MENTOR PROGRAM
Our Mentoring Program provides aspiring talent with the opportunity to connect with renowned and experienced leaders in international affairs.
Mentors are passionate about empowering the next generation and appreciate the value of knowledge sharing, personal reflection and fulfilment.
If you are a student, young professional or interested in international affairs, this program will provide you with exposure to new and different perspectives, increased capacity to self-reflect, improved goal-setting skills, and international literacy.
The program consists of two 90-minute small group mentoring sessions over the course of a month.
See our 2024 mentors
2024 Mentors:
Dr Anna Powles, Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Defence and Security Studies
Nadeshda Jayakody, International Human Rights Lawyer with eyeWitness to Atrocities
Will Stoltz, Senior Manager at Cyber CX and Lecturer and Expert Associate at the National Security College
Dan Seehusen, Assistant Director with DFAT
Anthony J. Langlois, Stan Perron Dean of Applied Ethics at Curtin University and founding director of the new Curtin Centre for Applied Ethics
Ly Tran, Professor in the School of Education and Research for Education Impact centre at Deakin University
Marcela Lapertosa, Co-founder and Director of education at Value Learning
Maima Koro, Pacific Research Fellow and academic co-lead of the REgional Perspectives research collaboration
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See our 2023 mentors
2023 Mentors:
Gordon Flake, CEO, Perth USAsia Centre
Lydia Khalil, Project Director, Digital Threats to Democracy Project; Research Fellow, Lowy Institute
Darren Lim, Senior Lecturer, Australian National University
Mannie Kaur Verma, Principal Lawyer, Regal Lawyers
Lauren Harris, Strategic Projects Advisor, Centre for Humanitarian Leadership
Kyla Raby, Human Trafficking, Forced Labour & Forced Marriage Lead, Australian Red Cross
Merriden Varrall, Director of Australia Geopolitics Hub, KPMG Australia
Danielle Rajendram, Associate Director - Advisory and Insights, Asialink Business
Eliane Coates, Second Secretary, Political, Australian Embassy Vietnam
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FAQs
Is there a registration cost?
Should you be accepted, please note that a $45 fee applies to participate in the program. Submitting an application is free.
Am I eligible?
The Mentor program is open to Australian citizens and permanent residents between the ages of 18 and 30.