The preparation and development of the Climate Change Module needed a quite big number of experts’ meetings during the entire year 2010. Recently the finally elaborated module is in a test and trial through training programs with representatives of the National Education and Environment Ministries, the environmental education team formed by HSF (PEE Team), prospective trainers, teachers, NGOs, and the corporate sector. more ...

The Hanns-Seidel Foundation and the Habibie Center have a long-standing cooperation. Ever since this foundation has been established by the former president Professor BJ Habibie in 1999, the Hanns-Seidel Foundation was committed to conduct joint seminars and conferences with this newly established political think-tank. On November 30th the 11th Anniversary of the Habibie Center was celebrated. more ...

From October 29th – October 30th 2010, the University of Jember in the homonymous city in East Java held a two-day event featuring a talk show on the reform of the Indonesian legal system on the first day and a podium discussion on the monitoring and implementation of regional elections in Indonesia on the second day. more ...

During his visit to Indonesia from the 3rd to the 6th Oktober 2010, the chairman of the Hanns Seidel Foundation, Dr. h.c. mult. Zehetmair, voted for a dialogue between the different faiths which is marked by mutual respect and more tolerance as well as a revitalization of the Indonesian-German relationship. more ...

Approximately 150 international experts representing both government and civil society organizations from the 43 partner countries of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) process, gathered in Munich from the 1st to the 3rd of September for the Asia- Europe Environment Forum (ENVForum) 2010 Conference. more ...

For quite some time, the Indonesian parliament has been elaborating a draft bill on the function and competencies of the Indonesian Constitutional Court. Within this context, several events have been carried on the evaluation of the draft bill on the competencies of the Indonesian Constitutional Court. more ...

Between the 6 and 8 of august 2010, a three-day workshop on the topic “Islam and Environment” was carried out in cooperation between the biggest Islamic mass organization Nahdlatul Ulama and the Hanns Seidel Foundation in Jakarta. More than 40 participants who consisted of religious experts and Islamic leaders had therein the opportunity to contribute to this topic. more ...

Prof. Bross, Judge of the Federal Constitutional Court, visited Indonesia between the 19 and 25 of July 2010 in the scope of an invitation of HSF Jakarta. In occasion to the latter, lectures were carried out that covered predominantly the role of the Constitutional Court and the procedure and application of Constitutional Complaints in Germany. more ...

From June 28th-29th 2010, an expert seminar on the elaboration of a handbook for teachers and students about “Climate Change – Environmental Education for Sustainable Development” took place in Yogyakarta. Selected experts such as the Ministry of the Environment, the Ministry of Education, universities and NGOs participated in the event. more ...

The Indonesian Teachers Congress with more than 1.000 teachers and participants from various provinces across Indonesia has been carried out in Jakarta on May 20-21st, 2010. In line with the Decade for Sustainable Development, the theme of this year congress was as following: “Preparing Educators for a Changing World: Education for Sustainable Development”. more ...