Indonesian appointed as UNESCO director

Indonesian appointed as UNESCO director

JAKARTA (JP): An Indonesian education professor, Moegiady, has
been appointed director for the Central Asia region of the United
Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO), Antara reported yesterday.

Moegiady, 53, is currently serving as education and cultural
attache at the Indonesian Embassy in Canberra, Australia.

His secretary, Tely Damanik, confirmed the appointment and
said that Moegiady will leave for Islamabad, the UNESCO regional
office, on Dec. 1 to begin his task.

He will first fly to Jakarta to report on the new assignment
to Minister of Education and Culture Wardiman Djojonegoro.

Moegiady's previous experience includes staff lecturer of the
Teachers Training Institute in Bandung, and secretary of the
National Education Advisory Board.

He beat three other candidates, Japan, China and South Korea,
for the post.

Moegiady becomes the second Indonesia appointed as senior
official to the UN education agency. The first one was
Makagiansar, who is now an aide to State Minister of Research and
Technology B.J. Habibie.

"Moegiady plans to promote formal education and a special
program for the improvement of women's roles, eradication of
illiteracy and regional cooperation in the education and
technology fields," Antara news agency quoted Damanik as saying
when asked on his program in his new post. (rms)