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UNESCO Librarian : Rosinta P. Hutauruk (rp.hutauruk@unesco.org )

December 9, No. 36

News from UNESCO Office, Jakarta

Innovative Education for the Next Generation of Entrepreneurs
9-12-2011 UNESCO convened the 15th UNESCO-APEID International Conference, Inspiring Education: Creativity and Entrepreneurship, in collaboration with the World Bank and the Ministry of National Education in Indonesia, to foster discussions on creativity and entrepreneurship, and strengthen their linkages in education and the workplace.

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UNESCO and National Geographic Indonesias publication entitled Borobudur: The Road to Recovery Community-based Rehabilitation Work and Sustainable Tourism Development is now available
7-12-2011 Throughout 2011 UNESCO has been working with the National Geographic Indonesia on a publication entitled Borobudur: the Road to Recovery Community-based Rehabilitation Work and Sustainable Tourism Development. This glossy publication documents the UNESCO and its partners emergency response after Mt. Merapis eruption in October 2010. More

HIV Seminar Conducted for up to 700 UNTL Students in Timor-Leste in Celebration of the World AIDS Day 2011
7-12-2011 A three-day international scientific conference attended by National University of Timor-Leste (UNTL) students held on 14-16 November 2011 was organized at the Dili Convention Center in Dili, Timor-Leste. The activity dubbed in Portuguese as the 1 Jornada Cientificas Internacionais do Estudante da UNTL (1st International Scientific Working Day for UNTL Students) tackled a wide range of topics relevant to the theme of the conference which was Timor-Leste, your future and present in the eyes of the UNTL students, the first of its kind organized by this university. More

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Director-General thanks Gabon and Timor Leste for generous donations

6-12-2011 On 5 December 2011, UNESCO Director-General UNESCO, Irina Bokova, has issued an official statement of thanks to the Governments of Gabon and of Timor Leste for their generous contributions to UNESCOs Multi-donor Emergency Fund. More

Worldwide online-seminar explored green societies

5-12-2011 UNESCO, SOI-Asia, INHERENT and CONNECT-Asia organized an online seminar hosted by Directorate General of Higher Education, Indonesia (DIKTI) about building green societies on Friday, 25th November 2011. The seminar connected prominent experts in their fields and participants world-wide through National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) and other ICT networks.

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Online Publication
Matenek Lokal Timor Nian! Haktuir husi (LINKS) workshop, Dili, 7-8 Junhu 2011; (Traditional knowledge in Timor Leste)
This book is the result of the national workshop promoting SIDS and LINKS programmes in Timor Leste held in Dili, Timor Leste, on 7-8 June 2011. The workshop was organized by the Haburas Foundation, Timor Leste National Commission for UNESCO and the UNESCO Regional Science Bureau for Asia and the Pacific in Jakarta. The objective of this meeting was to develop a strategy to address issues such as those mentioned above, and an action plan for implementing activities under UNESCOs SIDS and Local and Indigenous Knowledge System (LINKS) programmes for the period 2012-2013. DOWNLOAD

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Article Alert!
Children with HIV AIDS in need of support. Jakarta Post 9-12-2011
Children with HIV/AIDS need strong support from the community because the government does not provide a continuous funding scheme for them, local NGOs say. More

City poor left out in HIV AIDS prevention program. Jakarta Post 5-12-2011

In spite of the continuous government program against HIV/AIDS, for many of Jakartas poor the program remains elusive, with many impoverished residents still not receiving counseling. More
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Farmers excited by UNESCO bid. Jakarta Post 7-12-2011

Farmers in Jatiluwih were excited by the government-sponsored nomination of its region to be included in the prestigious list of UNESCOs world heritage sites. They expected that the acknowledgment from the global cultural body would elevate the stature of the region and its communities. More
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Indonesians urged to change attitude to be superior to create more jobs. Shanghaidaily.com 6-12-2011

JAKARTA, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- Indonesians are urged to change their attitude to be superior from inferior so that they could employ themselves and not always think to be employees, officials said here on Tuesday. More
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Number of Indonesian Scientific Research Projects below Malaysia and Singapore. JakartaGlobe 6-12-2011

Indonesia needs to emphasize creativity in its school system, a senior Education Ministry official said, adding that it produces one-eighth the number of innovative scientific projects that neighboring Malaysia does. More
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Without the United States. JakartaGlobe 6-12-2011

I cannot imagine a world without music, art, film, dance, theater and books. It would be a dreary and colorless existence, with little cooperation and communication among citizens. The arts are the glue that holds us together, the cultural fabric of our lives, and they sow the seeds for inventive, universally shared experiences. More
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