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Australia-China Ӿꕹᶆଙᘶݳտ Youth Association —— —— ACYA.ORG.AU National Prospectus 2016 ———— acya.org.au National Prospectus 2016 TABLE OF CONTENTS ——— Page 1 From the President 3 What is ACYA? 4 Organisational Structure 6 ACYA Geographically and By the Numbers 8 Publications & Media Highlights 10 Core Capabilities 12 Event Highlights 18 Partnerships in Focus 21 Strategic Goals Association 24 Contact Us China Youth Youth China - ACYA Australia FROM THE PRESIDENT ——— !e importance of the bilateral relationship to cities in China. !ese Chapters target students, both Australia and China is undeniable. graduates, and early career professionals for their It is becoming increasingly evident that membership. ACYA’s membership boasts there are insufficient numbers of Australians and Rhodes and Sir John Monash Scholars, Prime Chinese with the knowledge, skills, in-country Minister’s Endeavour award holders, New Co- experience, and trusted networks that enable the lombo Plan Award holders, delegates to the two countries to position themselves to respond Australia-China Forum, young entrepreneurs, to opportunities and challenges in the bilateral professionals representing major industries and relationship. ACYA’s mission is to bridge this sectors, and much more. gap and develop a generation of Australia and China literate youth, and young professionals Promotion of your organisation’s brand to young able to see, seize, and create opportunities for Australians and Chinese through our events, closer bilateral ties and greater mutual under- media coverage, website, publications, social standing between the two countries. media offerings, and any unique self- Over the past years, ACYA has fostered administered projects that ACYA develops, such the growth of a vibrant community with over as the Australia China Emerging Leaders Sum- , members across both countries. !is has mit. been possible due to hundreds of annual events, and the establishment of work, study, and volun- Pastoral care and local insight for members of teer opportunities, as well as the production of a partner organisations who relocate to either range of unique ACYA-branded publications. Australia or China or possess a desire to become Nevertheless, more can always be done. We are more involved in the youth community. seeking partners (financially, or in-kind) who share our vision to support the continued growth !is Prospectus provides an overview of ACYA, of ACYA’s ideas, projects, publications and outlining notable achievements, event high- membership. Beyond partnering in the cultiva- lights, publications and our strategic goals. We tion of a new Australia-China competent gener- look forward to discussing partnership options ation, benefits of being involved with ACYA for your organisation to become involved with include: and support ACYA’s vision of a dynamic youth body who will go on to define the future of the Access to a deep talent-pool across Chapters Australia-China relationship • at all major Universities in Australia and key ——— JIMMY ZENG (NATIONAL PRESIDENT 2015–16) 1 ACYA NATIONAL PROSPECTUS Delegates at the 2015 Australia-China Emerging Leaders Summit (Sydney) 2 What is ACYA? OUR MISSION OUR VISION Is to be the organisation through which young Aus- ACYA strives to create a dynamic ecosystem that tralians interested in China (and vice versa) can not only fosters Australian and Chinese youth be- forge lasting connections and have access to a net- coming involved in this bilateral relationship, but work of unique and diverse educational and career also reaches new heights of mutual understanding opportunities. and appreciation between Australia and China. !is will be achieved through: OUR HISTORY ACYA is the only non-profit organisation devoted . Providing a robust and well connected Australia- to promoting greater engagement between students, China community within which young Australi- graduates, and young professional (aged between ans and Chinese can forge lasting friendships, and ) in both Australia and China. develop academic and business partnerships, and share educational, extracurricular and profes- We were founded in by a group of Australian sional opportunities; university students studying in Beijing, who banded together to address the then paucity of information . Acting as a non-political advocate and facilitator to and resources available to young Australians inter- not only promote cross-cultural understanding ested in studying or working in China — infor- and greater interaction with professionals, gov- mation provided by universities seemed vague, out- ernment and NGOs but also to provide a sup- of-date and irrelevant to the needs of most students. port base which enables our Members to devel- Additionally, no organisations existed through op and deliver initiatives that increase opportu- which young Australians in China could connect nities for Australia-China engagement; and with their peers or interested Chinese students. Strengthening the community of Australian and Established to provide a platform for Australian and Chinese youth at a grassroots level through an ex- Chinese youth with an interest in strengthening re- pansive network of Australia- and China-based lations between the two countries. !is organisation Chapters ( and , respectively).1 sought to bring people together to share and learn from one another whilst pursuing valuable Austral- !ese Chapters regularly deliver quality social, edu- ia-China projects based around three pillars: cational, publishing, and language exchange for an international community of over , ACYA Education, Careers, and Members and, altogether, host well over major People-to-People Exchange events annually • Still today, ACYA is run entirely by youth, for youth on a completely voluntary basis. 1 NB: Chapters in Australia are normally based in univer- sities, and in China based in cities ACYA NATIONAL PROSPECTUS 3 Organisational Structure ——— ACYA is led by the National Executive whom set the strategic direction and organisational goals. !ey also manage the ACYA website, social media presence, produce and distribute publications, and handle external relations with partners, sponsors and other Australia-China organisations. In doing so, the National Execu- tive strives to create value and provide support for Chapters and the international community of + members. 4 Our Chapters Our Chapters operate around ACYA’s !ree Pillars: Education, Careers, and People- to-People Exchange. Each initiative is uniquely tailored to fulfilling a particular need of the Australia-China youth community. !us, our !ree Pillars allow us to collab- orate with a range of different stakeholders—from universities to multinationals and local businesses. Education Careers P2P Study resources / Volunteer Internship & job opportuni- Language exchange / Arts opportunities / Scholarships ties / Career development and culture exchange / / Pastoral care packages / Mentoring Sport diplomacy / Social Networking ACYA NATIONAL PROSPECTUS 5 ACYA Geographically 5 China Chapters BEIJING NANJING SHANGHAI TAIPEI HONG KONG 19 Australia Chapters QUEENSLAND NSW A.C.T. VICTORIA W.A. SOUTH AUSTRALIA • WESTERN AUSTRALIA: Curtin, Murdoch, University of Western Australia • QUEENSLAND: Griffith, Queensland University of Technology, University of Queensland • NSW: Macquarie, University of Newcastle, University of New South Wales, Sydney University, UTS • A.C.T. Australian National University • VICTORIA: Deakin, LaTrobe, University of Melbourne, Monash, RMIT • SOUTH AUSTRALIA: South Australia Chapter (incorporates students from each university in S.A.) 6 ——— ACYA by the Chapters across Numbers Australia and China ——— 6000+ Members 165 130+ ——— ——— Total annual events hosted Members volunteering for by Chapters in China and ACYA with external Australia 250 organisations Committee Members involved in ACYA Executive Teams 25 4 Internships provided to Member-exclusive ACYA Members through scholarship opportunities exclusive partnership 17 agreements • Professional partnerships across a variety industries ACYA NATIONAL PROSPECTUS 7 Publications ——— ACYA has a range of bilingual publications that offer our members a wealth of information and opportunities to be published. Journal of Australia-China Affairs ChinaBites The annual Journal of Australia-China Affairs Founded in February and with a readership in (ISSN -) is an academic publication that the thousands, ACYA ChinaBites is a monthly provides a high quality and high-visibility platform newsletter that provides an insightful and offbeat for students, academics, and professionals to publish coverage of Chinese current affairs, pop culture, and academic essays, opinion articles, and creative work slang. We hope to provide Australians and other touching upon the Australia-China relationship. non-Chinese with an interesting and amusing way Now in its Fifth Volume, the Journal is academically to keep abreast of what is happening in China and peer-reviewed, entirely English-Chinese bilingually engage more with Chinese language and culture. translated, and co-published with the University of ChinaBites was founded in February and is Sydney China Studies Centre. sent to ACYA members each month • The Journal is unique in that it is the only academic Australia-China Perspectives Blog publication concentrated on the Australia-China relationship, and it combines peer-review status with The Australia-China Perspectives Blog is a platform open access visibility. Submissions are growing rap- for young Australian and