ASEAN-Australia Strategic Youth Partnership

2025 AASYP Recruitment is officially OPEN! Let’s find your perfect fit!🌟 Ready to take the next step in your leadership journey? Explore roles that align with your skills and passion!🚀 Join us to make an impact across ASEAN and Australia – let’s shape the future together! Don’t wait – apply now by January 19, 2025! 🔗 https://lnkd.in/g9mjKAc #AASYP #YouthEmpowerment #ASEANAustralia #VolunteerRecruitment

#VNGPartnerforInnovation VNG ACCOMPANIED THE ASEAN-AUSTRALIA YOUNG LEADERS FORUM 2024: BRIDGING KNOWLEDGE, CULTURE, AND FUTURE TECHNOLOGIES Recently, VNG Campus was honored to welcome 50 young delegates from the ASEAN-Australia Young Leaders Forum 2024 (AAYLF 2024). This experience provided an opportunity for future leaders from Australia and Southeast Asia to explore the inspiring workplace at VNG while exchanging knowledge on AI technology. One of the event's highlights was an insightful sharing session led by Dr. Duc Chau, Head of Zalo AI Lab. With deep expertise and real-world experience in artificial intelligence, he provided a profound perspective of how AI is developed and integrated into Zalo’s products, creating impactful and practical value for millions of users. This meaningful event not only fostered the exchange of professional knowledge but also reinforced VNG’s role as a global partner. We aspire to leave a lasting impression of our vibrant culture, talented people, and innovative environment, inspiring young global leaders to pursue innovation and sustainable growth. #VNGCorporation #TalentEngagement #AAYLF2024

2025 AASYP Recruitment is officially OPEN! Are you ready to join a dynamic team dedicated to empowering youth and strengthening ties between ASEAN and Australia?🌏✨ This is your chance to make a difference, build connections, and create meaningful impact! Don’t wait—apply now before January 19, 2025🚀 🔗 https://lnkd.in/g9mjKAc #AASYP #YouthEmpowerment #ASEANAustralia #VolunteerRecruitment

🌟 2025 AASYP Recruitment is Coming! 🌟 Passionate about youth empowerment and regional cooperation? ASEAN-Australia Strategic Youth Partnership (AASYP) is calling on young leaders to take on impactful roles and inspire change across ASEAN and Australia. Don’t miss your chance to join a vibrant and visionary team! Stay tuned for more details! #AASYP #YouthEmpowerment #ASEANAustralia #VolunteerRecruitment

🌏 Our Delegates are truly the diamonds of the season with their impressive ideas, thoughts, and works over the Forum. We are so happy to highlights a few of these wonderful young leaders and recognise their works. In our 𝐀𝐀𝐒𝐘𝐏 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 publication, these three delegates have broadened our worlds with their articles. They bring education, agriculture-tech, and children rights straight to the conversations: ➖ Mr. Xavier Ng, Malaysia's Delegate - 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬: 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐈 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐩 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 ➖ Ms. Lily Tao, Australia's Delegate - 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞: 𝐔𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐏𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐠𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 ➖ Ms. Mikaela Jago, Australia's Delegate - 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐀𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐑𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐖𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐧'𝐭 𝐀𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐋𝐨𝐬𝐞: 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐍’𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 Read full of their work and other delegates' works via our website: https://lnkd.in/gSaPbZCA 🌟 The Forum also proposed a Policy Pitch challenge for our Delegates and they excelled everything we had expected at them - and we had high expectations! We assigned our Delegates to different country teams that are not their nationalities and asked them to propose policy briefs for the topic of 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐝𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐍 ➖ Best Presentation - Team Indonesia ➖ Best Policy Brief - Team Myanmar ➖ Best Diplomacy - Team Australia With that, we ended our Forums with wonderful cultural performances by our Delegates. Together, we’ve sparked conversations that will ripple across borders and generations ✨ #AAYLF2024 #AASYP #ASEANYouth #AustralianYouth #YouthLeadership #Vietnam

🌏 Time flied and the Forum entered its final days with many friendships made and memories shared! On our last day, we chose "𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐝" to be our main focus and a good way of ending this journey on a positive note. 💡 Our experts talked about how we can use tech to enable underrepresented voices, address climate risks, and protect our relationships with culture & nature. Our delegates heard about all of those ideas via 𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡 (Ms. Quyen Nguyen and Ms. Yolanda López Hernán), 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡 (Ms. Chau Nguyen, Mr. Anh Ha Huy, Ms. Tuyen (Kelly) Vo), and 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐤𝐬 (Mr. Jason Martin Lusk, Ms. An Tran, Mr. Cuong Pham). ✨ And as we all knew that the end was near, we were all grateful because it had happened. Our closing remarks were delivered by Ms. Amalina Suprem, Brunei’s Delegate and Mr. Dev Bahl, Singapore’s Delegate. Our Directors - Anh Nguyen & Tahlia Beckitt and our COOs - Adelaide Pope & Shari Towns represented the Team to send a heartfelt message to all of our Delegates. We are nothing without our delegates, thank YOU! 🌟 H.E Tiffany McDonald, Australia’s Ambassador to ASEAN made a special appearance via virtual messages: "ASEAN is at the centre of our dynamic region, and you – as the next generation – are the custodians of the future of the ASEAN-Australia relationship. ... I wish you all the best for the future, a future where you will play an important role in advancing ASEAN-Australian relations: a partnership for the future." #AAYLF2024 #AASYP #ASEANYouth #AustralianYouth #YouthLeadership #Vietnam

🌏 As the momentum was going, our Forum entered Day 2 with 𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬 & 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 as the main theme. Technology advancement and innovation is everywhere and in every corner of our lives, even when we don’t even think about it. 💡 Our Delegates had the chance to hear from powerhouses in the fields via 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬 (Ms. Hạ (Ella) Trịnh, Mr. Nguyễn Gia Hưng, Mr. Duy Duc Le, MBA), 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 - 𝐃𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐞 (Ms. Trang Vũ, Dr. Bradley McConachie, Ms. Ngan HO), and 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 (Prof. Agnis Stibe, Ms. Olivia Nguyen, Dr. Huy Pham) panels. From cloud computing, web services, medical-tech, FinTech, to AI, our Panels cover them all! Our Delegates also had the time to get to know each other stories and practised some Policy Designing activities. ✨ 🌟 Day 2 ended with thought-provoking conversations, friendships, and a lot of laughs! #AAYLF2024 #AASYP #ASEANYouth #AustralianYouth #YouthLeadership #Vietnam

We kicked off the Forum with an inspirational session full of powerhouses in the ASEAN-Australia partnership. Their message is straightforward and simple - young people are the architects of the future. The ASEAN-Australia partnership depends on the energy, vision, and leadership of today’s youth to thrive for generations to come. 🌏 We were honored to be joined by H.E Andrew Goledzinowski, Australian Ambassador to Vietnam and Ms. Sarah Hooper, Australian Consul-General in HCMC, Vietnam as well as distinguished representatives of our Partners: ABROADER and Study Melbourne Hub HCMC 💡🌟 🌏 The Delegates had a chance to share with each other their delicious cultural food that they have brought with them when coming here. Truly a moment for all the food lovers. Later on, we delved into the "𝟓𝟎 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐍-𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬" (Ms. Louise Adams, Mr. Khiem Tran, Ms. Dominique Wiehahn) and "𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐲" (Ms. Pauline Tamesis, Mr. Mukund Narayanamurti, Mr. Vu Dinh - MBA) panels where we learn on how Technology will be the enabler to push the ASEAN-Australia partnership forward. 💡 We concluded the afternoon with a lovely visit to the campus of VNG Corporation - one of Vietnam's biggest tech company. Thank you for hosting us! 🌟 And when the night was still young, our Delegates had a lovely and cosy dinner at the Australian Consulate-General in HCMC, Vietnam. We were honoured to have the Reception Networking hosted by Ms. Sarah Hooper, Australian Consul-General in HCMC, Vietnam. Truly, Day 1 kicked off our entire Forum off on a great start ✨ #AAYLF2024 #AASYP #ASEANYouth #AustralianYouth #YouthLeadership #Vietnam

🌟 We kicked off the Forum today with an inspirational speech from H.E Andrew Goledzinowski AM, Australian Ambassador to Vietnam. His message is straightforward and simple - trusting and empowering the next generation has to be one of our best strategies. The ASEAN-Australia partnership depends on the energy, vision, and leadership of today’s youth to thrive for generations to come. 🌏 We are also joined by Ms. Sarah Hooper, Australian Consul-General in HCMC, Vietnam 🌏 We are grateful to have them with us today on our DAY 1 of the ASEAN-Australia Young Leaders Forum in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Here’s to an incredible start to a forum that celebrates collaboration, innovation, and the indomitable spirit of young leaders! 💡🌟 #AAYLF2024 #AASYP #ASEANYouth #AustralianYouth #YouthLeadership #Vietnam

🎉 Yesterday, the ASEAN-Australia Centre was officially launched by Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong and ASEAN Secretary General Dr Kao Kim Hourn at Parliament House. 🇻🇳 Today, the ASEAN-Australia Strategic Youth Partnership team is on the ground in Ho Chi Minh City, putting together the final touches as our delegates fly in from all across the region. 💡Tomorrow, we kick off the fourth ASEAN-Australia Young Leaders Forum featuring 50 delegates for 50 years of ASEAN-Australia relations. This year’s Forum theme is InnovASEAN: Shaping Tomorrow's Tech Leaders (Technology in Institutions ➡️ Emerging Technologies ➡️ Technology for Good). Comment topics you’d like to see discussed or questions to pose to our delegates and speakers! A huge thank you to the indefatigable AAYLF team, marcom team, and executive team who have worked around the clock in the lead-up to this week. Very grateful that I get to lead a team of such passionate, driven, and talented young people: - Anh Nguyen Tahlia Beckitt Amirah Haque Angie Suriyasenee Huong Nguyen Le Lan Hui Yeing Low Tan Dien Le Lucas Cary Lincoln Hu Stella Chia Ying Eng - Hadrian Le Clarissa B. Milania Niagaranti Nasywaa Azizah Azka Zukhrufa Farhan Ariman Arrizqy Nadya Khairunissa Y Jonathan Pei - Paul Sigar Shari Towns Adelaide Pope Thien Bui Icely Nicole Recato Dy Sella Ramadhani Tavis Tan Trang M. Nguyen Vy H. Nash Mesquita-Mendes