HISTORIC DAY FOR FULBRIGHT INDONESIA

UNCLAS JAKARTA 000933

SIPDIS

DEPT FOR EAP/MTS, EAP/PD, ECA/A, ECA/A/E/EAP

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KPAO OEXC SCUL ID
SUBJECT: HISTORIC DAY FOR FULBRIGHT INDONESIA


1. (U) Mission is pleased to report that on Friday, May 29, 2009,
the American Indonesian Exchange Foundation (AMINEF) and the
Directorate General of Higher Education (DGHE/DIKTI),Ministry of
National Education (MONE),signed an agreement that will allow DIKTI
to fund scholarships through AMINEF/Fulbright. Although Fulbright
has been active in Indonesia since 1952, this is the first time the
Government of Indonesia has funded Fulbright scholarships.


2. (U) The Fulbright-DIKTI Scholarships will provide funding for up
to 400 Indonesians over the next four years, for PhDs, MAs, doctoral
dissertation research and post-graduate research (which the
Indonesians call "recharging"). The agreement was signed by DGHE
Director of Human Resources Muchlas Samani and AMINEF Executive
Director Mike McCoy, and witnessed by Director General Fasli Jalal,
Charge d'Affaires Walter North (also a member of the AMINEF Board of
Trustees),the PAO, CAO and several other AMINEF Board members and
staff, DGHE staff, and a representative from the Foreign Ministry.


3. (U) DIKTI officials spoke to the press after the ceremony and
issued a press release. Post issued a photo from the signing
ceremony.

HUME