Launched in 2019, AAMEP is the sister program to AIMEP, connecting emerging leaders from Australia and the wider ASEAN region. The intensive 10-day program gives delegates the opportunity to engage in intellectual and cultural dialogue, with the aim of developing mutual understanding and strengthening cross-country relationships.
Drawing on two decades of experience from the Australia-Indonesia, Australia-Malaysia, and Australia-Thailand programs, AAMEP reflects the diversity of multicultural Australia and Muslim communities in Southeast Asia. Participants include artists, academics, organisers, scholars, educators, and many other leaders from across the religious, business, political and social spectrum.
AAMEP is delivered by Australia Indonesia Connections; a Melbourne-based consultancy directed by Rowan Gould and Brynna Rafferty-Brown.
Established in 2002, the Australia-Indonesia Institute’s Muslim Exchange Program (MEP) establishes and nurtures the ongoing contact between emerging leaders of Muslim communities in both Australia and Indonesia.
Australian AIMEP delegates reflect on their time in Indonesia – the progressive nature of Indonesian society, the active engagement of women in all spheres of life, and the importance of people-to-people connections.
‘Creating peace and understanding, while finding unity in our differences is no longer difficult when people open their minds to accept each other and stand up tall for tolerance.’
Al Hijrah TV Malaysia
2019 AAMEP Delegates at Thailand
Delegate hopes for AAMEP 2019
2019 AAMEP Delegates at Malaysia
AAMEP delegates - TV Al Hijrah interview
2019 Australia-ASEAN Muslim Exchange Program - Testimonial
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