Jakarta - Ambassador Scot Marciel, Deputy Minister of Education Fasli Jalal and former Indonesian Ambassador to the US Dorojatun Kuntoro Jakti opened the Annual American Indonesian Exchange Foundation (AMINEF) Fulbright Pre-Departure Orientation here last Friday.
This year`s pre-departure orientation and networking event brought together the largest group of Fulbright programs in AMINEF`s 19 year history and Fulbright`s 59 year history in Indonesia, according to the US Embassy here in its official website on Thursday.
The conference which included 204 Indonesian Fulbright and other related programs candidates and 20 American grantees is designed to establish fundamental understanding of the vision and mission of the Fulbright program among the Indonesian candidates and American grantees.
It is also designed to prepare the Indonesian candidates for their upcoming academic programs in the United States.
While this year is historic in numbers, the U.S. Embassy is looking forward to celebrating AMIEF`s 20 year anniversary next year and the 60th anniversary of Fulbright in Indonesia.
source : antaranews.com
