Australian Development Scholarship

Guys.....

Some of you might think that it's hard to take postgraduate study outside Indonesia. Some of you might also think that you don't have enough money to get education in foreign country.

Australia is one the place I recommend you to go. Probably you've heard about ADS (Australian Development Scholarship) - one of the scholarship Australian government offer to Indonesian to study in Australia. This scholarship will cover your tuition fee, english training, health insurance, etc..

For period 2007/2008, this scholarship is offered to up to 270 applicants where 180 will be public category and 90 will be in open category. 90% of it will be given to Master applicants while the rest 10% will be given to Doctoral applicants (Ph.D). The application period is June 18th, 2007 to September 7th, 2007. For more information, click here.

Information about universities and courses in each universities in Australia can be read in IDP.

Good luck.

School VS Job

Most of the people must have opinion that school is far better to take before taking any job. I can't blame them..... it's their opinion. They're probably right, because poor education can lead to failure. Trust me.... I've seen it every time. My friend, for example, underestimate all of the education from high school. As a result, he end up be a taxi driver.

Despite of that, there is one important thing we should remember which is whatever path you choose (education or job), don't do it follow some order; do it because you believe in it. Don't get intimidated easily by people around you. They may know what's best for most people, but it doesn't mean it also apply for you. You probably know what's best for you. You also probably know what will make you happy. We got a lot opportunities out there, either job or education, where it only depends on us to choose what path we should take.

I live in a full-restricted family where education takes a very-high position among other things. My father is a lecturer and my mother is a teacher. There is a lot of job opportunities for me, whether it's in the government, university, etc.. I really want to take a chance to apply for these opportunities, but lately I realize the better education I have today - the more opportunities I'm gonna get tomorrow. As long as I get chances to learn more, why should I waste it??? We should remember that probably we will not get what we want today, but we must believe that tomorrow will become more promising if we keep learning and never give up. Experience is the best teacher ever.