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18 Oct 2019
Designing Social Work Professional Degree Program Through Fulbright Specialist Program
A professional workforce is a foundation for developing strong institutions, which are necessary for civil society development. In 2018, the Government of Indonesia proposed legislation creating a new social work professional degree, which passed in 2019 and which will be implemented nationwide over the next five years. The University of Padjajaran sees this as an.. Read More.

16 Oct 2020
Kembali ke kampung halaman usai menyelesaikan studi di AS, fisikawan perempuan pertama asal Papua, Yane Oktovina Ansanay, bertekad mengakhiri krisis energi di Papua melalui pemanfaatan teknologi energi baru dan terbarukan. Doktor Fisika Perempuan Papua Yane Ansanay sekarang menjadi Dosen di Universitas Cendrawasih Jayapura Ingin mengembangkan energi terbarukan karena besarnya potensi di Papua Menyelesaikan pendidikan doktoral.. Read More.

08 Oct 2019
Jangan Takut Sekolah Ke Amerika
Perwakilan AMINEF Jakarta berfoto bersama peserta sosialisasi beasiswa Fulbright di Universitas Nusa Cendana. Foto: Dok. Undana Beverly Rambu Masyarakat Kota Kupang dan Nusa Tenggara Timur terutama orang muda diminta untuk tidak takut belajar ke Amerika. Jika ada kesempatan untuk mendapatkan beasiswa, berusahalah melalui semua tahapan dengan baik dan bila terpilih gunakanlah kesempatan tersebut sebaik mungkin.. Read More.

Nurenzia Yannuar is the newest Doctor of Philosophy in Linguistics from Leiden University, The Netherlands. She completed her PhD at the Leiden University Centre for Linguistics (LUCL) in October 2019. Her research promotes a local linguistic practice in Malang. It discusses the structure and development of Bòsò Walikan Malangan (‘Malang-style reversal language’). Known as Walikan,.. Read More.

01 Oct 2019
Yane Ansanay, Doktor Fisika Perempuan Pertama dari Papua
KABARPAPUA.CO, Kota Jayapura – Nama Yane Ansanay. Ia tak asing lagi pada bidang fisika. Yane, saat ini berprofesi sebagai pengajar dan peneliti dalam bidang sains dan teknologi di Universitas Cenderawasih (Uncen) Jayapura. Yane giat melakukan penelitian dalam bidang pangan dan obat-obatan, memaksimalkan bahan-bahan dasar dari tanah Papua. Read More..

30 Sep 2019
AMINEF is saddened to learn of the passing of Fulbright alumnus Aristides Katoppo, the distinguished journalist, publisher, and founder of Indonesia Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) at the age of 81 in Jakarta.Read More..

30 Sep 2019
Pelemahan perlindungan terhadap perempuan di era reformasi dalam agenda RUU PKS dan RKUHP
Perlindungan perempuan dalam ancaman. Hotli Simanjuntak/EPA-EFE Proses untuk buru-buru mengesahkan Rancangan Kitab Undang-Undang Hukum Pidana (RKUHP) dan, sebaliknya, menunda-nunda Rancangan Undang-Undang Pencegahan Kekerasan Seksual (RUU PKS) menegaskan perempuan terus menjadi korban dalam berbagai aspek. Bahwa perempuan kerap diasosiasikan sebagai warga kelas dua Indonesia bukanlah hal baru. Hak-hak perempuan masih terbatas dan mereka rentan menjadi korban kekerasan seksual apapun.. Read More.

14 Sep 2019
Mapia Atoll – The Next Jewel in the BHS MPA Network? by Mark Erdmann & Ricardo Tapilatu
We first learned of Mapia Atoll from legendary Indonesian dive guide Larry Smith; Larry used to visit the atoll regularly with the liveaboard Cehili back in the early 90’s, and he raved about the huge fish schools, abundant sharks and generally beautiful crystal clear visibility. Sadly, the Taiwanese live reef food fish vessels reached the remote atoll.. Read More.

13 Sep 2019
Obituary: Drs. August Kafiar, MA
It is with deep sadness that AMINEF announces the passing of Drs. August Kafiar, MA, a former member of AMINEF Board of Management and a Fulbright alumnus on Friday, September 13, 2019, in Jayapura, at the age of 74. Mr. August served for eight years on AMINEF Board in 1998 until 2006. He was a.. Read More.

13 Sep 2019
The Jakarta Post 13 Sep 2019 By Sudibyo M. Wiradji Traveling overseas to pursue one’s education is the dream of many Indonesian students, including Ahmad Fuadi, a young student who studied at Pondok Modern Darussalam Gontor, an Islamic boarding school, in East Java. But a couple years later when his dream came true, he had.. Read More.