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Republika, Friday 3 July 2015,

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia held an iftar event with a number of Ambassadors from Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC). The meeting was intended to strengthen relations between Indonesia and OIC member countries in Indonesia.

The head of Agency of Assessment and Foreign Policy Development, Salman Al-Farisi in his opening remarks during the iftar event that was attended by a number of ambassadors and representatives of OIC member countries, on Thursday (2/7), stated that the event was a continuation of the Ramadhan Dialogue which took place last year.

In the Ramadhan Dialogue, Indonesia and the representatives of OIC member countries who attended talked about various current issues that are going on in the world. Besides, the dialogue also opens lines of communication in the effort of enhancing relations between countries. “This forum is very important in shaping cooperation and in strengthening the citizen’s awareness toward the country’s potentials” declared Salman in front of the guests in Le Meridien, Jakarta.

The event is held in cooperation with Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Journalist Muslim Brotherhood (PJMI) and Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS), is attended by a number of ambassadors and their representatives. The countries that were present include Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Malaysia, as well as Pakistan.

This innovative and intensive program offered students the opportunity to examined how international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) were affected by changes in their operating context. Students would become more familiar with the distinctive features of these organizations, their managerial challenges, their economic dynamics, their social and political environments, and the values they seeked to realize. An intensive curriculum engaged students via a case-based pedagogy that required them to applied various principles central to the management of international NGOs. Over the course of the program, students would conducted several different projects related to the varied phases of a particular international NGO’s operations.

Social, environmental, and other issues are growing increasingly complex and challenging, and many NGOs faced tasks that required practical management and communication skills to further their cause. This program carried out the theme “Revitalizing the Spirit of the Youth Pledge Towards the Civil Society Empowerment”. The main objective was to provided students with the knowledge and skills necessary to work in the field. Recognized experts in their disciplines teach the courses, and guest speakers from NGOs, corporations, academia, and the media also present their views.

This program held on January 26^th 2012 – January 31^th 2012 in Hongkong. Students had opportunity to get short training about how to be a good fundraiser from the experts of Association Fundraiser Profession Hongkong. They learned more about strategic planning for NGO & Networking of NGO at Dompet Dhuafa Hongkong. And then students had a set of discussion about community development at City University of Hongkong and Consulate General of The Republic of Indonesia. They also did field observation to migrant worker shelter of Dompet Dhuafa Hongkong. The outcome are when they graduate from this program, students have the ability to manage and pioneering NGO in their own environments.

Enrich students experience with industrial visit program organized by the Center for Southeast Asian Studies ( CSEAS ). This program is an annual CSEAS program, which this year carries out the theme “Youth in ASEAN Country with Access to University”. The main objective is to learn more about educational access scheme which is owned by youth in three countries , namely Indonesia , Singapore , and Malaysia. During this program, the activities divided into four elements consisting of forums (interaction with the local youth), mini conferences, scholarships searching, and enhancement of leadership skills.

The official visit to the university held in three cities and three countries, Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University, National University of Singapore, Nanyang Technology University and the University of Technology Malaysia. The participants not only visited the university in the program, various international institutions also participated in the program agenda industrial visit, such as the ASEAN Secretariat , Institution of Southeast Asian Studies. Prior to departure , participants will also be equipped with general knowledge about ASEAN countries as young ambassadors of the country by ASEAN Secretariat.