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CULTURAL & SOCIAL PROFILE
EDUCATION , SCIENCE & RESEARCH
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Jakarta Post, Jakarta, 21 January 2010
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Harvard
Kennedy School
Receives $20.5 Million Gift from the Rajawali Foundation
to Establish Institute for Asia and Indonesia Program
Contact: Doug Gavel
Email: doug_gavelSPAMFILTER@harvard.edu
Phone: (617) 495-1115
Date: January 06, 2010
Cambridge, MA – At a time of tremendous economic growth and political transformation throughout
East Asia, the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University has announced a $20.5 million gift to
launch an important new initiative designed to expand and strengthen the School’s support for policy research and
educational programming in Asia.
The permanently endowed Rajawali Foundation Institute for Asia will bring together academics and practitioners
from around the world to enhance research, teaching and training on public policy and governance issues of critical
importance in Asia. A separate gift also establishes a new Harvard Kennedy School Indonesia Program within the
Institute, which will promote research, education and capacity building in support of democratic governance and
institutional transformation in Southeast Asia. As the world’s largest majority Muslim country, Indonesia will
continue to be an important model for positive institutional change.
Both the Institute and the Program will be housed within the newly renamed Ash Center for Democratic Governance
and Innovation.
“The Rajawali Foundation Institute for Asia at Harvard Kennedy School will create opportunities for Harvard scholars
and students to work with people and institutions throughout the Asian continent,” said Harvard University President
Drew Faust. “It will serve as a hub for policy research, education and dialogue on a region which continues to
grow in political and economic influence.”
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U.S. EMBASSY
PRESS RELEASE
PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION
A New Program,
a New Opportunity for Indonesian Students
September 25, 2006
The U.S. Embassy is pleased to announce a new scholarship opportunity called Community College Summit Initiative
Program. Administered by the American Indonesian Exchange Foundation (AMINEF), this program will enable the selected
Indonesian students to study in the U.S. for a period of six months to two years. Eligible fields are Business
Management and Administration; Tourism and Hospitality Management; Health Professions, including Nursing; Media;
Information Technology; Security and Public Safety; and Engineering Science.
Candidates for this program must have completed a senior high school education and have a valid high school diploma;
be currently employed or have relevant work experience in the field for which they are applying; have English language
skills that provide a basis for enrolling in academic coursework following approximately six months of intensive
English language study in the U.S.; submit a complete application; and Minimum Institutional TOEFL or Prediction
TOEFL score 500 or TOEIC score 650 (only scores less than two years old are valid). Deadline is November 1, 2006.
The program will provide funding for round-trip airfare to the U.S.; a living allowance during English language,
academic, and practical training program components; tuition costs; health insurance; and cultural enhancement
activities.
Please visit Programs for Indonesians in AMINEF website at www.aminef.or.id for complete information on the program
and downloading application form. The applicants should submit application materials (original application and
two copies) to AMINEF. Please email your questions to infofulbright@aminef.or.id.
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Hobbitt
bones discovered in Indonesia
10/15/08
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What does
it mean to be human?
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The
discovery of Homo floresiensis makes it much more likely
that stories of other mythical, human-like creatures
are founded on grains of truth.
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FLORES
MAN
It sounds too incredible to be true, but this is not a hoax.
A species of tiny human has been discovered, which lived on
the remote Indonesian island of Flores just 18,000 years ago.
Researchers have so far unearthed remains from eight individuals
who were just one metre tall, with grapefruit-sized skulls.
These astonishing little people, nicknamed 'hobbits', made tools,
hunted tiny elephants and lived at the same time as
modern humans who were colonizing the area.
News@nature.com tells the story of a find that changes the world of palaeoanthropology, and challenges our perception
of what it means to be human.
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ABC:
Indonesian scientist defends his removal
of Hobbitt remains 12/03/04
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Doubts cast on Hobbitt discovery 11/25/04
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BBC: The
discovery of a human Hobbitt on Flores 11/02/04
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Reuters: Indonesia's Hobbit-sized humans find humble home 10/29/04
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News@nature.com: Flores special 10/27/04
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In
depth: Flores man
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Analysis:
A stranger from Flores
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The
Flores find
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Little
lady of Flores forces rethink of human evolution
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Dwarf
hominid lived in Indonesia just 18,000 years ago.
Flores,
God and Cryptozoology
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BBC: Fossil
of tiny human fossil found in Indonesia 10/27/04
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World Bank: Summary Education Profile Indonesia
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