Indonesia
Newstrack India - Indonesian alumni extol their Indian learning experience
The contribution of India's higher education system in the academic and intellectual growth of Indonesia was highlighted at the first-ever gathering of alumni of Indian universities and academicians, that included senior government officials, and prominent representatives of Balinese art and culture here.
The Australian - Indonesia outlook uncertain for branch campuses
The ground rules for foreign universities in Indonesia are not yet clear, and court challenges pose a risk to the reformist policy, education sources say.
University World News - Essay mills continue to proliferate
Jakarta’s Pramuka Street intersection is well known for its essay-production services, as Indonesian universities continue to be dogged by the problem of ghostwritten essays. By paying a sum, a student can graduate without making much effort writing the final-year dissertation.
University World News - ASEAN, China must bridge HE and workforce skills gap
Countries of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China face serious disconnects between the knowledge and skills that their higher education systems provide graduates, and the skills needed for the countries’ future development.
The Australian - Overrun by Aussies
Why are so many Australians here in Indonesia? The question threw me. I'm used to the complaint that too few young Aussies choose Indonesia as a place to study. But it depends who's asking, and where they're from.
The Jakarta Post - Private higher education must improve to compete: VP
Vice President Boediono said on Tuesday that it was impossible to prevent foreign universities from operating in Indonesia, particularly in the current era of globalization.
The Australian - Monash to consider setting up campus in Indonesia
Australia could open its first university campus in Indonesia as Monash ponders how best to strengthen ties with the rapidly developing nation.
New Straights Times - Seize opportunities created by ASEAN, students urged
Deputy Prime Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has asked Malaysian students in Indonesia to be ready to seize ample opportunities that would be created in the Asean region with the formation of the Asean Community in 2015.
The Jakarta Post - Govt to scrap university enrollment fees this year
The government says it has increased assistance funds for higher educational institutions so that state universities can eliminate initial student enrollment fees starting this year.
University World News - Are Western management ideas crippling Asian business education?
In today's rapidly urbanising South East Asia, upward career mobility requires a diploma, degree and some form of postgraduate qualification, particularly within desirable publicly listed companies.
The Jakarta Post - Govt told to tackle thesis-writing businesses in Yogyakarta
The Yogyakarta provincial administration should close down businesses offering services to write theses and dissertations as they could damage the quality of higher education graduates in the province.
University World News - Better planning and data needed to raise HE quality
Education professionals from Vietnam, Indonesia and Thailand met in Hong Kong last week to better understand how to improve the gathering and processing of data for more accurate education planning through to universities, under a UNESCO programme to promote education policy coordination in Asia.
SciDev.Net - OECD: South-East Asian innovation should look to China
South-East Asian countries need to embrace the science and innovation that will allow them to reach the next stage of development and be globally competitive — and must closely follow China's progress, according to a forthcoming OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) report.
CNA ENGLISH NEWS - Taiwan, Indonesia relations tighter: envoy
Bilateral relations between Taiwan and Indonesia made progress on many fronts last year, and relations will continue to grow closer this year, Taiwan's representative to Indonesia Andrew Hsia said Tuesday.
The Jakarta Globe - NZ Universities Hoping to Attract Indonesian Students
Last week, AUT signed a Letter of Intent with Indonesia’s Directorate General of Higher Education (Dikti) to sponsor Indonesian lecturers obtaining their PhD degrees at AUT on full scholarships.
The Jakarta Globe - Eastern Indonesia Becoming Next Major Destination for IT
Increased competition is triggering many information technology companies to move towards the eastern Indonesian market, a move that will begin to equalize IT access across the country, according to a research company.
SciDev.Net - South-East Asia: EU's 'preferred partner' in science
Research collaborations between Europe and South-East Asia are increasing, but critics say regional initiatives must start producing practical outcomes.
The China Post - 94 Indonesian teachers to receive training in Taiwan
Taiwan and Indonesia signed an agreement yesterday under which nearly 100 Indonesian teachers will receive training in Taiwan in the near future, according to the Taipei Economic and Trade Office in Jakarta.
The PIE News - Australia targets "sleeping giant" Indonesia
Australia has joined a growing list of countries looking to tap the Indonesian student market – widely considered a sleeping giant in recruitment terms – by holding a major exhibition to promote its science education.
IVN.us - Asian Development Bank Gives Indonesia $300 Million Loan
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has provided a loan of $300 million to Indonesia to support its master plan for the acceleration and expansion of its economic development 2011-2025. This loan is intended for the improvement of the domestic and international connectivity.
The Jakarta Post - Should college students learn Indonesian?
Why do you need to study Indonesian in college? Don’t you think you have studied it enough in school? Such questions are often raised by international students studying on our campuses. For them, it is not sensible, just an unnecessary repetition.
The Jakarta Post - Colleges seek to ascend to global arena
Around 500 education experts from 48 Asian countries gathered for a conference in Nusa Dua, Bali, on Wednedsay to discuss the advancement of universities toward internationalization.
BIS - Nine new HE partnerships with Indonesia
The UK and Indonesia are further strengthening their education links today, by committing to nine new long-term partnerships in higher education.
Rock Hill Herald Online - Asia eLearning Market to Reach $11.5 billion by 2016
The Asia region has the highest growth rate for eLearning on the planet at 17.3% and the growth in some countries is nothing short of remarkable. Revenues reached $5.2 billion in 2011 and will more than double to $11.5 billion by 2016, according to a new Ambient Insight report called, "The Asia Market for Self-paced eLearning Products and Services: 2011-2016 Forecast and Analysis."
The Jakarta Post - Indonesia needs to be Asia-literate
The Australian government has released a white paper titled Australia in the Asian Century, outlining plans to engage Asian nations more closely, repeating the Australian Labor Party’s foreign policy focus back in the mid-1990s.
University World News - New roadmap links the nation to the ‘Asian century’
Australia’s federal government has released a bold policy on the nation’s relations with Asia over the next 13 years, an ambitious and highly expensive set of goals with no indication of how the country will achieve them – or afford them.
The Jakarta Globe - Indonesians Lured To Sudan With Free Tuition for Education
Amid a bloody civil war, stigmatized as a breeding ground for terrorists, and an ocean away but worlds apart from Indonesia, Sudan seems an unlikely place for Indonesian students to pursue higher education.
SciDev.Net - South-East Asia blazing a trail on research collaboration
Researchers from South-East Asia, a region that has recorded impressive increases in scientific research output over recent years, tend to collaborate with international colleagues more than the global average, according to a study.
Sky News - Govt releases Asian white paper
Asian studies will become a core part of Australia's school curriculum as part of the federal government's ambitious plan to capitalise on the region's growing wealth and influence.
The Australian - High expectations from Asian Century white paper
A GREAT weight is riding on the white paper that Julia Gillard launches tomorrow on Australia in the Asian Century. The long wait for the report - it is about four months overdue - has heightened the expectations