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Salient. The Newspaper of Victoria University College. Vol. 20, No. 7. August 9, 1956

Indonesian graduate employment scheme

Indonesian graduate employment scheme

For several years past the Australian and Indonesian Governments have operated a scheme, initiated by the National Union of Australian University Students (NUAUS), for the employment of Australian graduates in Indonesia. After negotiations between the Governments of Indonesia and New Zealand, the NUAUS and NZUSA, it has been decided that New Zealand should participate in such a scheme.

Briefly, the idea is that New Zealand graduates work in Indonesia for a specified period (or leas if they become dissatisfied) with the object of assisting the Indonesian people to build their war-ravaged country into a properly developed nation.

This is not a scheme whereby New Zealand graduates can hope to get rich quick in an underdeveloped country. While applicants must be "missionaries" in the sense of postponing the possibility of material advancement in order to assist less fortunate people, this is not a scheme for "missionaries" of any particular creed or philosophy.

Graduates will be expected to live in the same manner and receive the same rates of pay as Indonesians in similar positions.

NZUSA feels that this is a worthwhile branch of its international activity and that much good can come of it. There is scope for recent graduates in a large number of different fields.

Although the number of selected applicants may be few, the scheme is expected to be beneficial not only to the two countries in the way of increasing contacts between them, but also to the individuals in the way of broadening their understanding of the problems of other people and in learning more of the practical side of their academic subjects.

The type of person required is not necessarily the expert but rather the recent graduate who is willing to use his or her much-needed talents in this work.

Those interested, including students who hope to graduate this year, should make enquiries to: The Director, Indonesian Graduate Employment Scheme, P.O. Box 1884, Wellington. Fuller information will be supplied to those enquiring in order to assist them to make up their minds whether or not to apply to be selected for this scheme.