DEST is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms Oon Ying Chin as the next Counsellor (Education, Science and Training) for Paris.
Ms Chin will be part of the Australian Delegation to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). As a senior executive representing the Department at the OECD, she will play an integral role in enhancing our relationships with the key education and science bodies within the OECD and UNECSO forums. She will bring to the position a breadth of understanding of education, science and training issues on the Australian and the international front, strong policy and analytical skills as well excellent networking and representational capabilities.
Ms Chin is currently Branch Manager of the Economic Analysis, Growth and Evaluation Branch and Team Leader, COAG Human Capital and Co-ordination Taskforce in Strategic Analysis and Evaluation Group (SAEG) in DEST. Ms Chin will take up the position later this year when the posting of the current Counsellor, Mr William Thorn, concludes.
We welcome Ms Chin to the AEI team.