Australian education providers should invest in the Asia-Pacific region to stop marginalised youth turning to terrorism, a leading philanthropist says.
Ron Bruder, who founded a network of non-profit groups that train unemployed youth in the Middle East and Africa, says Australia has a chance to take a leading role in the region around us.
He says high youth unemployment and marginalisation are root causes of terrorism and so improving life opportunities in disadvantaged communities helped combat these.
Mr Bruder will emphasise the importance of this in a keynote address at the Australian Council of Private Education and Training conference in Brisbane on Thursday.
"When education and training encourage and enable a nation's youth to work, individuals reach their potential, companies and organisations grow, and stable societies flourish," he said.
"As a thriving, productive nation, Australia has an opportunity to assume a leadership role in providing education and training that improves the lives of students in other countries, particularly the Asia-Pacific region."
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