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06 Jul 2015
Iftar Dinner Beefs Up Bonds of Fulbright Alumni, Grantees
The Iftar Dinner, held at the office of the American Indonesian Exchange Foundation (AMINEF) in Jakarta on July 16, succeeded to fortify the bonds between the two countries’ Fulbright alumni and grantees. “The dinner was a great opportunity for (American) alumni still in Indonesia to connect with Last Updated: Dec 16, 2016 @ 6:39 am
03 Jul 2014
Fulbrighter Intan Paramaditha selected as the Best Short Story Writer of 2013
Kompas daily newspaper announced on June 26, 2013 that Intan Paramaditha won the award as the best short story writer for 2013. The award is for her short story entitled “Klub Solidaritas Suami Hilang” (The Solidarity Club of the Missing Husbands) published in Kompas on March 31, 2013. Intan received a Fulbright scholarship to complete.. Read More.
04 Jul 2014
Azyumardi Azra [ Academic Prize 2014 ]
Academic Prize 2014 [25th] Azyumardi Azra Historian [ Professor of History and Director of Graduate School, Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta ] Indonesia / History Born March 4, 1955 (aged 59) Last Updated: Oct 12, 2016 @ 5:28 am
03 Jul 2014
Fulbrighter Putu Wijaya earned the Tribute for his Dedication to Creative Work
Kompas daily newspaper announced on June 26, 2014 that Putu Wijaya was awarded a Tribute for his dedication to creative work (Penghargaan Kesetiaan Berkarya). Putu continues writing for various media, in spite of the fact that, because of his illness, he can only type using his thumbs as the other fingers are somewhat paralyzed. Source: .. Read More.
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.
