Category: Education

Education Ministry conducts English assessment for English teachers

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology and the British Council Indonesia Foundation conducted a test to evaluate the English skills of thousands of teachers nationwide. At a press conference on Thursday, Dr Praptono, the ministry’s director of teacher and professional education, emphasized the importance of

Govt working with Twitter to increase social media literacy

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology  is working with Twitter to increase social media literacy among students, teachers, and educational workers at the junior high school (SMP) level. “Social media, of course, was initially designed for good things and has many benefits if used wisely

Indonesian envoy, Qatari minister discuss education cooperation

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesian Ambassador to Qatar, Ridwan Hassan, met with Qatari Minister of Education and Higher Learning, Mohammed Abdul Wahed Al Hammadi, in Doha on Tuesday to discuss ways to boost bilateral cooperation in the field of education. At least two thousand Indonesian students are currently enrolled in different

Expect Cenderawasih University to serve as think tank: VP

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesian Vice President Ma’ruf Amin has expressed the hope that Cenderawasih University (Uncen) would function as a think tank that works closely with the government to accelerate development in Papua and West Papua. As a think tank, Uncen’s contribution to development in the two provinces is indispensable,

Some 24 native Papuan students depart for US Rhode Island

Jayapura, Papua (ANTARA) – Some 24 native Papuan students have departed for Providence, the US, to pursue their undergraduate and postgraduate education at reputable universities in this capital of the state of Rhode Island. On Thursday evening (June 17), Deputy Chief of the US Mission in Indonesia Heather Variava had

Govt offers 900 scholarships for native Papuans from poor families

Jayapura, Papua (ANTARA) – The Papua provincial government has offered 450 scholarships for native Papuans from low-income families under each of its affirmative action programs for secondary and post-secondary education. The scholarship scheme has received a good response from all district and city administrations, head of the Papua Education, Library