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Pendopo at Flinders University

Jembatan Building bridges between Australia and Indonesia A 50th anniversary initiative of Flinders University

Since its establishment in 1966, Flinders University has forged strong and enduring research and teaching linkages in Indonesia. In South Australia, through the University’s expertise in Indonesian language and culture, Flinders has utilised one of Australia’s few Pendopos (Javanese cultural pavilion) on campus to engage the local community in Indonesian cultural activities. Flinders is committed to continuing its long and close association with Indonesia, and with its active Indonesian student cohort and close to 1000 alumni in Indonesia – many of whom hold positions in government, academia and the professions – the University is well poised to strengthen people to people linkages in Australia and Indonesia.

Building on this history, and linking directly to the implementation of the South Australian Government’s South East Asian engagement strategy, Flinders University is establishing ‘Jembatan’ (bridge), an initiative to coordinate key Flinders community activities with Indonesia in 2015-2016. Jembatan will form a cornerstone of the University’s 50th anniversary celebrations in 2016.

The Jembatan initiative will provide a vehicle for working with a wide range of Indonesian and South Australian community and business organisations, professional associations, government agencies and schools; with the aim to establish a ‘Rumah Budaya’ (Indonesian Cultural House) in South Australia.

Flinders is responding to the Indonesian Government’s interest in establishing a Rumah Budaya in a number of countries around the world to promote Indonesian language and culture. The Jembatan initiative has been conceived to demonstrate the commitment of Flinders University, and the capacity of the broader South Australian community, to effectively engage and support a Rumah Budaya at Flinders University in 2017.

Principal activities of Flinders’ Jembatan initiative in 2015 – 2016 include:

> Supporting Indonesian language outreach programs in schools > Providing a platform for professional development activities in language and culture for teachers, government and industry > Holding an annual program of public lecture series and community events, utilising the University’s central and accessible Victoria Square presence > Supporting industry and government activities, including acting as a liaison point and providing advice across a range of academic disciplines with expertise in modern Indonesian society > Supporting key Indonesian cultural events, including INDOfest and the 2015 OzAsia Festival > Supporting the South Australian Government’s Indonesian engagement and action plan by enhancing social and cultural engagements through a bid for Flinders University hosted Rumah Budaya by 2017

Dr Priyambudi Sulistiyanto Academic Director Jembatan Tel (08) 8201 7723 Email: priyambudi.sulistiyanto@flinders.edu.au

Matt Taverner Director Partnerships and Student ServicesInternational CentreTel (08) 8201 2768 Email: matthew.taverner@flinders.edu.au

In 2015, Flinders has 224 Indonesian students enrolled in courses across all four faculties

Flinders has formal partnerships with eight Indonesian higher education institutions

Flinders has nearly 1000 Indonesian alumni

Fast Facts about Flinders in Indonesia

Flinders has five dual or double degree collaborations with Indonesian higher education institutions5

Professor Pratikno, Flinders alumnus and Rektor of Gadjah Mada University, was awarded an honorary doctorate by Flinders University in 2013

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Flinders has active student mobility programs with Indonesian universities across disciplines including language, education, engineering, social sciences, business and law

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Jembatan Building bridges between Australia and Indonesia A 50th anniversary initiative of Flinders University

OzAsia Moon Lantern Festival

OzAsia Festival September 23 – October 4

OzAsia Festival is the premier Australian international arts festival that connects audiences with arts from across Asia, as well as celebrating the vibrant festivities, traditions, and histories that make up the cultural landscape of the Asian region.

Presented annually by the Adelaide Festival Centre, OzAsia Festival features contemporary dance, theatre, music, film, visual arts, community and food events, along with a spectacular Moon Lantern Festival.

With Indonesia taking centre-stage as the focus country for the 2015 OzAsia Festival, Flinders University will host a number of events as part of the Jembatan initiative.

Alumni Conference November

In November 2015, Flinders University will host ‘Growing Hope – Building Sustainable Futures in Indonesia’ – the University’s first major alumni conference in Jakarta.

The conference will offer a unique professional development and networking opportunity for Indonesian alumni, with outcomes and stories from the conference becoming a part of the University’s 50th anniversary celebrations in 2016.

Keynote Address, ICAS8

Professor Pratikno, Flinders alumnus & State Secretary of the Indonesian Government

International Convention of Asian Scholars 9th Biennial Conference (ICAS9) Adelaide July 5 – 9

Flinders University is proud to sponsor the International Convention of Asian Scholars 9th Biennial Conference. Held every two years, ICAS is the largest gathering of Asian, Asia-linked and Asian Studies scholars in the southern hemisphere and the second largest in the world, with over 1,500 participants from over 60 countries expected to participate in 2015.

Featuring two keynote speakers and more than 350 panels and roundtables, the conference offers Asian Studies scholars the opportunity to network with colleagues in other scholarly fields in which Asian interactions are increasingly important for both study and engagement.

Jembatan will be officially launched at ICAS9 on 7 July 2015. The launch will coincide with seminars conducted jointly with the Flinders University Centre for United States and Asia Policy Studies.

INDOfest audience members

In 2015, key Jembatan events will include support of:

INDOfest April 10-12

INDOfest is a community event organised by the Australian-Indonesian Association of South Australia that presents the contemporary face of Indonesia, expressing Indonesian art and culture while expanding and strengthening community and commercial ties with South Australia.

Flinders University is the presenting partner of INDOfest and will host a symposium: Influencing effective South Australian engagement with Indonesia through soft diplomacy and people to people links at Victoria Square on 10 April.

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