News Edition
05 Feb 2019
It is with deep sadness that AMINEF announces the passing of Jontinofer Duarmas, 54 years of age, on February 1, 2019, in Manado. His death was caused by a landslide that struck his home in Manado. Jon received an International Leaders in Education Program (ILEP) fellowship in 2012 and studied at Kent State University. He.. Read More.
04 Feb 2019
CSIS credits adaptability for dominating think tank list
The Jakarta-based Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) was named top think tank in Southeast Asia and the Pacific by the 2018 Global Go To Think Tank Index. The list is compiled annually by United States-based Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP) of the Lauder Institute at the University of Pennsylvania. The CSIS.. Read More.
Writing Workshop Empowers Faculty Members, Lecturers, and Researchers in Eastern Indonesia
(Participants and facilitators of Academic Writing Workshop) In January, 2019, AMINEF in collaboration with the State University of Papua (UNIPA) and American Institute for Indonesian Studies (AIFIS) held a three-day workshop entitled “Academic Writing Workshop: Publishing in International Journals” at State University of Papua (UNIPA) in Manokwari, West Papua to help improve the academic writing.. Read More.
31 Jan 2019
FREEDOM House, sebuah lembaga independen pemantau demokrasi yang berbasis di Washington DC, pada 2017 merilis laporan tahunan bertajuk Freedom on the Net 2017: Manipulating Social Media to Undermine Democracy. Dalam laporan ini, Freedom House mengungkapkan temuan peningkatan praktik manipulasi penggunaan media sosial dalam pilpres di 18 negara. Merujuk Freedom House, praktik manipulasi media sosial dalam.. Read More.
29 Jan 2019
Merunut lemahnya hukum cyberbullying di Indonesia
Akhir 2018, aktris Ussy Sulistiawati melaporkan beberapa pengguna media sosial Instagram atas tindakan mereka yang menghina fisik anak-anaknya. Yang menarik dari kasus tersebut adalah Ussy melaporkan para pelaku dengan delik pencemaran nama baik yang diatur dalam Pasal 27 Ayat 3 Undang-Undang (UU) Nomor 11 Tahun 2008 tentang Informasi Elektronik (ITE) bukan dengan delik cyberbullying yang.. Read More.
29 Jan 2019
Wawancara RRI Pro 2 dengan alumna Fulbright FLTA, Kusumawati
Apa yang dibutuhkan aplikan program beasiswa Fulbright selain persyaratan akademis? Satu hal, yaitu: “….harus berani…” tutur Kusumawati, dalam wawancaranya dengan RRI Pro 2 Palangka Raya pada tanggal 29 Januari, 2019 tentang pengalaman ia sebagai penerima beasiswa Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) Program tahun keberangkatan 2017. Dengarkan cerita Kusumawati tentang proses interview kebutuhan Visa, sewaktu.. Read More.
28 Jan 2019
Novel “Gentayangan” Raih Penghargaan di Inggris dan Amerika
KOMPAS.com – Novel “Gentayangan: Pilih Sendiri Petualangan Sepatu Merahmu” karya Intan Paramaditha meraih penghargaan PEN Translates Award dari English PEN dan PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grant dari PEN America. Kedua penghargaan ini bertujuan untuk mendukung proses penerjemahan “Gentayangan” ke dalam bahasa Inggris dengan judul The Wandering. PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grant diberikan kepada penerjemah novel tersebut, Stephen.. Read More.
26 Jan 2019
Terinspirasi Obama, Imam Besar Istiqlal Bentuk Nasaruddin Umar Office
Imam Besar Istiqlal Resmikan Lembaga Survei Nasaruddin Umar Office. (Liputan6.com/Nanda Perdana Putra) Liputan6.com, Jakarta – Imam Besar Masjid Istiqlal Nasaruddin Umar meresmikan sebuah lembaga survei Nasaruddin Umar Office (NUO). Bertempat di kawasan Cilandak, Jakarta Selatan, acara tersebut mendapat banyak apresiasi dari para pejabat negara. Pantauan Liputan6.com, Sabtu (26/1/2019), sejumlah karangan bunga berjajar di sekitaran kantor tersebut. Di antaranya dari.. Read More.
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.
