one such initiative to provide the students the exposure to learn about the emerging and future global career opportunities.
We are thrilled to announce that this year’s competition has been extended to students in multiple other countries too. We look forward to another year with hundreds of schools participating in the competition. HDFC Credila wishes them the very best, while they all enjoy the process of film making and participating in this unique competition.”
The 3rd edition of the competition, held in 2016-2017, attracted participation from students in grades 9 to 11 from over 325 schools across India and the winners were from Sanskriti School, New Delhi; Wisdom High International School, Nashik; Delhi Public School, RK Puram and Kothari International School, Noida. The winning schools travelled to University of Sydney, Australian National University, University of Southern Queensland, Macquarie University and RMIT University between May to August 2017.
For more information about the participation at the contest please visit www.filmflyaustralia.org or contact Mohaa Vyas at the Australian Trade and Investment Commission at +91 (22) 6116 7123 or e-mail to mohaa.vyas@austrade.gov.au