News Edition
24 Jun 2014
Fulbrighter Fitryanti Pakiding: Saving Turtles Helping People
Fitry is one of nine winners of the prestigious 2014 annual Whitley Awards, the so-called Green Oscars, which recognize conservation leaders across the globe. The 41-year-old lecturer and researcher won for leading work protecting the largest remaining aggregation of leatherback turtles in the Pacific, on Jamursba Medi and Wermon beaches, and for empowering a community… Read More.
16 Jun 2014
Fulbrighter as Moderator of the first Presidential debate
Law expert Zaenal Arifin Mochtar was the moderator of the first Presidential debate taking place in Jakarta on June 9, 2014 broadcasted nationwide by almost all TV stations in Indonesia including MetroTV, TV One, and Berita Satu. Presidential candidate pairs Joko “Jokowi” Widodo-Jusuf Kalla and Prabowo Subianto-Hatta Rajasa shared their insights into democracy during the.. Read More.
22 May 2014
1826 – A novel by Nelly Martin
This story will take you to the journey of love and life. Coming from a decent yet simple family, Kelly, a strong-willed girl, had tried every possible way to make one of her dreams come true. That was to study overseas. Days and nights were about her struggles to escalate her TOEFL and GRE scores,.. Read More.
05 May 2014
Leading Pollsters in Indonesia are Fulbrighters
During the election year of 2014 in Indonesia, April 9 for the Legislative Election and July 9 for the Presidential Election, there are a number of pollsters taking public-opinion surveys on the electability of candidates for the parliament and president/ vice president. The renowned pollsters evidentlly are Fulbright program alumni. They are: Last Updated: Oct.. Read More.
28 Apr 2014
“The Land of Five Towers” at UC Berkeley
“The Land of Five Towers” of Ahmad Fuadi has been selected to be one of required reference novels for several courses at the University of California, Berkeley. Jeff Hadler, professor and Chair of the Department of South & Southeast Asian Studies, Last Updated: Oct 12, 2016 @ 5:32 am
22 Apr 2014
Hasjim Djalal – An accomplished diplomat
by Donny Syofyan, the Jakarta Post, April 21 2014 While Hasjim Djalal may not have the popular recognition achieved by Indonesia’s other top diplomats, the West Sumatran-born man played a critical role in establishing the nation’s territorial rights at sea. Along with Mochtar Kusumaatmadja, who served as foreign minister and law minister under Soeharto, Hasjim.. Read More.
17 Apr 2014
Pattern and Root of Corruption
Analysis of corruption often inadequate because of too much emphasis on the corrupt individual. In truth, corruption does not emerge incidentally or randomly; as the corrupts are part of network in a pattern consisting PACM (Principal-Agent-Client-Middlemen). Therefore any corrupt individual is working systematically with his/her network, and it can be reconstructed who are involved. This.. Read More.
14 Apr 2014
2014 Fulbright EAP Regional Meeting
The stakeholders of the Fulbright program and EducationUSA met in Taipei, Taiwan on March 26-28, 2014 during the East Asia and Pacific (EAP) Fulbright Regional Meeting. 50 participants from the Fulbright Commissions, U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) and other State Department Last Updated: Oct 12, 2016 @ 5:33 am
10 Apr 2014
Mobile App for US Alumni Launched in Jakarta
Note: “The application is called U.S. Alumni Indonesia. To use the app, the alumna/us must first register from http://usalumniid.org./ If their registration is approved, they will receive an e-mail containing a verification code and the links to both Apple Store and Google Play Store, where they can download the app. At the moment the app.. Read More.
03 Apr 2014
Indonesia Presidential Scholarship Program Launched at the State Palace
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono launched on April 2, 2014 the “Indonesia Presidential Scholarship” at the State Palace in Jakarta. The scholarships will be awarded to the best 100 Indonesian students this year who are admitted to pursue studies at the Master’s or Ph.D. level at one of the top 50 universities in the world. Last.. Read More.
