Tamansiswa responds

Tamansiswa responds

I am writing in response to your article published in The
Jakarta Post on Aug. 24, titled Tamansiswa, legacy of Ki Hadjar
Dewantara. I was wondering what resource you quoted about the
matter, since the article, regretfully, was erroneous, misleading
and incorrect.

Last year, we gathered at a national congress attended by more
than 132 Tamansiswa branches from Java and Sumatra. The national
branches are coordinated by five people.

Last July we commemorated the 80th anniversary of the
institutions and in Yogyakarta we conducted a national seminar on
strengthening national economic resilience by empowering
smallholders.

To date, Tamansiswa has almost 80,000 elementary and high
school students, and more than 15,000 university students. The
universities are located in Yogyakarta, Palembang, Jakarta and
Padang.

KI SAHEDHY NOOR, Vice Rector for General Affairs, Sarjanawiyata,
Tamansiswa University, Yogyakarta

Note: Thank you for your information

--Editor