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02 Apr 2019

Fulbright US Scholar Dr. Silver, Honorary Professor in School of Architecture, Planning and Policy Development

At a ceremony held at the Institute of Technology Bandung (ITB) on April 2, 2019, Dr. Christopher Silver, Professor of Urban and Regional Planning (and former Dean of the College of Design, Construction and Planning) was recognized as Honorary Professor. The Rector of ITB, Prof. Dr. Ir. Kadarsah Suryadi and the Dean of School of.. Read More.

01 Apr 2019

Youth group brings ecotourism to East Nusa Tenggara’s Detusoko

Children learn with a tourist in the Independent Teenagers Community base camp. Elementary and junior high school students are encouraged to participate in the activities, which include learning the English language and waste recycling workshops. Take, a tourist from Japan, plants rice along with residents in a paddy. A tourist sorts coffee beans along with.. Read More.

26 Mar 2019

Who’s running on Islam in Indonesia?

LEGISLATIVE CANDIDATEST’ POSTERS IN JAKARTA, MARCH 2019 (PHOTO: LIAM GAMMON) In a recent op-ed, the acclaimed Indonesian novelist Eka Kurniawan announced that, whatever the outcome of the upcoming Indonesian national election, “the Islamists have won.” Chief among their victories was President Joko Widodo’s decision to include Ma’ruf Amin as his running mate, a religious cleric with.. Read More.

22 Mar 2019

For a peaceful society, Indonesians must stop using the word kafir (infidels) to describe non-Muslims

Indonesia’s largest Islamic organisation, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), has urged Muslims to refrain from using the word kafir (infidels) when referring to non-Muslims. In the world’s most populous Muslim majority, this decision in NU’s recent national meeting has triggered public debate all over social and mass media. As a religious studies expert whose research covers interfaith dialogue, tolerance and.. Read More.

22 Mar 2019

Kuliah Umum Landscape Conservation Planning for Birds Habitat oleh US Fulbright Scholar University of Alaska Southeast di Prodi Arsitektur Pertamanan

Program Studi Arsitektur Pertamanan menyelenggarakan kuliah umum yang bertemakan Landscape Conservation Planning for Birds Habitat. Acara ini diselenggarakan pada hari Jumat, 22 Maret 2019 bertempat di Ruang Sidang Senat Fakultas Pertanian, Gedung Agrokompleks Lt. 2 Jl. PB. Sudirman, Denpasar. Kuliah umum diisi oleh dua orang narasumber yaitu Sanjay Pyare, Ph.D dari University of Alaska Southeast Amerika.. Read More.

22 Mar 2019

U.S. Fulbright Specialist Dr. Doris Macdonald conducted English language teaching methods at Universitas Mulawarman

Workshop how to prepare research proposal for master’s degree students During her stay in Samarinda from February 12 to March 22, 2019, Dr. Doris Macdonald, Associate Professor on Applied Linguistics in TESOL, was housed in a guest house close to campus, on a main road through campus: Jalan Ki Hadjar Dewantara. On being dropped off.. Read More.

21 Mar 2019

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS – INDONESIAN FULBRIGHT VISITING SCHOLAR ALUMNI

The Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center, on Lake Como in Italy, through conferences and residency programs, supports the work of scholars, artists, policymakers, and practitioners (other people doing significant work for the public good) who share in the Foundation’s pioneering mission to “promote the well-being of humanity.” The Bellagio Residency Program offers these individuals a setting conducive to.. Read More.

18 Mar 2019

When Americans mix cowboy with Rhoma Irama’s ‘dangdut’

JP/M. Taufiqurrahman Yee-haw: American ethnomusicologist Andrew Weintraub (center), the lead singer and guitarist of Pittsburgh-based dangdut tribute band the Dangdut Cowboys, converses with fellow band members before kicking off their performance at American cultural center @america on Saturday. It is easy to see why Pittsburgh University ethnomusicology professor Andrew Weintraub is so fascinated by Rhoma.. Read More.

15 Mar 2019

US Fulbright Specialist Professor Lori Assaf’s collaboration with the Language Center at Tanjungpura University, Pontianak

Lori Assaf is a Fulbright Specialist at Universitas Tanjungpura in 2018. A Workshop with English Teachers from Pontianak From March 4 to 15, 2019, Dr. Lori Assaf, a professor at Texas State University, had the opportunity to work with faculty and students from UPT Bahasa (Language Center) at Tanjungpura University and local in-service and pre-service.. Read More.

14 Mar 2019

Masalah Utama Debat Capres Kita: Miskin Pijakan Moral & Ideologis

Debat calon presiden putaran kedua berjalan cukup menarik. Kedua kandidat bermain sportif dan saling membuahkan gol. Tapi, di luar kompetisi kedua kubu, apa yang sesungguhnya dipertaruhkan dalam debat itu belum tampak jelas. Beberapa catatan berikut bisa dipertimbangkan agar debat mendatang bisa lebih tajam. Sejak debat putaran pertama, aturan permainan debat terlalu ribet, bertele-tele, bahkan norak… Read More.

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