Introduction
Debt Swap Program is the Indonesian foreign debt reduction program.
In order to reduce the number of debt of Indonesia to Germany, especially in education filed. Ministry of National Education (MONE) proposed Indonesian-German Postgraduate Scholarship Program related to Debt Swap Program (IGPSP) with the aim of improving the quality of Higher Education in Indonesia (in the filed of human resources).
In education field, Debt Swap Program I and II have been accomplished in the field of basic education and rehabilitation of school facilities.
Focus of Field of Study
This program is focused on the education for certain doctoral candidates from:
Economics and Finance Focused on Poverty Alleviation
Climate Change, Environment and biodiversity
New and Renewable Energy, Natural Resources
Food Security and Safety
Health, Tropical Diseases, Nutrition and Medicine
Management and Mitigation of Disasters
National Integration and Social Harmonization
Regional Autonomy and Decentralization
Arts and Culture/Creative Industry/Culture Technology
Infrastructure, Transportation and Defense Technology (satellite)
Information and Communication Technology
Human Development and Nation Competitiveness
Maritime and Marine technology
Nano Technology
Proposed Doctoral Degree Programs
Graduate School; to be enrolled for 3 (three) years in Germany
Research Program; to be enrolled for 3,5 (three and a half) years in Germany
Sandwich Program; to be enrolled for 6-12 (six to twelve) months in Germany and 2 (two) years in Indonesia
Double Degree Program; to be enrolled in 2 (two) years in Germany and 1 (one) year in Indonesia
Fast Track; is aimed to give chances for acceleration program students, Bachelor and Master Graduates, or Double Degree students who have brilliant capacity to conduct Doctoral Degree in Germany
Correspondents
Program Coordinators :
Dr. Gatot Hari Priowirjanto (SEAMOLEC)
Email: gatot@seamolec.org
Dr. AB Susanto (Beasiswa Unggulan PKLN)
Email: abesusanto08@yahoo.com
Dr. Purwanto Subroto (Ditbaga DIKTI)
Email: psubroto@dikti.go.id
Istri Hardiyati (Ditendik DIKTI)
Telp/Fax: (021) 57946053/57946052
Secretariat Address:
Gedung D Lantai 6 Kemdiknas
Jl. Pintu I Senayan Jakarta
Telp: (021) 5739290
Contact Person:
Afriana Dyah Ratnapuri
Email: aratnapuri@dikti.go.id
Ade Tantrie Puspita
Email: adetantrie@yahoo.com
Aline Almandha
Email: aline@seamolec.org
Listya Ayu Saraswati
Email: listyaayu@hotmail.com
Nevada Larasati Firdhani
Email: nevada.larasati@yahoo.com
Info Lengkap : http://ds5k.kemdiknas.go.id/?show=beranda
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