Perhimpunan Indonesia – Inggris
Dan Quinn, A-IS member based in Jakarta, has written a book/guide about climbing 100 mountains in Indonesia. A kindle version of his book can be purchased here. Dan has created a wall map/poster of all the major mountains and volcanoes across the archipelago (including Malaysia and Timor Leste). It lists nearly 400 different peaks! The list is available…
Dalya Alberge’s article in The Guardian makes us wonder if the site of Srivijaya Empire has indeed been found. Below is an excerpt of his article: “Treasures worth millions found in the last five years along the Musi River could be the site of the Srivijaya empire. It was a fabled kingdom known in ancient…
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Paul Sochaczewski has recently published his latest book titled “Searching for Ganesha: Collecting Images of the Sweet-Loving, Elephant-Headed Hindu Deity Everybody Admires”. In his book he shares some of the museum-quality photographs of Ganesha statues, carvings, and amulets in his collection. He illustrates how Hindu public relations experts retrofitted Ganesha into the Mahabharata, under what…
The University of Sydney, Australia, is organising virtual seminar series which brings together social science experts from across the globe to discuss pressing issues facing Indonesia. The upcoming event of the IS4 will be held on Thursday, 30 September 2021 at 8AM BST with the title “Is there Indonesian history before 1945? Unconnected histories, and…
Language Centre, SOAS University of London is offering the following Indonesian language classes: 1. Indonesian intermediate 1 (£299)Mondays (11th October – 13th December, 19:00-20:30) 2. Indonesian beginners 1 (£299)Tuesdays (12th October – 14th December, 19:00-20:30) For further information and to register yourself, contact Dorothy Ferary (dp41@soas.ac.uk).
The International School of London is currently looking for apart-timeprimary Bahasa Indonesia teacher (0.12 FTE). The schoolwas originally founded in 1972 and was amongst the first schools in the country to offer the International Baccalaureate programme. The ideal candidate will have: * A relevant degree and teaching qualification * Previous experience teaching Bahasa Indonesia Language…
A-IS Council member, Dorothy Ferary, has just published her new article “On Ki Hadjar Dewantara’s Philosophy of Education” in the Nordic Journal of Comparative and International Education. In her article, she compares Dewantara’s educational views with those of Rabindranath Tagore, Maria Montessori, and Friedrich Fröbel. It also compares Dewantara’s schools with the colonial schools, as well as…
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A-IS Council member, Dorothy Ferary, contibuted a short brief entitled ‘Women’s Leadership in a Diverse Higher Education Landscape: The Case of Indonesia’ for the International Briefs for Higher Education Leaders. The brief was published by the American Council on Education (ACE) and the Center for International Higher Education of Boston College. In her brief, she describes the challanges and the potential…
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Helen of Ladybird Fly Away Home, recently wrote a blog post which addresses the question of why the father is missing from the Khong Guan biscuit tin picture. She wrote about her contact with an Indonesian woman who asked her to identify this picture, which is almost identical to one used in a Ladybird Book. The…
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The Anglo-Indonesian Society would like to give our warmest congratulations to Ambassador Owen Jenkins on his award of a CMG in The Queen’s Birthday Honours list.