Ramon Mohandas, the new Attache of Education for the Embassy of Indonesia in The Hague has only been in the Netherlands for two and a half months. At the Borneo Identity event, he spoke about a scholarship program to encourage the study of Bahasa Indonesia, arts, music and crafts. According to Monandas, the Indonesian government has recently doubled the allowance for the living expenses for students registered in the program. The DARMASISWA program will be offered to all foreign students from countries which have a diplomatic relationship with Indonesia. The duration of the program varies from six months to one year. Mohandas says, `The main purpose of the program is to promote and increase the interest in the language and culture of Indonesia among the youth of other countries.'
Over 44 different Indonesian universities participate in the program with assistance from the Indonesian Ministry of National Education (MoNE) and in cooperation with the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). The main aim is to develop a stronger cultural link and understanding among the more than 75 participating countries. For the last five years, the interest in the program has dramatically risen, from 86 to 500 participating students.
Ramon Mohandas, the Attache of Education and Firdaus Dahlan, the Minister Counselor of Information and Socio-cultural Affairs. (Foto: Gijs van Ouwerkerk)
The eighth edition of the 4TU Career Special is out! This week, twelve thousand copies will land on the doormats of an equal number of alumni from the four technical universities. A special feature of this publication is the COMMIT insert of the Materiel and IT Command of the Ministry of Defence.
You’ll also find stories about alumni and start-up entrepreneurs. The opening article focuses on the national alumni survey, and you can read tips and tricks on salary negotiations.
