Education Updates from the Region - Indonesia

June 2009

• Mastery of English in all subjects essential for teachers, students - Novia D. Rulistia

May 2009

• Character building: The missing link in Indonesia's public school curriculum - Andra Wisnu
• Mobile labs to make science fun in Jakarta - Desy Nurhayati
• English teachers improve skills through games
• Classrooms brought closer to children in remote areas - Theresia Sufa
• Students give back to society through informal education program
• Sixth graders take national exam across the country

April 2009

• Focus on adult illiteracy in Indonesia: Improving or relapse
• Facing old and new threats books still rule - Novia D. Rulistia

March 2009

• Focus on secondary education to improve the country's education sector - Novia D. Rulistia
• Zoe, one-stop reading, eating and shopping place
• Kids learn business in fun ways

January 2009

• Entrepreneurship: More than just self-improvement - Sandiaga Uno
  • Related Story: Entrepreneurship workout develops student skills
• Getting a taste: Students try out business ideas and learn by doing - Novia D. Rulistia
• Social leaders as entrepreneurs: Ashioka helps future leaders build their stairways of dreams - Wasti Atmodjo

September 2008

• Physics teacher invents solar stove - Ruslan Sangadji
• A haven for education: Mulawarman University - Nurni Sulaiman
• Asian students share ideas - Kurniawan Hari

July 2008

• University of Indonesia students shine at debating championship - Miranda Anwar
• Australia, Muhammadiyah build primary school
• International education: Are we really getting it? - Iqbal Widastomo

June 2008

• 'Traumatized' teachers learn on managing classes - Erwida Maulia

May 2008

• Young scientists uncover styrofoam waste treatment - Multa Fidrus
• Little kids find joy in competition - Kurniawan Hari

March 2008

• Science for Kids: A practical approach to science, math - I.D. Nugroho
• SMK1 students benefit from health program - Khairul Saleh
  • Related News: SMK1 Sekayu leads with health, hygiene program - Khairul Saleh

February 2008

• Sekayu school raises national education bar - Khairul Saleh
• Students learn entrepreneurship by doing business - Kurniawan Hari
• Teachers testify to new experiences - Khairul Saleh

January 2008

• Children learn through play at Lombok school - Trisha Sertori
• New curriculum boosts Sundanese studies - Yuli Tri Suwarni
• Singapore Airlines scholarship boosts drive to learn - Kurniawan Hari

December 2007

• Students monitoring water quality
• Reconceptualizing the notion of early childhood education - Setiono Sugiharto
• Teachers Conference 2007: Interaction stimulates interest
• Kids taught to give soaps the rub-off
• Children's theme park mirrors grown-up world - Agnes Winarti

November 2007

• Government hoping to attract teachers to remote areas
• Cable TV gives scholarship to students - Prodita Sabarini
• Finding ways to let schools fight for better quality education - M. Ali
• E-learning closing RI's educational gap
• Students taught to love the nation through culture
• 'Bahasa' still has local students and foreigners alike interested - Irawaty Wardany
• Gadjah Mada University students turn manure into money - Slamet Susanto

October 2007

• Students struggle with formal Indonesian
• Recruitment seen key to education
• Free-school students in a Bogor cemetery - Theresia Sufa
• Over one million students drop out of North Sumatra schools annually - Apriadi Gunawan

September 2007

• IPB students represent RI in business competition in Thailand - Sugita Katyal and Adhityani Arga

August 2007

• 8,000 children in Indonesia lack acces to education
• VP: Education's quality not only determined by funds availability
• Indonesia-Australia partnership launches Islamic education initiatives
• Indonesia's Islamic boarding schools defy stereotypes - Sugita Katyal and Adhityani Arga
• Indonesia succeed in reducing illiteracy rate
  • Related Story: UNESCO Chief acknowledges RI's success in cutting illiteracy rate
• Indonesia, Australia officially open 46 Islamic schools
  • Related Story: RI-Australia partnership launches Islamic education initiatives
• Australian assistance to RI's education sector badly needed - Bustanuddin

April 2007

• Final exams, a trying time for students
• Indonesia seizes off-message school books - Sebastian Blanc

January 2007

• Editorial: Post-graduate study in Indonesia - Maralda Hernanda Kairupan
• Islamic school to open in Padalarang
• Education still poor in North Sumatra, leaders say - Apriadi Gunawan

December 2006

• Alternative school contributes to reforestation - Theresia Sufa

October 2006

• Feature Story: Pre-school program - Giving kids a head start - Duncan Graham
• Editorial: The myth about teaching English to young learners - Setiono Sugiharto

August 2006

• Government to focus on making education more available - Adisti Sukma Sawitri
• Education Ministry needs to improve transparency - Adisti Sukma Sawitri