This survey is designed to increase our understanding of the role that Chinese and Indian diasporic researchers and academics living in Australia play in the promotion of people-to-people links with researchers and communities in China and India, as well as elsewhere. It seeks information on the extent to which collaboration occurs with scholars in their home countries; the catalysts and rationales for such collaboration; topics or issues around which collaboration occurs; the actual modes of collaboration; the expected and actual outcomes of such collaboration; obstacles to collaboration; and what additional skills and processes might facilitate successful collaboration.
This survey is part of ‘Asia Literacy: Language and Beyond’, a two-year national research project under the Securing Australia’s Future (SAF) program. SAF is a program of the Australian Council of Learned Academies (ACOLA) funded by the ARC’s LASP fund through the Office of the Chief Scientist. http://www.acola.org.au/index.php/projects/securing-australia-s-future
The purpose of the Asia Literacy project is to assess the depth of Australia’s capacities to engage with its neighbours in the Asia Pacific, in order to further people-to-people links in the region. Diasporas, both of Asians in Australia and Australians in Asia, and the attendant transnational movement, are considered important elements in the advancement of people-to-people links in a wide range of areas such as science and research, education, business and trade, the professions, arts and culture, etc.
This survey is targeted at scholars and researchers of Chinese or Indian descent/origin who are currently living and working in Australia. The survey will take approximately 20 minutes to complete, with spaces for written responses. All responses are completely confidential with no identifying data being collected. Results will be analysed at an aggregate level and may be made available to you upon request following the study’s completion.
Your participation will assist the identification of success factors that contribute to the development of people-to-people links between scholars and researchers in Australia and Asia.
Many thanks for your time.
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