Press Releases
09 Jan 2025
Indonesia and United States Agree to Expand Fulbright Program to MORA Institutions and Scholars
(Photo: U.S. Embassy Jakarta / Rifky Suryadinata) Minister of Religious Affairs Nazaruddin Umar and U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia Kamala Shirin Lakhdhir on January 8, 2025 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to cooperate in expanding the U.S. State Department’s Fulbright Program, the U.S. government’s most prestigious scholarship program, to institutions and individuals under the Ministry.. Read More.
21 Aug 2023
U.S. Fulbright English Teaching Assistants (ETAs) Return to Indonesia: Strengthening Bonds Through Education
Jakarta, August 21, 2023 – Eleven U.S. Fulbright English Teaching Assistants (ETAs) have arrived in Indonesia. They will be assisting in teaching English at Indonesian high schools and vocational schools in seven provinces, including North Sumatra, South Kalimantan, and North Sulawesi, from August 2023 to April 2024. The arrival of this year’s cohort marks a.. Read More.
12 May 2023
AMINEF & PT Freeport Indonesia to Provide $2 Million for Students in Papua to Study in the U.S.
Jakarta – AMINEF, the Fulbright Commission in Indonesia, and PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) have agreed to continue to provide scholarships for candidates from the provinces of Papua to study for two semesters at community colleges in the United States. Freeport Indonesia is providing two million U.S. dollars for the period 2023-2028 to fund about 10.. Read More.
13 Sep 2022
Indonesia and the United States Agree to Strengthen the Fulbright Program in Indonesia
MAGELANG, INDONESIA – On September 13, the governments of the Republic of Indonesia and the United States of America deepened their commitment to educational partnership by renewing the Fulbright Arrangement. This bilateral arrangement expands upon the Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in the field of Education signed in December 2021 by Indonesian Minister of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology Nadiem Makarim and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken… Read More.
