News
21 Aug 2021
Obituary : Prof. Budi Darma
AMINEF is saddened at the passing of one of Indonesia’s most influential writers and Fulbright alumnus, Professor Budi Darma, 84, on August 21, 2021, in Surabaya. Prof. Budi Darma was a recipient of two Fulbright awards. The first was a Fulbright Master’s Degree Scholarship to study English at Indiana University, Bloomington, in 1974. His second Fulbright grant was the Fulbright Visiting Scholar to conduct post doctoral research in the same field and university in 1990. Read More.
13 Aug 2021
AMINEF Congratulates AICEF 2021 Overseas Travel Grantees
AMINEF congratulates Indonesian PhD students recipients of the 2021 overseas travel grant funded by the American Indonesian Cultural & Educational Foundation (AICEF). A virtual meet and greet was held today with the head of AICEF, Wayne Forrest, the 15 grantees, AMINEF ED, Alan Feinstein, and AMINEF officers. It was a wonderful opportunity to meet the.. Read More.
05 Aug 2021
Diam dalam (Pembelajaran) Pandemi
SAAT tinggal di Amerika Serikat, saya dan keluarga berkesempatan melakukan perjalanan darat dari kota Rochester, New York, ke beberapa negara bagian terdekat. Kami naik bus umum. Biasanya perjalanan kami tempuh malam hari. Esoknya kami sampai di tujuan. Read More.
23 Jul 2021
Commentary: Is carbon neutrality possible for coal-addicted Indonesia?
DELFT, Netherlands: In May 2021, Indonesia’s biggest utility company, Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN), pledged to phase out fossil fuels by 2060 in order to achieve carbon neutrality. The announcement marks a dramatic shift in the country’s electricity policy that has long been dependent on fossil fuels, especially coal. It is a sign that decisions by major lenders – including Japan, South Korea and the Asian Development Bank – to divest from coal have severely restricted the country’s options for financing coal plant infrastructure. Read More.
