Press Clippings Edition
17 Dec 2014
Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY) melepas dua orang guru besar yang memasuki masa purnatugas, yaitu Prof. Dr. Abdul Gafur Daniasemino, M.Sc., Guru Besar Teknologi Pembelajaran Pengetahuan Sosial dan Prof. Dr. Husain Haikal, M.A. Guru Besar Sejarah Indonesia dari Fakultas Ilmu Sosial. Upacara pelepasan berlangsung di Ruang Sidang Utama UNY pada Rabu, 17 Desember 2014 dipimpin oleh.. Read More.
23 Sep 2014
Ishiguro to Study Female Saman Dance as Fulbright DDRA Fellow
Maho Ishiguro, an ethnomusicology doctoral student, received a Fulbright Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) Fellowship to study the female Saman dance in Indonesia. The award came with a $29,508 stipend. Ishiguro’s proposed research title is “Saman Dance in Diaspora Presence of Female Saman Dance as Expressions of Piety Cultural Identity and Popular Culture.” Her DDRA.. Read More.
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.
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.
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.
27 Feb 2014
“After the Tsunami” film screening at ICAIOS office in Banda Aceh
“After the Tsunami” will be screened at the office of the International Centre for Aceh and Indian Ocean Studies (ICAIOS) at Syiah Kuala University campus in Darussalam, Banda Aceh on March 5th, 2014 at 3 p.m. It is a 30-minute documentary film that tells the story of Aceh graduate students who came to US universities.. Read More.
