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DAAD‘s Silver Anniversary A Celebratory Conference
April 2015
Volume 4 Edition 2
Liebe Leserinnen und Leser, dear Readers
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I hope this Newsletter issue will make those of you who participated in the alumni event,
Welcome to DAAD
Regional Office Jakarta
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“Großes Alumnitreffen”, smile in reminiscence, and that those who were not part of the
event can get an impression of what the conference was like. You will also find proceedings
on our website. “Dankeschön!” to all of you who supported the event with their enthusiasm!
Alumni Talk About DAAD
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Internship at DAAD
Regional Office Jakarta
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German DAAD Scholarship
Holder in Indonesia
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Scholarships Now Open!
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Webinar Calendar 2015
But now it is time to look ahead. In line with the motto of our alumni meeting - “Getting
Ready! The Importance of the Indonesian University Landscape in ASEAN” - the next big
task of DAAD’s office in Jakarta will be the successful implementation of the SHARE
project, an EU-ASEAN initiative. SHARE is a 10 M Euro Grant funded project with an
overarching
objective
to
strengthen
regional
cooperation,
enhance
enhance cooperation between the EU and the ASEAN Community and to create lasting
benefits from the harmonization of higher education acro0ss ASEAN. Together with ASEAN
bodies and European Higher Education experts, four European agencies in Jakarta will
work on this together, the BC, CampusFrance, EP-Nuffic and DAAD. We will keep you
posted on further developments in the following issues of this Newsletter.
DAAD Jakarta Events in
Pictures
Have a pleasant read and stay in touch!
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Yours, Irene Jansen
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quality,
competitiveness and internationalization of ASEAN higher education. The main aim is to
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German Universities
Promote Themselves
the
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April 2015
DAAD’s Silver Anniversary - A Celebratory Conference
25
years since its establishment in Jakarta, DAAD Regional Office Jakarta supported by the German
Embassy, organized a mega celebration of its silver anniversary on 27 - 29 March 2015 at the
InterContinental Jakarta MidPlaza Hotel. The director of DAAD Regional Office Jakarta, Dr. Irene Jansen,
welcomed an audience of more than 350 DAAD alumni from all over Indonesia.
In the opening ceremony on the first day, the Deputy Secretary General of DAAD, Ulrich Grothus, said that this was the
biggest DAAD Alumni Reunion he had ever attended. Among the guests, VIP’s were also to be seen in the ballroom,
namely H. E. former Indonesian President and DAAD alumnus Prof. Dr. –Ing. B. J. Habibie, H.E. German Ambassador
Dr. Georg Witschel, H.E. Austrian Ambassador Dr. Andreas Karabaczek, various rectors from state and private
universities, and representatives from several foreign institutions (IFI NUFFIC - Holland, British Council, Campus France
and the France Embassy, the Swiss Embassy), among others. The main celebration of the 25th anniversary was a
yellow rice cone cutting ceremony conducted by Dr. Irene Jansen.
On this very special occasion, two DAAD Alumni were awarded for their contributions. First, the DAAD’s Lifetime
Achievement Award went to the 78-year-old Doctor of Aerospace Engineering from RWTH Aachen, Prof. Habibie. He
has been a most successful and inspiring role model for the Indonesian people. For his contribution as one of the initiators of the Aceh Scholarships of Excellence, the Vice-Rector of Universitas Syiah Kuala Aceh, Prof. Dr. Hizir Sofyan was
also given an award. Until the end of 2014, 107 Acehnese were supported through the Aceh Scholarship of Excellence.
A conference about the importance of the Indonesian university landscape for ASEAN was to be held on the following
day. This conference was divided into three sessions and was opened by Prof. Benyamin Lakitan the Senior Advisor to
the Indonesian Minister of Research and Technology. He delivered a keynote speech: “Indonesian Universities: change
agents in ASEAN?“. After a long day’s conference, DAAD, in cooperation with Saung Angklung Mang Udjo from
Bandung, prepared some joyful entertainment for the guests, namely a concert for Angklung - a traditional music
instrument from Indonesia.
„DAAD Strategy 2020: Internationalizing Universities, Building Global Networks“ was presented by Ulrich Grothus on the
last day. Right before the closing ceremony, Dr. Irene Jansen presented „DAAD Support and Cooperation Scheme“.
All in all, the conference has been a great and joyous event. The alumni used this occasion to strengthen their networks,
to form new partnerships, and to share their ideas with each other. The alumni were given a chance to write their
testimonies about this event. Most of them thanked DAAD for giving them the chance to meet their old friends, whom
they had not met for several years after graduating in Germany.
DAAD Alumni‘s Participation in Alumni
Meeting 2015
Prof. B. J Habibie receiving DAAD‘S
lifetime award
Prof. Dr. Hizir Sofyan receiving his
award
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April 2015
25th Anniversary of DAAD in Indonesia - A Celebration and a Conference
For more picture please refer to our homepage or click here
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April 2015
Welcome to DAAD Regional Office Jakarta
DAAD
representation in Indonesia
DAAD Regional Office Jakarta (opened in 1990)
Director: Dr. Irene Jansen
4 DAAD lecturers for German language and culture
(2 in Jakarta / 1 in Bandung / 1 in Yogyakarta)
2 DAAD lecturers
(1 in Jakarta, economics; 1 in Yogyakarta, law)
Long-term fellow (marine science) in Bogor
Co-operation
agreements
Agreement on cultural cooperation between the Republic of Indonesia and the
Federal Republic of Germany (25.09.1988)
With the Ministry of Education and Culture: Agreement on Co-operation in the
Areas of Education, Science and Culture (1999)
With the Directorate General of Higher Education of the Ministry of Education
and Culture (DIKTI): Bilateral Scientist Exchange Program, launched in 1997
With the Government of the Province of Aceh: Bilateral Long-Term Scholarship
Program, launched in 2009
With the Directorate General of Higher Education of the Ministry of Education
and Culture (DIKTI): Indonesian German Scholarship Programme (IGSP),
launched in December 2011
With the Coordinating Body for Private HEI in East-Java (Kopertis VII), launched
in December 2013
Priorities for
support
Promotion of young academics and scientists
German studies programs at selected universities
Promotion of young professionals in public administration, development relevant
industry and commerce
Co-operation between German and Indonesian universities
Alumni network activities (e.g. seminars and the alumni magazine NADI)
Marketing activities of German universities and scientific institutions
Training courses for mid-level academic university staff in higher education management (DIES)
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April 2015
Welcome to DAAD Regional Office Jakarta
Highlights
 Network of DAAD alumni (total 3,000, many in leading positions) at important universities and research institutions
as partners for the German-Indonesian academic co-operation
 Network of various university co-operations
 Network of DAAD lecturers at selected universities. In addition to teaching and doing research in their fields of
specialisation, the lecturers provide information about study and research in Germany
 Webinars, presentations and individual counselling on study opportunities in Germany
 EHEF (European Higher Education Fair) - October 2013 with about 12.000 visitors; November 2014 with about
20.000 visitors
 Bilateral long-term-scholarship program with the Government of the Province of Aceh
 Bilateral long-term-scholarship program with the Directorate General of Higher Education of the Ministry of
Education and Culture (Debt Swap Program: IGSP)
Source: Database DAAD Regional Office Jakarta, April 2015
In April 2015, the World Report journalists interviewed the director of DAAD Regional Office Jakarta, Dr. Irene Jansen.
 Please click here to read the interview with Dr. Irene Jansen
 Please click here to read the article about DAAD in Indonesia
 Please click here to read the DAAD’s company profile
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Alumni Talk About DAAD
Dr. rer. nat. Ir. Agus Wijaya, M.Si.
Associate Professor in Food Microbiology & Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Sriwijaya
1998 - 2003, Universität Karlsruhe
DAAD gave me the great possibility to study about lactic acid bacteria direct from an internationally renowned expert
(Prof. Dr. W.H. Holzapfel), and to come into contact with Germany’s centers of excellence in science and culture.
During the Ph.D. program I became accustomed to work independently, and at the same time, in a team. I have
dedicated my knowledge and experience for the rapid development of Indonesian higher education system.
Dr. rer. nat. Ir. H. Wahyuni Ilham, MP
GIS & Remote Sensing specialist for Forestry and Environment sciences
Head of Institute for Community Service Lambung Mangkurat University, Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan
1999 - 2004, Universität Freiburg
DAAD guides and channels their beneficiaries, based on their knowledge, to become professional personel. The
strategy and implementation of the program through DAAD alumni network plays a significant role in strengthening
the alumni network and the potential between universities in Indonesia, especially those universities outside Java.
Dr. rer. nat. Imron Rosyadi, SP, M.Si
Business Continuous Improvement Department
PT. Riau Andalan Pulp and Paper (PT. RAPP), Sumatera
2000 – 2004, TU Braunschweig
DAAD has played a very important role in my career. With the golden opportunity given to me by DAAD to study in
Germany, I can have wider access to studying about the surroundings, networking, cultures and technology that are
fully applied in the company I am working with, and in the world of education.
Prof. Dr. Ir. Georis Judri Fontje Kaligis, M.Sc.
Universitas Sam Ratulangi, Manado, North Sulawesi
1997 - 2002, Universität Hamburg
As a DAAD alumnus, I can develop my scientific capacity by participating in seminars and workshops organized
by DAAD alumni. In addition, I also had several chances to go back to Germany with the DAAD program
“Re-invitation“. During these visits I met Prof. Dr. Heike Waegele from Zoological Research Museum Konig,
Bonn. I have visited her laboratory three times to work together. Last spring she came as visiting professor to my
institution (Unsrat) to teach marine biology to post graduate students. She was financed by DAAD. We are so
grateful for her visit. This has happened because of DAAD.
Dr. Sc. Agr. Drh. Faradilla Attamimi, MTAPSc
Head of Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratory Type B
Departement of Agriculture of Maluku province
2007 – 2011, Universität Höhenheim
DAAD has given me the opportunity to be part of the world’s intellectual community, and provide a baseline for our
higher education system in order to lead the nation to compete in the international HE market.
Thres Sanctyeka, M.Sc.
Monitoring, Reporting, Communication and Knowledge Management Specialist - UNDP Indonesia, Jakarta
2011 - 2013, TU Dortmund
I now recognize that my DAAD scholarship was a Golden Gate to my academic career. Thanks to DAAD I was able
to complete my postgraduate studies at Technisce Universität Dortmund and to go on to support the improvement of
the human capacity and higher education institutions in Indonesia. I wish to pay a great tribute to DAAD’s
contributions in Indonesia, and to DAAD itself.
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April 2015
Alumni Talk About DAAD
Prof. Dr. Agr. Ferisman Tindaon, M.Sc.
Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Nommensen, Medan, North Sumatera
1997 - 2002, Universität Gießen
DAAD has opened our eyes to compare what we have so far achieved and what is still to be developed, from an
international perspective. DAAD plays an important role in building bridges for international cooperation in higher
education between Indonesia and other countries. DAAD helps and facilitates us (Indonesian education
professionals, scientists and higher education officials) to create or empower connections within the sciences and
technologies, as well as between the cultural and higher education systems in European and Asia countries. DAAD support us to
have the opportunity to learn more about the international education system, as well as to establish networks or cooperative projects
between Indonesian and Germany, or international colleagues.
Dr. rer. nat. Harmonis, S.Hut., M.Sc.
Faculty of Forestry, Universitas Mulawarman, Samarinda, East Kalimantan
2002 – 2004, Universität Freiburg
DAAD has enhanced my scientific knowledge through DAAD meetings, and seminars supported by DAAD. DAAD also
played an important role in our university, to motivate young lecturers to get a better education qualification, especially
by studying at a university in Germany.
Prof. Dr. Baharuddin
Head of Research Center for Biotechnology, Universitas Hasanuddin, Makassar, South Sulawesi
1988 - 1994, Universität Göttingen
Prof. Dr. Tutik Kuswinanti, M.Sc.Agr.
Secretary of Dept. Plant Pests and Diseases, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Hasanuddin,
Makassar, South Sulawesi
1991 - 1997. Universität Göttingen
We believe that DAAD has played a real role, and has contributed to both alumni and the improvement
of higher education in Indonesia. Through annual scientific seminars sponsored by DAAD, we can
enhance academic capacity building, exchange information about research development, not only with DAAD alumni, but also with
other researchers around the world. Thanks DAAD!
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Harianto Hardjasaputra
Chairman of Research and Community Development (LPPM), Universitas Pelita Harapan
Founding Chairman of Euro Asia Civil Engineering Forum
Universität Stuttgart
I am very proud to be a German Alumni. I always feel Germany is my second home. During my career as an
academician and researcher, DAAD has given me the opportunity to contact my former institute and college to realize
my ideas in education and research. From the beginning of Euro Asia Civil Engineering Forum (2007),founded by
Dr.-Ing. Karl-Heinz Reineck (University of Stuttgart) and myself, DAAD has always been beside me to make successful international conferences, which have been attended by German professors and our German alumni in Indonesia.
Dr. rer. nat. dr. Ni Nyoman Ayu Dewi, M.Si
Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universitas Udayana, Bali
2009 - 2013, Universität Göttingen
To me, studying and living in Germany (because of DAAD) was a great educational investment, personally and
nationally. It influenced me a lot in my way of thinking: a process that I called “unraveling me”. I came to realize that
success is when the results of our research contribute to knowledge that meets the community’s needs. DAAD has
made much effort in providing us with scholarships for research and education, and in providing many levels of
assistance for its alumni (e.g. equipment, books, seminars). Therefore, I truly believe, with the support from DAAD
we have become a highly qualified person who can contribute to the development of education in our home country.
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April 2015
Internship at DAAD Regional Office Jakarta
I
am
Monique
Noske,
a
German
student
pursuing
a
Master’s
degree
in
“Erziehungswissenschaft” (“Educational Sciences”) at University of Potsdam. As part of my
study I worked as an intern at DAAD Regional Office Jakarta for two months from March until
April 2015.
From the very beginning I gained a lot of insights into varied DAAD programmes in Indonesia,
demonstrating clearly that the DAAD is far more than an organization awarding scholarships.
Besides administrative work, my main tasks have been translating articles and texts for the
DAAD alumni magazine “NADI”, taking part in several meetings with DAAD’s cooperation
partners as well as preparing and following up on DAAD Alumni Meeting 2015 and the 25 th
anniversary of DAAD Regional Office Jakarta. Especially organizing the alumni meeting was
an exciting experience. Having been involved in the extensive preparation that went into this
great event and having simply participated was a unique opportunity.
At a Salak fruit stand during a trip from
Balikpapan to Samarinda
I met many interesting people during my stay in Indonesia and in addition to professional skills, the internship also helped me gain a
number of new social and cultural experiences. While experiencing the differences between living and working in Germany and
Indonesia, I learned to adapt and found out more about working in an intercultural environment.
Working at DAAD was a great experience which is in no small part due to my DAAD colleagues who created a positive working
environment and who welcomed me into their team from the beginning. In this sense I want to thank DAAD Regional Office Jakarta
for the great time I had in Indonesia. Author: Monique Noske
German DAAD Scholarship Holder in Indonesia
Hello, my name is Hannah Blaser and sadly, by the time you read this, I will not be in Indonesia
any longer. In the context of my Carlo-Schmid fellowship, I lived and worked in Jakarta for 8
months – and I loved it.
I worked with Transparency International Indonesia, a non-governmental organization fighting
against corruption. More specifically, I was working on a project together with PT PLN (Persero),
the state-owned electricity company, aiming at preventing corruption within the firm through the
enforcement of participation, integrity, transparency and accountability in all business processes.
This project started in 2012. In 2014, a large online survey was conducted in order to evaluate the
project’s implementation status and impacts. My main task was to analyze the data collected
during the survey, to edit it and to elaborate recommendations based on the results.
Apart from the interesting work, I enjoyed living in Indonesia thanks to the friendliness of the
people that crossed my way here. My colleagues made it really easy for me to fit in and were very
helpful, the lovely old lady at whose Kost I was living made me almost feel like living with my
Grandmother and all new friends I met here made my leisure time just incomparable. I am deeply
Bromo, Malang, East Java
grateful to all of these persons for making Indonesia what it is for me – a place that made me happy and that I love. Author: Hannah Blaser
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April 2015
Scholarships Now Open!
For graduates (S1/S2)
Master's Scholarships for Public Policy and Good Governance (PPGG)
Deadline at respective universities may vary
Scholarship fo Development-Related Postgraduate Courses (EPOS)
Deadline at respective universities may vary
For faculties
Studienangebote deutscher Hochschulen im Ausland (TNB)
02 Oct 2015
Transnationale Bildung - Stärkung und Exzellenz durch Profilbildung (TNB-STEP)
02 Oct 2015
Alumni-Programm für die deutschen Hochschulen BMZ (Expert Alumni Network Programme for Mentoring & Binding of Foreign Alumni)
30 June 2015
Subject-Related Partnerships with Universities in Developing Countries
30 June 2015
DAAD Medical Program / PAGEL
30 June 2015
DAAD Funding Measures for Biodiversity
30 June 2015
University-Business-Partnerships Programme
30 June 2015
Webinar Calendar 2015
"Webinar" is short for web-based seminar. A webinar is a live and interactive seminar that will allow you to listen to the
presenter, view the online presentation on your computer screen at home or anywhere comfortable with a good internet
connection, and ask questions either through voice or instant messaging. For registration please visit our homepage at
www.daadjkt.org.
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April 2015
DAAD Jakarta Events in Pictures
DAAD Science Talk on „Marine Biodiversity
Research in Indonesia“, with DAAD lecturer
in IPB, Dr. Carsten Thoms, in Jakarta,
January 2015
Webinar with DAAD Jakarta Team and APD
for DAAD Alumni, Feb 2015
International Deans‘ Course with 33 deans
& vice chansellors from universities in South
East Asia, in UGM Yogyakarta, Feb 2015
Welcoming new DAAD Jakarta‘s team
member for EU project to support higher
education in ASEAN region, March 2015
Webinar with DAAD alumnus, March 2015
A visit from the participants „Water Management & Sustainability from a Cultural & Social
Perspective“. A Dialogue between Germany,
Iran, Egypt & Indonesia, March 2015
Meeting with Prof. M. Nasir, the Minister of
Research and Technology, prior the Alumni
Meeting 2015, March 2015
Last briefing with the team for the Alumni
Meeting 2015, March 2015
25th anniversary of the DAAD in Indonesia
and DAAD alumni meeting, March 2015
The World Report journalists interviewed
Dr. Irene Jansen, April 2015
Pre-departure course for the DAAD Research
Grants for Doctoral Degree & IGSP scholarship holders in Goethe-Institut Jakarta, April
2015
DAAD Science Talk on „The Euro Crisis no way out?“, with Holger Seubert, in
German Embassy Jakarta, in April 2015
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