Ambassador De La Vega visits Pinoys in Queensland

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Ang scholarship ay bahagi ng kasunduan sa pagitan ng Philippine Department of Science and Technology at Queensland University of Technology na naglalayong tulungan i-angat ang profile ng STEM sa Pilipinas. Credit: Philippine Embassy in Canberra

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Philippine Ambassador to Australia Ma Hellen B De La Vega met with Filipino scholars at the Queensland University of Technology. The visit was part of the embassy's Philippine National Innovation Day activities this year.

Key Points
  • The Pinoy scholars shared their research studies as part of strengthening the science, technology, engineering at mathematics programs (STEM ) in the Philippines.
  • Ambassador De La Vega met with Queensland State Minister for Tourism and Sport Hon Michael Healy with Investment Queensland CEO Justin McGowan and discussed bilateral cooperation between the Philippines and Queensland.
  • The collaboration between two countries play a vital role in facing the evolving challenges in the region including digital literacy among Filipinos.
There are around 73,000 Filipinos living in Queensland, making it the third state with the biggest number of Filipinos.
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