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Arts Alumni Spotlight Series

Our Alumni Spotlight Series features Monash Arts thought leaders in Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences and Performing Arts, as they meet the critical global challenges and positively impact the world around us. This series also showcases our Faculty's cutting-edge research and innovative teaching, committed to tackling the challenges of the age.

The first instalment in the spotlight series is a one-off podcast featuring award-winning Monash alumnus and ethnomusicologist, Dr Ahmad Sarmast, founder and director of the Afghanistan National Institute of Music (ANIM) and Dr Ben Wellings, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations. This podcast is hosted by Mr Matt Mitchell, Senior Lecturer in the School of Media, Film and Journalism.
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Past events

12 October 2019 – Melbourne
Dr Ahmad Sarmast, Monash alumnus and founder of the Afghanistan National Institute of Music, brought Afghanistan’s all-female Zohra Orchestra to Monash University’s Robert Blackwood Hall on the first stop of their debut tour of Australia in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Afghanistan-Australian diplomatic relations.
Keynote address: The Hon Dr Sharman Stone, Australian Ambassador for Women and Girls.
11 September 2019 – London
Speakers:Matt Anderson PSM: Acting High Commissioner to the UK
Yalda Hakim: Anchor and Correspondent, Host of BBC World News' Impact
13 September 2018
Economic Empowerment and Human Rights: Our Experience
Keynote address: The Hon Dr Sharman Stone, Australian Ambassador for Women and Girls.