Australia’s Relationship with Asia in History
Blog Post 3
Established in 1981, AIYEP [Australia and Indonesia Youth Exchange Program] is a longstanding program of the
Australia-Indonesia Institute in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. It
is run in partnership with Indonesia’s Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sport. (Australian
Government, 2013).
Students learning about the Youth Exchange Program in
Australia and Indonesia can develop their knowledge and understandings of
Australia and Asia relationships and develop knowledge and appreciation of our
countries historical pasts.
‘In the Australian Curriculum: History, the priority of Asia
and Australia’s engagement with Asia provides rich and engaging content and
contexts for developing students’ historical knowledge, understanding and
skills’ (ACARA, 2013).
The AIYEP allows students to go to Australia or Indonesia
and learn about the culture, history and biodiversity of a nation.
The Australian Curriculum: History enables students to develop an
understanding of histories of the diverse peoples of Asia and their
contributions to the region and the world, and an appreciation of the
importance of the region for Australia and the world. This happens as students
learn about the importance of the traditions, beliefs and celebrations of
peoples from the Asia region and through the study of ancient societies, trade,
conflicts, progressive movements and migration to Australia by people from Asia
(ACARA, 2013).
The Bible says:
‘Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore love is the
fulfillment of the law’ (Bible Gateway, 2011, Romans 13:10).
‘If you really keep the royal law found in Scripture, “Love
your neighbor as yourself,”[a] you are doing right’ (Bible
Gateway, 2011, James 2:8).
Australia, Asia relationships are important because we both
bring different things to the table. As cited below:
‘The White Paper recognises the value of Australia’s rich
network of people-to-people links in building comprehensive relationships with
the countries in our region’ (Australian Government, 2013).
‘In the Australian Curriculum: History, the priority of Asia
and Australia’s engagement with Asia provides rich and engaging content and
contexts for developing students’ historical knowledge, understanding and
skills’ (ACARA, 2013).
Australia and Asia relationships are about recognising the
influence, individuality and importance of individual nations and creating an
appreciation for our nations strengths and that we can be stronger together.
‘AIYEP aims to provide wider opportunities for young
people of Indonesia and Australia to appreciate the culture, development and
way of life of each other’s country’ (Australian Government, 2013).
More information on the AIYEP and Australia's relationship with Asia is available on the following
sites:
References
ACARA. (2013). Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia. Retrieved 25th
May 2013 from http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/History/Cross-Curriculum-Priorities.
Australian Government. (2013). Youth exchange program benefits Australia
and Indonesia. Retrieved 25th May 2013 from http://asiancentury.dpmc.gov.au/case-studies/youth-exchange-program-benefits-australia-and-indonesia.
Bible Gateway. (2011). New
International Version. Retrieved 25th May 2013.
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