Growing up in Australia’s metropolitan cities like Sydney and Melbourne, there is a high likelihood that you’ve come across Lunar New Year celebrations hosted at your local suburb or Chinatown. As we welcome the Year of the Rabbit (兔年 in … Read More
Amid fresh coronavirus outbreaks, snap lockdowns and increased uncertainty among young Australians and Chinese, The 13th Australia-China Emerging Leader’s Summit went ahead between July 15 and 18, 2021. Join Asia Options China as we sit down with Yunrui Deng – ACELS 13 Chengdu Logistics Director and former ACYA Chengdu Chapter President – and Angus Heida – ACELS 13 Adelaide Project Manager – to find out all the behind-the-scenes details of what it took to pull off ACELS 13 and how you can join the ACELS 14 Project Team.
The first half of 2021 is quickly drawing to an end. Some of you may have spent it thinking you would get to do all the things you missed out on doing in 2020. That’s not happening. But what is happening … Read More
Founded in 2014, Peking University’s Yenching Academy provides a rigorous Master’s program for the multidisciplinary study of China and the Yenching Global Symposium (YGS) is an annual, highly competitive, symposium made up of engaging lectures, panel discussions, and interactive sessions addressing both China’s impact … Read More
If you have an interest in the Australia-China relationship, then this could be the perfect next step in your journey. The Australia-China Youth Dialogue (ACYD) is the preeminent interdisciplinary early to mid- career leaders dialogue between Australia and China. The … Read More
China is a vast and diverse country, so vast in fact, the task of choosing an ideal study location is made particularly difficult. From the famouly picturesque south-western province of Yunnan, to the icy northern region of Heilongjiang, there’s sure … Read More
From the 16th to the 19th of January, I attended the tenth installment of the Australia China Emerging Leaders Summit (ACELS) in Guangzhou, China. Organised by a small cohort of members from the Australia China Youth Association (ACYA), with the … Read More
China is big – where do you start? If you want to get a perfectly prepared entree to China, the Confucius Institute at the University of Melbourne (CI) has wrapped one up nicely for you in the Student and … Read More
If you’re applying for the Australia-China Emerging Leaders Summit (ACELS) this year you may want to get a feel for the application process and the kind of people you’ll meet during the Summit. What kind of person will you see … Read More
The Australia-China Emerging Leaders Summit (ACELS) is a Summit hosted by the Australia-China Youth Association (ACYA) with a foot in both Australia and China. ACELS began as a formal meeting of minds from the AYCA national executive in Sydney and … Read More
With the ACYA Victoria Bilingual Language Competition (BLC) accepting applications for 2016, Asia Options spoke with last year’s winners Maggie Milne and Nell Chan, to hear about their experiences and discuss how bilingual Victorians can put their Chinese language skills … Read More
The Australia China Emerging Leaders Summit (ACELS) is an initiative of the Australia China Youth Association (ACYA). The Summit began life in 2013 as the ACYA National Conference and has grown from there to become ACELS. In 2016, ACELS was … Read More
Since its inception in 2010 the Australia-China Youth Dialogue (ACYD) has brought together 30 of the best and brightest youth from Australia and China each year to undertake a track II dialogue to discuss matters of high importance to … Read More
Australia’s own cultural initiative, the Marco Polo Project took an innovative translation concept around the world in 2014 and continues to reach new heights this year. The first Australia-China Festival of Digital Literature in 2014 was the brainchild of … Read More
Imagine a world-first program that brings together 130 innovators from Australia and China, grouping them into 25 diverse think tanks to deal with crucial issues at the crux of the bilateral relationship between our two countries, including the future of … Read More
Are you interested in participating at youth conferences in the Asia-Pacific region while taking away some lifelong skills and friends? Read more to find out what it’s like and how you can seize this incredible opportunity! The APEC … Read More
Alice Slevison from Asia Options sat down with Beijing-based aspiring environmental engineer Kate Smith to have a chat about her experience as an inaugural China Australia Millennial Project (CAMP) delegate, and her tips for those applying for CAMP next … Read More
The Australia China Youth Association was launched in 2009 as a student initiative and serves young people from both sides of the bilateral relationships between 18 and 24 years of age. ACYA’s broad mandate is to promote greater engagement between young … Read More
The Australia-China Young Professionals Initiative (ACYPI) is the premier platform for young professionals to engage with the Australia-China relationship. Through events in Australia and China, ACYPI connects young professionals to significant commercial, political and academic leaders, and provide networking opportunities across … Read More
From its humble beginnings at the Australian National University in Canberra to a dynamic network of chapters spanning two diverse countries and an annual bilateral dialogue sponsored by DFAT, the Australia China Youth Association (ACYA) has emerged to play a … Read More