News Edition

25 Jan 2019

Technology can help equality of people with disabilities

The ability to perform basic activities of daily living is an essential need for every person. If for some reason the body functions and structures are disturbed, the ability may be reduced or even lost, resulting in what we call disability. In Indonesia, the most common disabilities so far include impairments of vision, hearing and.. Read More.

24 Jan 2019

Obituary: Sesilia Andriani Keban

Pictured at May 2018 pre-departure orientation in Surabaya, East Java It is with deep sadness that AMINEF announces the passing of Sesilia Andriani Keban, Fulbright-DIKTI PhD student at the University of Mississippi on January 24, 2019, in Memphis, Tennessee, at the age of 37. Sesilia was awarded a Fulbright grant in 2018 to study pharmaceutical.. Read More.

17 Jan 2019

Congratulations to former Fulbright ETA to Indonesia Doug Bock Clark on the publication of his novel ‘The Last Whalers’.

Doug, a journalist, was awarded Fulbright ETA grants twice, the first grant was in 2010 where he co-taught English at a high school in Sumbawa Besar, West Nusa Tenggara and the second grant was in 2012 in Banda Aceh. Quoting from The New York Times article: “He spent years with the Lamalerans, a tribe of.. Read More.

07 Jan 2019

Nyamannya Menjadi Muslim di Boston

OLEH RAHMAWATI BUSTAMAM, penerima Beasiswa Fulbright Program FLTA di Harvard University, USA, sebelumnya pengajar bahasa Inggris di SMP-SMA Teuku Nyak Arif Fatih Bilingual School Banda Aceh, melaporkan dari Boston, Amerika Serikat “Dek, meunyo i lua pake jilbab kon?” “Pakelah Mak, meu i rumoh mantong pake, peu lhom di lua.” Itulah sepenggal percakapan saya dengan ibu saya.. Read More.

01 Jan 2019

EEBB Luncurkan Buku ‘Untuk Guru dari Bangka ke Papua’

Foto Bersama Ketua Tim EEBB, Dr. Eddy Nurtjahya M.Sc dan anggota Isfarina S. Ter.T, dengan Pemateri Dilakhira Yasa, S.Pd., M.Ec.Dev., tenaga pendidik dan puluhan orangtua murid pada kegiatan Peluncuran Buku “Untuk Guru dari Bangka ke Papua”di PAUD Destira Tanjung Ratu, Sungailiat,Sabtu (29/12/2018) pagi.  BANGKAPOS.COM — Program EEBB (Early Education Bangka Bupul) meluncurkan buku “Untuk Guru dari Bangka ke Papua”kelanjutan.. Read More.

US Fulbright Scholar Dr. Patricia Hardwick’s presentation at scholarly panel on mak yong tradition in Riau

For her Fulbright Personal Engagement Project, Dr. Patricia Hardwick, US Fulbright Scholar who is currently conducting research on mak yong tradition,  contributed to the Symposium, Exhibition and Festival of Oral Tradition and the ASEAN Festival of Traditional Arts held from the 10-14 December 2018 in Pekanbaru, Riau.  Dr. Hardwick worked together with Asosiasi Tradisi Lisan.. Read More.

28 Dec 2018

Does less corporate tax make Indonesia better off ?

Aprisal W. Malale MICHIGAN After being reduced slightly to 25 percent from 28 percent in 2010, the idea to reduce the corporate tax rate to 17 percent through the proposed revision of the Income Tax Law was raised by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo in 2016, and then again by Prabowo Subianto, his rival in the.. Read More.

19 Dec 2018

AMINEF Gandeng IAIN Pontianak Gelar Sosialisasi Beasiswa Fulbright

PONTIANAK (iainptk.ac.id) – American Indonesian Exchange Foundation (AMINEF) menggandeng IAIN Pontianak dalam kegiatan Sosialisasi Beasiswa Fulbright Fellowship Programs for Indonesians, Rabu (19/12) di Gedung Rektorat Lantai IV. Peserta yang hadir terdiri dari Dosen dan Mahasiswa IAIN Pontianak serta beberapa peserta dari luar. Program Fulbright merupakan salah satu program beasiswa bergengsi di dunia. Program beasiswa ini.. Read More.

12 Dec 2018

Prof. R. William Liddle Receives Culture Award Certificate from the Government of Indonesia

WASHINGTON, DC, United States of America: 12/12/2018: The Indonesian Ambassador to the United States, H.E. Budi Bowoleksono on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Indonesia granted the Cultural Award to Prof. Dr. R. William Liddle, Emeritus Professor of Political Sciences from Ohio State University and an expert on Indonesia. The event took place at.. Read More.

Collaboration On Post Disaster Trauma and Mental Health Counseling Capacity Building Through Fulbright Specialist Program

Fulbright Specialist Dr. Louis Downs, Professor Emeritus at California State University Sacramento, and Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Gunung Djati (UINSGD) in Bandung and Universitas Tasikmalaya had productively collaborated in a capacity building project on post disaster trauma and mental health. Faculty UINSGD Through the collaboration, which took place from November 15 until December 10, 2018,.. Read More.