Graduate Profile - International Relations

Anna Lewkowicz is very excited at the prospect of working for 12 months as a project research adviser in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Working in a developing country has been a personal dream of hers since completing her Honours Degree, and subsequently a Master's Degree, in international relations.

Based in the Department of Higher Education at Maharishi Vedic University, Cambodia's only rural university, Anna will work in conjunction with her Australian Partner Organisation, the Australian Aid for Cambodia Fund. Her assignment involves training local counterparts in database management and identifying and approaching donor agencies and corporates, including writing project proposals.

The assignment will draw on her experience working for the South Australian Government over the past three years.

Anna hopes that, by experiencing first-hand the Cambodian culture and people, she will enhance her knowledge of and sensitivity to the issues faced by people in developing countries.
She is looking forward to working with the local people and with national and international organisations. Her hope is that the experience will help her to grow, both personally and professionally, and enable her to provide valuable training for the local staff.

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