Germany, NU team up to train teachers

Germany, NU team up to train teachers

JAKARTA: A German education foundation signed a memorandum of
understanding with Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) for the training of
teachers and instructors for its Aliyah senior high schools and
vocational schools in Aceh.

The Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF) in Jakarta granted 180,000
euros (Rp 2 billion) in aid to finance upgrading programs for 180
teaching staff and instructors of a number of Aliyah schools run
by NU's Maarif education foundation in Banda Aceh, Bireuen and
Lhokseumawe.

HSF chairman Christian J. Hegemer said the cooperation with
the Indonesia's largest Muslim organization was aimed at
enhancing their friendship and to help improve the quality of
human resources in the country, especially in the tsunami-hit
province.

The training program was a pilot project for a possible
enhancement of cooperation between the two organizations in the
future.

NU leader Hasyim Muzadi, who attended the signing ceremony,
pledged to be transparent and uphold accountability principles in
managing the aid funds. --JP