ProdukHukum Pendidikan KJRI.

Perihal a

ISI BERITA

tersebut pada pokok brafaks dengan hormat disampaikan hal-hal sebagai berikut

1. Pada tanggal 19 Agustus 2010, Konsul dan Konsul Muda Ekonomi telah menerima kunjungan dari Mr. Charles Knobloch, pengacara dari Kantor Hukum Arnold & Knobloch, LLP di Houston, yang juga merupakan salah satu pengurus dari organisasi penyelenggara Offshore Technology Conference. Dalam kesempatan tersebut Mr. Charles Knobloch memperkenalkan Director

of

lnstitutional Partnerships

dari

Michigan Tech, Mr. Todd Stewart, Maj.Gen. (Ret) US Air Force yang kebetulan sedang melakukan kunjungan keria ke sejumlah perusahaan energiyang berada di Houston.

Mr. Todd

Stewart pada pertemuan tersebut secara khusus memberikan penjelasan mengenai _ltlichigan Tegh. sebpoai salg[_satg_dari lima Publiq Rese,aroh _{-UniverSitigs di} Michigan yEh$ menawhrkan kurang lebih 130 program undergraduate

dan

graduate melalui lima fakultasnya yaitu

:

'

a.

College of Sciertce and Arts;

b.

College of Engineering;

c.

Schoolof Business and Economics;

d.

Schoolof Forest Resources and Environmental Science; dan

e.

School of Technology.

Menurutnya Michigan Tech yang mempunyaiannual enrollment sekitar 7,500 mahasiswa/i termasuk 1,200 graduate student dan 5,900 undergraduate student menerima bantuan dari U.S. Federal Government (termasuk National Science Foundation) untuk sekitar 76% dari research awards yang diberikannya. President Michigan Tech merupakan salah satu dari 137 _{American Research University Presidents dan Chancellors yang menandatangani}

surat kepada President Barack Obama tertanggal

28

Juni 2010

untuk mendukung pengembangan kemitraan antara Perguruan Tinggi Amerika Serikat

dan

Indonesii khususnya di bidang penelitian.

Dalam kaitan ini pihaknya sangat menyambut baik bagian kerjasama antar perguruan

tinggi dalam comprehensive partnership US-lndonesia dimana Pemerintah

RS

tehn

berkomitmen untuk menyediakan dana $160 juta untuk berbagai program peningkatan educational exchanges dan _ioint programs antara AS dan Indonesia, dan menyampaikan minat Michigan Tech untuk bekerjasama dengan berbagai perguruan tihggi di Indonesia dalam rangka mengembangkan kerjasama penelitian atau pendidikan di berbagai bidang. Secara khusus dia menyebutkan expertise dan pengalaman Michigan Tech

di

bidang penelitian teknologi minyak dan gas, batu bara, energi tenaga surya, kehutanan dan pemrosesan air bersih.

Berkaitan dengan hal-hal tersebut kami berjanji kepada Mr. Todd Stewart bahwa kami

akan

menyampaikan

hal

ini

kepada KBRI Washington

u.p. Atase

Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan

serta KJRI

Chicago

yang

membawahi wilayah

kerja

Negara Bagian Michigan.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

Apabila KBRI Washington

atau

KJRI Chicago

atau

pihak-pihak perguruan tinggi di

fartnerships, Office of Development,

Email

:

ts.t"e_U'Frt9rurtu.eglu, Ph.

(906)4873488.

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(906)487-1

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atau

Fax

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Press Room

Contacts:

Paut F. Hassen, APLU,202.478.6073 Barlv Toiv, AAU, 202'408-7500

137 American Research

University

Presidents Endorse Expanding Partnerships

With

Indonesian

Universities in Letter

to

President Barack Obama

Washington, DC (June 28,

}01q

- _One hundred thirty-seven American research

university presidents and chancettors

totd

President Barack Obama

in

a

letter

reteased

today

that they

"strongly support expanded partnerships between United States and lndonesian universities on research and

other matters."

The Letter, sent

to

the White House in May, was reteased today fotl'owing the

announcement during

the

G20 Summit in Toronto

of

an agreement

with

lndonesia

to

spend ₅₁₆₀ mittion on programs

to

encourage educational exchanges and

joint

programs between

the two

countries.

In

their

letter,

devetoped by

the

Association

of

Public and Land'grant Universities (A. P.L. U) and the Association of American Universities

(MU), the

research university

teaders apptauded President Obama's

"commitment to

a much deeper and ctoser

relatiohship between U.5. and lndonesian institutions

of

higher education and

with

institutions

across the Mustim

wortd."

Further,

the tetter states:

"As presidents and chancettors

of

U.5. universities, we are

very supportive

of

your goat

to

strengthen ties

with

Indonesia,

its

institutions and

its

peopte.

We ptedge our

fult

and enthusiastic cooperation

with

this

effort."

The number

of

U.S. students who study

in

Indonesia is fewer than 250

annuatly.

White

about 7,500 lndonesian students came

to the

United States

to

study in the 2007-08 academic year, this is down significantty from

the

1997-98 peak

of

13,782.Indonesia

has a population

of

nearty 250

mittion,

making

it

the

fourth

most populous nation.

"Knowtedge is

truty the

internationa[ language," said

A.P.L.U

presiOent Peter McPherson. "Through education exchanges and

joint

research

initiatives,

we can

work on common areas

of interest

such as agriculture, energy, heatth and ctimate change."

"Coltaboration on education and science enhances our retationships

with

other countries throughout the

world,"

said AAU President Robert M. Berdahl,.

"lt

should ptay an especiatly

important part

in

the

President's outreach

to

the Muslim wortd, and

the

nation's research universities are essential

to

this

effort."

U.5.

institutions

have numerous

initiatives

underway

with

Indonesian universities,

non-profit

organizations and the government focused on research and training across a wide array

of

fietds inctuding: agriculture, communications, engineering,

government, and heatth.

About the

Association

of

Public and Land-grant Universities

Founded

in

1887, the Association

of

Public and Land-grant Universities

(A.P.L.U)

is an association

of

pubtic research universities, land-giant

institutions,

and many state pubtic university systems.

A.P.L.U

member campuses enrotl more than 3.5 mittion

undergraduate and 1.1 mitlion graduate _{students, emptoy more than 645,000}

facutty

members, and conduct nearly two-thirds

of

att academic research,

totating

more than

534

bitlion

annuatl.y. As

the

nation's otdest higher education association,

A.P.L.U

is

dedicated

to

excettence

in

[earning, discovery and engagement. For more

information, visit

www.aplu.ore (Formerly known as NASULGC).

About the

Association

of

American Universities

The Association

of

American Uniyersities (AAU) is an organization

of

leading research

education.

lt

consists

of

61 U.S. universities and two Canadian universities, divided about eventy between pubtic and private. AAU member universities are on

the

teading edge

of

innovation, schotarship, and problem-solving, contributing significant vatue

to

the

nation's economy, security, and culture.

Michigan Technological University- Michigan Tech

-

was founded in 1885 and is one of Michigan's five major public research Universities. lts main campus is located in the city of Houghton, in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The Michigan Tech Research Institute, one of the university's 18 interdisciplinary

research institutes and centers, is located in Ann Arbor, Ml. The total number of alumni exceeds 76,000.

Michigan Tech is nationatly ranked in the top tier of colleges and universities, according to the U.S. News

& Wortd Repoffs Americu's Best Collegesfor 2070. lt is also highly rated for academic$ career

preparation, and quality of lifu, ,n Princeton Review's Best 377 Colleges (2070 Edition). Michigan Tech

leads the nation in the percentage of female engineering PhD graduates. Michigan Tech ranks among the top 2O "Best Bargain Colleges" in the nation.

Mlchigan Tech offers approximately 130 undergraduate- and graduate-degree proBrams (and related certificate programs) through its five primary academic units:

o

College of Sciences & Arts

o

College of Engin€ering

r

School of Business & Economics

r

School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science

r

School ofTechnology

The university annually grants about 240 graduate degrees {including 60 PhDs} and 1,100 undergraduate degrees. Approximately 83% of the academic degreesgranted annually are In "STEM" disciplines, i.e., science, technology, engineerlng and mathematics. Michigan Tech leads the nataon in the number of PhD degrees in engineering awarded to women.

Over the past five years, 94 percent of Michigan Tech's students secured jobs in their chosen field, enrolled in graduate school, or were commissioned as officers in the military, by the tame they graduated.

Michigan Tech has an annual enrollment of more than 7,100 students, including 1,2fi) graduate students and 5,900 undergraduate students. Approximately 900 international students are enrolled.

The university employs 445 full-time faculty and 1,220 staff. Michigan Tech operates with an annual

budget of about Szzz million.

The university annuatly expends more than S6Gmillion in research sponsored by government and

industry. The National Science Foundation ranks Michigan Tech in the top 25% of all U.S. research

universities, in terms of annual expenditures. About 75% of the universi{s research awards are sponsored by the U.S. federal government (including the NationglScience Foundation),with24%

sponsored by industry and others. In 2(X)9, research award funding grew by more than 28%.

July 2010

Additional information about Michigan Tech is available

at

www.mtu.qd!!.

TODD

I"

$TEHfART,

Fh.D.

Itllaior Generel, United States

Air

Force (Retired)

Michigan Technological

Univensittf

Dr. Todd Stewart was appointed as the

Direcbr

of Inetitutionel Partnerships,

Michigan Technological university, in September

2008.

He is responsible for

build ing mutually-beneficial partnersh ips between the un iversity and organizations of all types, including corporations, foundations, industry

associations, governrnent agencies and other non-government organizations, The goal of these partnerships is to help advance the university's research, education and outreach programs, by contributing to the success of its supporting corporate, government and other organ izational partners.

General $tewart also serves as the university's Senior

Advieor for National

$ecurity

Affairs.

In this role, he is responsible for encouraging, supporting and facilitating research and teaching related to allaspects of national

securig,-throughout the university. This includes activities related to (e.g^) defense, intelligence, homeland security, foreign relations and international development.

Prior to accepting his current appointments, Dr. Stewart served for six years as

the Director of _{National Security Research and Education Programs at The Ohio}

State University. He founded and served as Executive Director of the Nationat

Academic Consortium for Homeland Security, an alliance of more than 360 colleges and universities. Dr. Stewart was also appointed as an Adjunct Assistant Professor of National Security Affairs, at the John Glenn $chool of

Public Affairs, The Ohio State University.

ln 2006, President George W. Bush appointed Dr. Stewart (with U.S. Senate confirmation) to a four-year term, as a member of the National Security

Education

lcard.

This board overciees the National Security Education Program, a maior Federal initiative, established in law, designed to build a larger

poolof

U.S. citizens with enhanced foreign language skills and a better understanding of

the culture, history, economics, politics and government of other countries. General stewart served for 34 years with the United states Air

Force.

His military career included numercus command and staff assignments in positions responsible for combat engineering and installation rhanagement, including infrastructure construction, operation and maintena nce, energy ma nagement, envif'onmental protection and military family housing management at Air Force bases in the United States and around the

world.

While on active duty, he also served as an Associate Professor of Management at the Air Force Insiitute

of

Technology. In his final assignment, General Stewart was responsible for

developing and implementing long-range plans and programs related to Air Force organizations responsible for systems acquisition, research and development, test and evaluation, depot-level maintenance, supply and transportation. He retired from active service In April 20A2, in the grade of major

general.

General Stewart continues to serve as a con$ultant to the Air Force and other government and private-sector organizations, on a variety of national-security issues.

Dr. Stewart's academic education includes a bachelor-of-science degree in civil engineering, from Michigan Technological University; a master-of- science degree in engineering administration, from Southem Methodist Universit$ and a doctor of philosophy degree in management, from the University of Nebraska. He is also a graduate of the Air Force squadrcn

officer

schoor, the Air

Command and Staff College, and the Air War College.

Dr. Stewart is an _{Senior Fellow with the Center for Transformation and Strategic}

Initiatives; an Alumni Hall of Fame Laureate of the Theta Tau National

Professional Engineering Fraternity; and a member of Michigan Technological University's Academy of Civil and Environmental Engineers; He is also a member of the Academy of Management, the Society of American Military Engineers, and the Air Force

Association.

Dr. Stewart is the author of numerous joumal articles, technical reports and several book chapters.

General Stewart is married to the former Dorothy Salani of Hancock, Michigan. They have one daughter, Sarah, who is an Air Force officer and nurse.

Augnst

2010