News Edition
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.
11 Sep 2019
Ayu Kartika Dewi Tanamkan Nilai-nilai Keberagaman dan Toleransi pada Anak Muda
Lewat program SabangMerauke dan Milenial Islami, Ayu Kartika Dewi ingin mendorong narasi-narasi perdamaian dan keberagaman di Indonesia. Sejak kecil Ayu Kartika Dewi sering berpindah-pindah tempat tinggal mengikuti ayahnya yang harus berdinas di daerah lain, membuatnya terbiasa berada di lingkungan masyarakat yang beragam. Namun saat bertugas menjadi guru sekolah dasar di Desa Papaloang, Halmahera Selatan, Maluku.. Read More.
01 Sep 2019
It is with deep sadness that AMINEF announces the passing of Fulbright alumnus Prof. Mestika Zed on Sunday, September 1, 2019 in Padang, at the age of 63. Prof. Mestika received the Fulbright grant in 1996 to conduct postdoctoral research in history at Cornell University. He is among a few Indonesian historians who has been.. Read More.
23 Aug 2019
Pembatasan internet di Papua ancam demokrasi dan kebebasan berpendapat seluruh rakyat Indonesia
Pengunjuk rasa dari Papua melakukan aksi mereka di Jakarta pada Kamis kemarin. Bagus Indahono/EPA Sejak 16 Agustus 2019, pemerintah memperlambat akses internet di Papua dan akhirnya memblokir penuh akses tersebut pada 21 Agustus. Pemerintah melakukan pemblokiran dan mengirim pasukan militeruntuk mengatasi kerusuhan di Manokwari, Papua Barat, pada 19 Agustus, menyusul aksi protes terhadap tindakan persekusi dan rasisme yang dilakukan.. Read More.
19 Aug 2019
The Future of Low-Skilled Manufacturing Labor in Industry 4.0
By: Nazla Mariza, Humphrey Fellow 2017-2018, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University; Visiting Researcher (Summer 2018), Center for Strategic and International Studies Since the era of industrial revolution (IR), the manufacturing sector relied heavily on low-skilled physical labor, making it one of the largest job producers. Developing countries with large populations took advantage by offering.. Read More.
19 Aug 2019
Salah Kaprah Pendidikan Karakter di Sekolah
Mendikbud dan Panglima TNI baru menandatangani kerja sama program penguatan pendidikan karakter. Ini kelanjutan dari program ”Tentara Masuk Sekolah”, kerja sama Mendikbud dengan Panglima TNI, pada 2017. Guna meningkatkan disiplin, semangat nasionalisme, dan sekaligus menangkal radikalisme di sekolah-sekolah, personel TNI akan dilibatkan dalam pendidikan karakter siswa baru. Dari SD hingga SMA, di seluruh Indonesia. Caranya,.. Read More.
