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10 Mar 2016
The upcoming Fulbright conference “Issues in Southeast Studies: Society, Environment and Culture” will be a rare chance for the Indonesian public to join a discussion with top American scholars from various fields of study who are currently doing research in the 10 ASEAN countries and Timor-Leste. Last Updated: Oct 4, 2016 @ 8:05 am

07 Mar 2016
AMINEF Hosting 58 US Fulbright Scholars at US-ASEAN Conference in Jakarta
AMINEF (American Indonesian Exchange Foundation), the binational Fulbright Commission for Indonesia, will host 58 American scholars in a conference in Jakarta, on March 18-19, 2016. The conference theme is “Issues in Southeast Asian Studies: Society, Environment and Culture.” Last Updated: Dec 16, 2016 @ 6:32 am

23 Feb 2016
2016 Fulbright ETA Mid-Year Enrichment Conference Highlights
On Monday January 18 2016, the 34 English Teaching Assistants and their 34 Indonesian co-teachers descended on Jakarta from all over the archipelago to participate in the annual Mid-Year Enrichment Conferenced hosted by AMINEF. Last Updated: Oct 4, 2016 @ 8:04 am

22 Feb 2016
JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com — Lokasi banjir di Jakarta selama beberapa tahun terakhir sangat acak dan tak berpola. Hal ini menyulitkan pengendalian banjir. Relokasi dan normalisasi sungai belum terbukti meniadakan banjir di Jakarta. Sebaliknya, warga di sekitar sungai bisa berperan mengatasi banjir. Topik ini mengemuka dalam diskusi “Drawing The River Near” yang diselenggarakan Yayasan Pertukaran Amerika dan.. Read More.

08 Dec 2015
From Samarinda to Washington DC, an ETA Alumna’s Story from the White House
A familiar name to AMINEF was featured in the November 2015 edition of Essence magazine. Karen Evans, a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship (ETA) in Samarinda, East Kalimantan in 2010, was described by the magazine as “one of 29 powerful Black women in the White House.” Last Updated: Oct 12, 2016 @ 4:58 am

05 Nov 2015
Indonesian Fulbrighters Wish Fellow Grantees More Active in Academic Conference
Ten Indonesian Fulbrighters recently participated in a conference in Ohio, US as paper presenter and moderator. Feeling that their participation has enriched their academic and professional skills, the Fulbrighters encouraged their fellow Indonesian grantees to participate in such academic shall such opportunities available. Last Updated: Oct 12, 2016 @ 4:58 am

26 Oct 2016
Jen Shyu, Garin Nugroho: Two Brilliant Minds at Work
Jennifer Shyu, a multitalented American composer, vocalist and instrumentalist who was recently featured in a New York Times profile, never imagined that she would some day work with Indonesia’s most celebrated film director Garin Nugroho. But brilliant minds mutually attract, as the cliché has it. Last Updated: Oct 12, 2016 @ 4:59 am

05 Nov 2015
ETA Celebrates the International Day of the Girl
As an English Teaching Assistant (ETA) based in Palangka Raya this year, Mackenzie Findlay is having anything but the typical ETA experience. The annual haze that descends on Kalimantan and Sumatra due to slash-and-burn deforestation reached unprecedented levels this year and was exacerbated by the lack of rain. Last Updated: Oct 12, 2016 @ 4:59.. Read More.

02 Oct 2015
Visiting US Fulbright Senior Scholar in 2015, Dr. Edward Herbst, and his important cultural preservation project entitled “Bali 1928,” have been featured in an article in Last Updated: Oct 12, 2016 @ 4:59 am

30 Sep 2015
Fulbright Alumna, Djuhertati Imam Muhni, Passes Away
AMINEF is deeply sorry to hear of the passing of Professor Djuhertati Imam Muhni, M.A., Ph.D. of the Faculty of Cultural Sciences (FIB), Gadjah Mada University on Monday September 28, 2015, at the age of 74 years. Dr. Djuhertati was the recipient of a doctorate in American Studies from the University of Maryland in 1990.. Read More.