Hartarto's honorary degree

Hartarto's honorary degree

JAKARTA (JP): Erasmus University of Rotterdam in the
Netherlands has awarded an honorary degree -- equivalent to a
doctoral degree in science -- to Coordinating Minister for
Industry and Trade Hartarto Sastrosunarto.

The award presentation ceremony took place last week at the
university on Oct. 12, after Hartarto delivered his speech
entitled "Indonesia, a model for synergy with Europe" as part of
the Bernard Mandeville Lecture series.

Hartarto, born in Surakarta, Central Java, in May 1932, also
received similar honorary doctoral degrees from Nagpur
University, India in 1992, University of New South Wales,
Australia, in 1993 and Nanyang Technological University,
Singapore in 1995.

Hartarto is the sixth recipient of the award after former vice
president of European Union F.H.J.J. Andriessen, Chairman of the
Dutch Industry Association F.O.J. Sickinghe, President of the
Dutch Automotive Association P.A. Nouwen, Dutch Minister and U.N
High Commissioner M. van der Stoel and former Belgian Prime
Minister Mark Eyskens.(kod)