Promoting interest in Indonesian culture
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.'
