The University of Melbourne has launched its Alumni Network and Melbourne Global Alumni Ambassadors Programme in India. It is organising a week-long series of events aiming to strengthen engagement with students and stakeholders across the country, as per press statement.
The institution claimed that its Indian alumni network is one of the largest global alumni communities residing outside of Australia. The India Alumni Network and Ambassadors programme claims to provide new opportunities for local alumni to connect with each other, expand their networks and grow community engagement initiatives across several cities within India.
The programme was launched during the University’s senior academic engagement delegation to India in September, headed by the Nicola Phillips, professor, university of Melbourne Provost, Professor Phillips, standing deputy to the vice-chancellor, chief academic officer of University, scheduled her first institutional visit to India as Provost to coincide with a number of important education partnership meetings and celebrations, as per the press statement.
“The University of Melbourne takes great pride in the strong partnerships developed in India and it has been my privilege to see for myself the mutual benefit, capability build, and impact we are creating together,” professor Phillips, said.
Nick Blinco, vice-president advancement, communications, marketing highlighted the Australia-India connection as an important international relationship for the University of Melbourne that aims to support India’s education agenda.
“We want to build a highly engaged and supportive Alumni community to share their wealth of knowledge and experience with Indian students and community stakeholders. The Global Ambassadors program will provide local alumni with new opportunities to connect with each other and for the University to have a broader impact,” Blinco said.
Additionally, University alumni and academics had meetings with prospective students in a number of events in Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore aiming to offer opportunities of research and learning at the institution.
“With our multi-city event series, we are looking to showcase the distinctiveness of our unique curriculum and research expertise in collaboration with students, alumni and our higher education partner community in India,” Blinco, added.