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9         New Colombo Plan                                                                                                                                     To provide benefits to Australian undergraduate students by providing financial assistance for the purpose of supporting them to undertake study and internships in the Indo‑Pacific region and, in connection with this, to:
                                                                                                                                                               (a) lift knowledge of the Indo‑Pacific region in Australia and strengthen our people‑to‑people and institutional relationships by increasing the number of Australian undergraduate students undertaking study and internships in the region; and
                                                                                                                                                               (b) deepen Australia's relationships with the region through the engagement of university, business and other stakeholder networks in supporting the programme and ensuring such experiences are highly valued across the Australian community; and
                                                                                                                                                               (c) help study in the Indo‑Pacific region become a rite of passage for Australian undergraduate students, and increase the number of Asia‑capable and work‑ready Australian graduates.