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August 2020
ASEAN Studies Centre UNS in collaboration with International Relations Study Program FISIP UNS held a Web Seminar (Webinar) to commemorate the 53rd Anniversary of ASEAN as well as to celebrate the International Youth Day on August 12, 2020. The webinar was carried with the theme “ASEAN from the Perspective of Young Progressive Scholars” and presented the representative of youth from ASEAN member states who pursue scholarship in Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS). The youth from ASEAN member states who were presented in the webinar as the speakers were dr. Yuzana Maung from Myanmar (Graduate student of Public Health Science UNS), Mr. Muhammad Danish from Malaysia (Undergraduate student of Electrical Engineering UNS) and Mr. Nguyen Thanh Dat from Vietnam (Student of Indonesian Language Course (BIPA) UNS). While the speakers from Indonesia represented by Ms. Femri Resdifianti, the undergraduate student of International Relations Study Program FISIP UNS. The moderator of the webinar was the undergraduate student from International Relations Study Program FISIP UNS, Ms. Mutiara Firsty Linggar Nagisa, who is the part of the youth and an active student academically. The webinar took place through Google Meet application on August 13, 2020 from 10 AM to 12 PM (GMT +7). The webinar started with the warm welcome from the Master of Ceremony (MC) and followed by the opening speech delivered by Mr. Septyanto Galan Prakoso, S.IP., M.Sc as the head committee of the webinar as well as the representative from ASEAN Studies Centre UNS since the Head of ASEAN Studies Centre UNS cannot...
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In order to commemorate the 53rd Anniversary of ASEAN, the ASEAN Studies Centre UNS collaborated with Direktorat Jendral Kerjasama ASEAN Kementerian Luar Negeri Republik Indonesia and Solo Radio to organize a talkshow with the theme, “Developing the Indonesia’s Creative Industry in ASEAN: the Potential of Indonesia’s Economy Creative to enter the ASEAN’s market.” The talkshow is hosted by Solo Radio 92.9 FM on August 7, 2020 at 4 – 5 PM (GMT +7) as well as through the IGTV Solo Radio. The talkshow presents Ahmad Adib as the speaker from ASEAN Studies Centre, Likha Sari Anggreni as the moderator, and Berlianto Situngkir as the speaker and Director of Kerjasama ASEAN Kementerian Luar Negeri Republik Indonesia. Nearing the end of the talkshow, Ahmad Adib underlines the importance of millennial to encourage and promote the creative industry in Indonesia. He also added that the most significant manner to realize the development and successful creative industry in Indonesia is through a change of mindset. Indonesian youth should love, respect and comprehend the potential of Indonesia, for instance is the culture and the culinary, thus it will enable the creative industry in Indonesia to compete in the region.    
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The Permanent Representative of the Republic of Indonesia to ASEAN, Ambassador Rahmat Pramono together with The Philippines Permanent Representative to ASEAN, Ambassador Elizabeth P. Buensuceso paid a visit to Universitas Sebelas Maret on Wednesday (22/3/2017). The visitation was in order to maximize the ASEAN Connectivity Coordinating Committee meeting held in Solo on March, 21-22, 2017 as well as to know and comprehend the aspirations of campus community. In addition, the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Indonesia for the ASEAN cooperated with ASEAN Studies Center UNS held public lectures for socialization of the development of ASEAN towards the celebration of 50 years. The lecture was delivered by the Ambassador of the Philippines for ASEAN, subsequent to the leadership of ASEAN is fell at the turn of Philippines. The theme discussed on the seminar is “The ASEAN and the Philippines ASEAN Chairmanship”. Through this public lecture, we expect the young generation will understand better at the importance of ASEAN in realizing the vision and identity in equations towards one society in Southeast Asia.
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ASEAN Studies Center held a workshop intended to provide more insight about the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) to the Surakarta Administrative and Governance Apparatus on Wednesday (26/10/2016). ASEAN Studies Center also invited Berlianto Situngkir, the Head of Sub-Directorate ASEAN Economic Cooperation, as the main speaker along with Drs. Ign. Agung Satyawan, S.E., S.Ikom., M.Si., Ph.D. Berlianto Situngkir asserted as follow, “We need to take the opportunities in the MEA in order for Indonesia to be competitive towards other ASEAN member states.” Lukman Fahmi, the moderator of the workshop as well as the lecturer of International Relations Major in Faculty of Social and Political Science UNS, added that, “Indonesian community has many advantage which enable them to compete in MEA, for instance is the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME). This potential needs to be continually encouraged in order for SME in Indonesia could play and compete at the ASEAN level.” MEA is started in the end of 2015 and it is not oriented on free trade of goods, but also the education and health sector. Thus, Agung Satyawan addressed that there is a need for Indonesia to improve the capacity of the human resources and the infrastructure. To conclude the workshop, Agung also added that as Indonesia ready itself to enter the era of the MEA, current position and the role of government agencies such as Camat and Lurah are very strategic as a spearhead in the optimization of resources.  
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ASEAN Studies Center on Friday (23/9/2016) held a seminar which consisted of book review titled “Kedah Dua Milenia” by Dr. Haji Ahmad Zaharuddin Sani, Director of Institut Pemikiran Dr. Tun Mahathir Mohammad Universiti Utara Malaysia, and public lecture infront of students of International Relations Major FISIP, UNS. Speakers at this activity were the author of the book, namely Dr. Haji Ahmad Zaharuddin Sani along with a historian from Faculty of Cultural Studies, Dr. A. Susanto and guided by the head of ASEAN Center Studies, Drs. Ign Agung Satyawan, SE, S.Ikom, MSi, PhD. Through this seminar, the output expected was the establishment of a deeper mutual understanding between the two neighboring countries, namely Indonesia and Malaysia, who have a long history of relation which proved with the affiliation of the Sultanate of Kedah with kingdoms in Nusantara. This activity is also the actualization of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which was signed on May 4, 2016 between ASEAN Studies Center UNS with Universiti Utara Malaysia.
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