The Indonesian city of Cirebon is known for its surge in extremist Islamic activities in the recent years. So far, the violence culminated in a terrorist attack on the police headquarters of the Cirebon district in April 2011, during which the local police chief has been severely injured. more...

On January 20th, 2012, Hanns Seidel Foundation Indonesia came together with its alumni organization PAHSI to conduct a national seminar on the issue of “Eradicating Cartel Practices In Indonesia: The Challenges of Indirect Evidence” as well as the Annual PAHSI Congress. more...

The former President of the Republic of Indonesia, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie, launched the second time his autobiographical book “Habibie & Ainun”. At the first book launching at beginning of 2011 the original Indonesian version... more...

In recent years, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has developed itself into a substantial regional organization with ambitious goals like the establishment of a common economic zone and a regional security apparatus. Besides that, ASEAN functions also as an ideal platform for the realization of common standards... more...

From the 30th till the 2nd December the President of the Federal Republic of Germany, Mr. Christian Wulff, conducted a state visit to Indonesia. The country representative of Hanns-Seidel Foundation in Jakarta... more...

The 2nd ASEAN environmentally Sustainable Cities Award (ASEAN ESC Award) was held from 11th until 13th November 2003 in Nusa Dua, Bali. This event represented a further culmination of the collaboration between the Hanns-Seidel-Foundation Jakarta and the ASEAN-Secretariat, especially with its environmental department. more...

The Indonesian Constitution established in 1945, after Indonesia’s fought for independence, together with the state ideology “Pancasila”, which includes the equality of the most represented five religions (Islam, Catholicism, Protestantism, Hinduism and Buddhism), is currently brought back into discussion... more...

Commemorating the long standing relations between Indonesia and Germany, The Habibie Center and the Hanns Seidel Foundation Indonesia - working partners for over a decade – conducted a joint seminar on the “Significance of Constitutional Issues for Civic Education – Comparative Perspectives and Shared Experiences... more...

The Asia-Europe Environment Forum (ENVforum) convened in partnership with the Hanns Seidel Foundation, the Institute of Global Environmental Strategies, the Swedish Environmental Secretariat for Asia and the United Nations Environment Programme the 2nd Scenario Planning... more...

The two days of training with the title “Litigator Training on Judicial Review related to the Compatibility of Regulations in line with the Indonesian Constitution” were conducted from 28th till 29th of September 2011. The 50 participants of the event were mainly comprised of experts of the Indonesian Ministry of Justice... more...

“Reshaping Our Future through A Green Economy and Sustainable Lifestyle” is the slogan of TUNZA International Conference being held in Bandung, Indonesia, from 27 September – 1 October 2011. Executive Director of UNEP, Mr. Achim Steiner, delivered a keynote speech on... more...

During the 32nd General Assembly held from Sep. 18th to 24th in Phnom Penh/Cambodia, the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) officially paved the way for AIPA-German Cooperation. The AIPA member countries adopted a Resolution on a project... more..

The compatibility of Islam and Christianity was a subject of an expert’s discussion. Several deputies of different religious denominations have been invited by the Hanns Seidel Foundation on the 12th September 2011 in Munich. Prof. Dr. Said Aqil Siroj, the chairman and Marsudi Syuhud, the secretary general of the Indonesian Nahdlatul Ulama (NU)... more...

The Head of the Institute for International Cooperation at HSF conducted a duty travel to Indonesia from Friday 02.09 to Tuesday 06.09 and Monday the 12.09.2011. During his visit he was given insights of the various ongoing projects of HSF Indonesia, discussed further steps that should be taken and set the stage for the establishment of new future projects. more...

The German Committee for Economic Cooperation and Development of the German Parliament conducted a duty travel to Indonesia from 20th August until 26th August 2011. This travel which has been organized by the Federal Foreign Ministry of Germany and the German Embassy... more...

The Palembang City Administration in cooperation with the Hanns Seidel Foundation has conducted Teachers’ Training on the Use of Climate Change Module of HSF from 25-27 July 2011 in Palembang. The training was to respond the request of the city on the need of climate change awareness to be raised through education. more...

The Hanns Seidel Foundation in Jakarta hosted the first Scenario Planning Workshop on Asia Europe Strategies for the Earth Summit 2012 in Jogyakarta from 17 to 18 July 2011. This event which was a cooperation project with ASEF, SIDA, IGES and UNEP aimed to conduct... more...

Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF) in cooperation with Central Board of Teachers’ Association (PB PGRI) and the Ministry of Environment (KLH) have launched Climate Change Module in 1-2 July 2011 in Jakarta. The launch included a talk show on “the Role of Education in Mainstreaming Climate Change Education in Schools”. more...

From 25 till 28 June the Director of HSF Jakarta, Dr Ulrich Klingshirn, took part in a workshop of ASEAN in Sabah, Malaysia. Topic of the workshop was the standardisation of environmental friendly school programmes on ASEAN level, namely the “ASEAN ECO-SCHOOLS-PROGRAMME”. more...

The Hanns Seidel Foundation in cooperation with Indonesia Center for Women in Politics (ICWIP) conducted a two-day workshop on gender responsive planning and budgeting at central government level from June 17th to 18th 2011. This seminar was focusing on public budgeting, especially on the question whether the needs and aspirations of women... more...

The Director of Hanns Seidel Foundation in Jakarta visited the Asia Pacific Leadership Program on Environment for Sustainable Development from 4th to 7th June 2011. This Leadership Program is an annual event, held by UNEP Tongji Institut of Environment for Sustainable Development (IESD). more...

The Hanns Seidel Foundation in cooperation with The Institute for Agriculture, Natural Resources Management, Rural Development and Environment Central Board of Nahdlatul Ulama (LPPNU) jointly conducted a three-day Focused Group Discussion (FGD) in Semarang. more...

Batam City Administration in cooperation with the Hanns Seidel Foundation jointly conducted Teachers’ Training on the Use of Climate Change Module in Batam, from 24-26 May 2011. The training opened by the Head of Agency for City Environmental Management, Ir. Dendi N. Purnomo, is an effort of the city government to support and upgrade schools in Batam to be National Green Schools. more...

The HSF Jakarta co-organized the international expert seminar in Jember, East-Java on 11 and 12 May 2011, which was conducted in cooperation with the Jember University. The Seminar’s proposition was to provide a critical view of the Islamic and Christian religion to the Indonesian constitution and the general point of view of Human Rights through these two main religions.  more...

The HSF Indonesia supported a final meeting of the ASEAN Working Group on Environmentally Sustainable Cities (AWGESC) conducted in Yangon, Myanmar from May 2nd to 3rd 2011. This event, which had been organized by the Indonesian Environmental Ministry (KLH) and ASEAN aimed to evaluate the already worked out indicators on environmental city development. more...

Conference on “Who will Guard the Guards Themselves, Human Rights and Accountability in Policing- Asian and European Experiences” was held jointly by the Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF) in cooperation with Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) and in collaboration with United Nations on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence (KONTRAS), Jakarta, 28 April 2011. more...