Riswandha named professor

Riswandha named professor

YOGYAKARTA: Renowned political analyst Riswandha Imawan was
named on Saturday political science professor at the state-run
Gadjah Mada University.

Riswandha, who obtained his undergraduate degree from the same
university, assumed the professorship after teaching at the
Yogyakarta-based institution for over 25 years, starting in 1979.

UGM vice rector Boma Wikan Tiyoso bequeathed the title on
Riswandha after he delivered a lecture entitled: Political
Parties in Indonesia: A Half-Hearted Endeavor to Discover Their
Identity.

Born in Bangkalan, Madura on Jan. 17, 1955, Riswandha got his
masters and doctorate on comparative politics and public
administration from the Northern Illinois University, DeKalb,
Illinois, United States, in 1989. -- JP