The Post’s 25th Anniversary Seminar

To commemorate its 25th year of establishment in Indonesia, The Jakarta Post held an educational seminar embracing the vision of ”Enlightening the Life of the Nation”, last May 9th in Jakarta. The one-day seminar consisted of four sessions: Session 1. Comparing Notes - The Experience of Singapore and South Korea; Session 2: The Role of the Business Sector in Education; Session 3: Best Practices in Primary and Secondary Schools; Session 4: Best Practices in Tertiary Education.

List of speakers:
H.E. Tharman Shanmugaratnam (Minister of Education and Finance of Singapore)
H.E. Kim Shinil (Former Deputy of Prime Minister and Minister of Education and Human Resources Development of South Korea)
James T. Riady (Founder and Chairman of Pelita Harapan University)
Yani Panigoro (Board of Trustees, Medco Foundation)
Father Baskoro Poedjinoegroho (Principal of Kanisius College Jakarta)
Antarina S.F. Amir (Managing Director of High Scope Indonesia)
Niken Asih Santjojo (Principal of SMAN 10 Malang)
Prof. Dr. Gumilar Rusliwa Somantri (Rector of University of Indonesia)
Anies R. Baswedan, PhD. (Rector of Paramadina University)
Prof. Dr. Gerardus Polla M.App.Sc. (Rector of Binus University)

Here are several (amateur and hurried) snapshots from the event.

 

Int’l speakers from the first session

Tharman Shanmuragatnam in the buzz

Yani Panigoro

James T. Riady

The minister on the background

Kim Shinil from where I sit

Smooth slideshow operators

Lookin’ sleek with batik

The salad buffet

Lunch break

For those of you who didn’t attend and would like to acquire copies of the slides, we are giving them for free. Just contact us here.

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