AMINEF to sponsor university fairs

JAKARTA (JP): The American Indonesian Exchange Foundation (AMINEF) will sponsor two university fairs this weekend.

The foundation, in cooperation with Linden Educational Services and the International Education Foundation (IEF), will hold the fairs in recognition of the increasing number of Indonesian students receiving tertiary education in the U.S.

More than 100 accredited American universities will participate in the fairs and provide free-of-charge consultations and interviews about the study programs available.

Approximately 11,000 Indonesians are studying in the U.S. today and the figure keeps on increasing.

The Linden fair, which will take place at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel on Oct. 13 between 03:00 p.m. and 05:00 p.m., will place emphasis on undergraduate admission. About 60 institutions will take part.

The IEF fair will feature more than 100 universities offering both graduate and undergraduate programs. It will be held at the Wisma Kartika Eka Paksi building, Jl. Gatot Subroto, on Oct. 14 from 1:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. (05)