IN THE BEGINNING The life of Indonesia is a tale of discovery, oppression and liberation, so it's both impressive and perplexing to see the nation's history displayed in a hokey diorama at Jakarta's National Monument. The exhibit even includes Indonesia's first inhabitant, Java Man (Pithecanthropuserectus), who crossed land bridges to Java over one million years ago.
Java Man then became extinct or mingled with later migrations. Indonesians today are, like Malaysians and Filipinos, of Malay origin and are the descendants of migrants that arrived around 4000 BC. The discovery in 2003 of a small skeleton, nicknamed 'the hobbit, in Flores added a new piece to Indonesia's - and, indeed, the world's - evolutionary jigsaw.
Always celebrated on 17th August, this is Indonesia's national day and marks Indonesia's declaration of independence from the Netherlands in 1945.
Source:
Vaisutis, J. (2007). Indonesia (8th ed.). Lonely Planet.
Relationship between Assumption University of Thailand and Indonesia
The President-Rector Magnificus and the Academic Community of Assumption University of Thailand greets and congratulates the Government and people of Indonesia on the occasion of the National Day of the Republic of Indonesia, on August 17, 2023.
The University community is pleased that currently there are Indonesian students enrolled in some undergraduate and graduate degree programs and we wish all our Indonesian students a happy celebration on their country’s National Day.
There were the memorandums of understanding between Assumption University of Thailand and the Indonesia’s universities for developing international exchange and cooperation programs based upon the principle of reciprocity. The MOUs are as follows;
- Memorandum of co-operation between Faculty of Biotechnology, Assumption University (AU), Bangkok, Thailand and Faculty of Agricultural Technology, Soegijapranata Catholic University (UNIKA), Semarang, Indonesia. (2009-02-01)
- Agreement on the exchange and cooperation in the field of education between Assumption University of Thailand and Sekolah Tinggi Manajemen Informatika dan Komputer Mikroskil of Indonesia. (2001-02-28)
Rev. Antinious Tesi, SMM, Provincial Superior of the Montfort Fathers, Indonesia, and his team visited Assumption University on November 6-7, 2019. After being greeted and warmly welcomed by the AU executives at both campuses, they were given the guided tour around Suvarnabhumi Campus.
A group of faculty and students from Department of Information Systems and Game Technology, Soegijapranata Catholic University, Indonesia, paid a visit to Assumption University’s Suvarnabhumi Campus on July 26, 2018. Welcoming the foreign visitors, Asst. Prof. Dr. Chanintorn Jitttawiriyanukoon, Dean, Graduate School of eLearning.
The Director of the Office of International Affairs Mr. Glen Chatelier, representing the President of Assumption University Rev. Brother Dr. Bancha Saenghiran, greeted and congratulated Dr. Gregorious Sri Nuhartanto the Rector of the University of Atma Jaya Yokyakarta, Indonesia on the occasion of the University’s 51st Anniversary Celebrations, from September 26 to 30, 2016.
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