Science Bridge e.V.

Depending on funding and further arrangements, the German IGN team is planning a Fact-Finding-Mission to Indonesia in March 2009. The prliminary schedule includes visits to Manado (UNSRAT), Padang (Andalas), Bogor (IBP), Yogyakarta (UGM) and Jakarta (UI, UNG). The primary tasks will be
a) investigate possibilities to establish collaborations in teaching undergraduate courses in molecular biology,
b) investigate possibilities to set up teaching labs for high schools,
c) investigate scientific infrastructure to define possibilities and requirements for joint reseach activities,
d) prepare the establishment of Science Bridge branches in Indonesia,
e) prepare a summer school in Indonesia by the end of 2009.
The German team consists of Wolfgang Nellen (Genetics, Kassel University), Jens Gebauer (Agriculture, Kassel University-Witzenhausen), Doreen Meier (Science Bridge member, Biology, Political Sciences) and Susanne Junk (Science Bridge member, Biology, History).

Nov. 27th, 2008
Susanne Junk has received partial funding for her part of the project from the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes.
WUSKI (http://www.wuski.or.id/about/ge-about.html) will support establishing Science Bridge labs in Indonesia (see job section).
The Goethe Institut (http://www.goethe.de/ins/id/jak/de3302596.htm) will support the projet with their program “Schools for the Future”.

Dec. 16th, 2008
Doreen Meier has received funding for her travel expenses from the Lieberum Foundation.

Further advances in the preparation of the Fact-Finding-Mission will be announced here.

I am student of biology and politics 7th semester and as you know from above member of the German IGN-team.

An important part of our integral project is the improvement of teaching in secondary schools and universities in the field of biology. My fellow student Susanne Junk and I concentrate on this part of the project. In cooperation with schools and universities, we want to build up an infrastructure, so that the pupils can conduct ambitious biomolecular work, for example a genetic finger print in school. In the same way, the necessary equipment can be used for improving lab courses in the undergraduate curriculum at the universities. We are sure that we can motivate more pupils to start studies in Biology with these measures.

But first of all we have to persuade the responsible persons at universities and schools of our concept. On our visit in March 2009 we will talk to them about the possibilities and the effects of our project. Besides, pilot courses at two schools in collaboration with advanced students and staff from the respective universities are planned.

We are also very interested in arranging meetings with staff of different administrations. Dr. H. Sugiarto, head of the Secondary Education Division of the Ministry of Citizen Prosperity, will talk to us about further details and the chances of our project in March 2009.

Dec. 4th, 2008
The IGN-team is very happy that Dr. Kusmayanto Kadiman, State Minister for Research and Technology will meet us in March 2009. We will talk about an active participation of RISTEK in our project.

Jan. 18th 2009
The major funding for our fact finding mission is now secured. The detailed schedule for the visit will soon be announced here!

My name is Lukas, i am notive Indonesian,  now leaving in Germany for a Training-Program-Sponsored from InWEnt-German Government.  Port of my training area. I am doing with Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Nellen at the University of Kassel.  The Project ist Fact-finding-mission Indonesian German Network for Teaching, Training and Research Collaborations"Biodiversity” und the Schedule
The fact-finding-mission is aimed at:

. identifying additional academic partners,
. investigating infrastructure and equipment,
. determining the potential of school-university collaborations
. Screening for potential scientific collaborations
. determining the potential of a transregional, interdisciplinary MSc in Biodiversity

when there are interested in joining the program will be directly Prof. Nellen, or when difficult to communicate with the English language, can use the indonesian language with me ... and this project is very good for the nation and the progress of science, particularly field microbiology

Dates for the fact-finding mission are now fixed:
The team consisting of Doreen Meier, Susanne Junk, Jens Gebauer, and Wolfgang Nellen will leave Germany on March 10th. We will be in Manado until March 16th. Jens and Susanne will go to Yogyakarta while Doreen and Wolfgang will go to Padang. On March 19th/20th the team will join again in Jakarta and Depok. We will visit Bogor for one day before returning to Germany on March 26th. More details may be posted by our partners at UNSRAT, Andalas, UMG, IPB, UI an UNJ. We are looking forward to an exciting and productive journey.