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Greetings from the Executive Director: November 2020
November is a time to contemplate the future of the next generation. World Children’s Day falls on November 20 and Indonesians observe National Teachers Day on November 25. The two are intrinsically linked and it would be timely to look at how the education system has...
Greetings from the Executive Director: September 2020
As Covid-19 rages on, the “new normal” forced by the pandemic seems to have taken root in many aspects of our lives. Changed norms and regulations to conform with the disruptive situation have been reluctantly accepted. It is now natural to be scheduling meetings and...
Surat dari Pejompongan: Pandemi
Jakarta adalah kota yang sibuk, tentu saja. Ketika pandemi Corona mulai menjadi masalah nasional sejak pertengahan Maret tahun ini, warga Jakarta dibuat ketakutan. Ada virus pembunuh: tidak kelihatan, tetapi serangannya sungguh mematikan. Tapi, pemerintah Indonesia...
Greetings from the Executive Director: Dec 2019
Of all the new ministers in President Joko Widodo’s second government, none has sparked more debate and controversy than the 35-year-old Harvard-educated Nadiem Makarim, Indonesia’s new education and culture minister. Barely two months into his new job, Nadiem shocked...