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)