Nominations opened on May 21, and will close on Wednesday, July 18.

 

This annual event showcases the extraordinary achievements of Australian university alumni now working in China. Previous winners and finalists include UNSW graduates Dr Zhengrong Shi, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Suntech Power, Vincent Lam, Founder and Chairman of ASIARAY Group, University of Sydney alumnus, Chinapod’s Jenny Zhu, and the University of South Australia’s Luqiang Qiao, Director of International Arts Cooperation with China’s National Center for the Performing Arts.

 

ACAA members are linked through their mutual study experiences in Australia, but the range and scope of work Australian alumni engage in upon their return to China couldn’t be more diverse – ranging across an array of sectors, including the arts, science and research, media, auto, green tech, financial services, education, IT, auto and property… the list goes on.

 

Winners will be announced in Shanghai at an ACAA awards ceremony on Saturday, September 15. ■

 

 

To download the 2012 Australia China Alumni Awards nomination form in English, click here.

To download the 2012 Australia China Alumni Awards nomination form in Chinese, click here.

 

For full details on nominations, eligibility and the judging process, click here.

 

Australia China Connections is proud to be the media partner for the 2012 ACAA Awards. The remarkable achievements of this year’s winners and finalists will be profiled in our special ACAA Awards feature and launched during the awards presentation in Shanghai on September 15.

 

For more information on how your business can reach the more than 6000 Australian university alumni across China, all of whom are looking for ways to retain their links to Australia, contact Carl Jetter:  T: +61 3 9650 1598 / E: carlj@chinaconnections.com.au

 

 

 

*Previous winners include ASIARAY Group’s Vincent Lam, Winner of the 2010 ACAA Award for Entrepreneurship and ChinaSoft International COO Simon Chung, winner of the CPA Australia China Alumni of the Year, 2011. Vincent is an alumnus of UNSW and the University of Sydney and Simon, an alumnus of the University of Wollongong.

Both are pictured on the respective covers of Australia China Connections special ACAA Awards features for 2010 and 2011.