UI to host int'l student gathering<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: The School of International Relations of the
\nUniversity of Indonesia (UI) is to host a week-long gathering of
\ninternational relations students from nine countries, including
\nIndonesia, from Sept. 4 at its Depok campus, south of here.<\/p>\n
The organizers told a press conference on Friday that the
\nFirst International Relations Student Gathering 2000 was aimed at
\ndeveloping the intellectual and organizational capabilities of
\nthe participants from the host country Indonesia, and Malaysia,
\nSouth Korea, Brunei, China, Japan, Vietnam, the Philippines, and
\nLaos.<\/p>\n
A committee member, Verena Puspawardhani, said the gathering
\nwould organize various activities, including a debating contest,
\nexcursions, and conferences.<\/p>\n
Among the issues to be dealt with during the event, co-
\nsponsored by The Jakarta Post and the Center for Strategic and
\nInternational Studies (CSIS), are the environment, gender, and
\ndrug trafficking.<\/p>\n
\"We have settled on these issues because today it seems as if
\ninternational relations issues are dominated by politics and
\nmilitarism,\" Verena told the Post.<\/p>\n
\"We think it's time that we place the environment, gender, and
\ninternational drug trafficking at the center of attention,\"
\nVerena added.<\/p>\n
Head of the UI's international students' association Ahmad
\nYuniarsah said the outcome of the discussions would be published.<\/p>\n
Coordinator of public relations for the event Anastasia said
\nthat the organizers had spoken to a ministry official who
\npromised to use the results of the event as input for future
\npolicy formulation in his office.<\/p>\n
The gathering is scheduled to be opened by Minister of Foreign
\nAffairs Alwi Shihab. Among the invited speakers is a professor at
\nthe school, Juwono Sudarsono. (jaw)<\/p>",
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