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ACELS: The Hybrid Project Team Connecting Emerging Australia-China Leaders

June 16, 2023September 28, 2021 by Darcy Moore

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.

A Guide to Applying for the Australia-China Emerging Leaders Summit

May 11, 2017August 19, 2016 by Will Breedon

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

Australia-China Emerging Leaders Summit Sydney selfie

Australia-China Emerging Leaders Summit – Australia Summit 2016 Review

August 25, 2016August 19, 2016 by Will Breedon

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

A look into the ACYA Victoria Bilingual Language Competition

May 11, 2016May 9, 2016 by Will Breedon

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

Australia China Emerging Leaders Summit

March 31, 2016March 28, 2016 by Alice Slevison

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

ACYA-Peking Uni Australian Studies Centre Internship, Mark Eels shares his experience

August 16, 2018September 30, 2014 by Mark Eels

Alice Slevison from Asia Options had a chat with her Beijing based China Policy colleague Mark Eels about his experience working as an intern for the ACYA-Peking University Australian Studies Centre Internship Program. Some background on Mark Mark has completed … Read More

Beijing networking events guide for Australians

August 17, 2018June 3, 2014 by Olly Theobald

Through our Asia Networking Guide series Asia Options provides a directory for networking events for ten cities in Australia and Asia. Our second feature city in this series is the capital of the People’s Republic of China, Beijing. The ancient and … Read More

Get involved with the Australia China Youth Association

July 13, 2018June 1, 2014 by Olly Theobald

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

Volunteering with the Australia China Youth Association

August 16, 2018March 3, 2014 by Olly Theobald

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