UGM hosts national seminar on reform

UGM hosts national seminar on reform

YOGYAKARTA: Gadjah Mada University (UGM) will open a three-day
national seminar on reform here on Thursday, which will feature
numerous prominent scholars, economists and other experts from
different backgrounds of study.

Among the speakers at the event, titled "Putting Reform Back
on Course", include Muhammadiyah chairman Ahmad Syafii Maarif,
presidential hopeful Nurcholish Madjid, Bank Indonesia deputy
governor Anwar Nasution and Minister of Agriculture Bungaran
Saragih.

Other speakers will be Mubyarto, Bambang Sudibyo, Revrisond
Baswir, Frans Magnis Suseno, Muji Sutrisno, Harkristuti
Harkrisnowo, Maria SW Sumardjono, Hasnan Habib, Qusnul Mari'yah,
Riswandha Imawan, Toeti Heraty Rooseno and Aristides Katopo.

Gadjah Mada rector Sofian Effendi said that 300 participants,
including legislators and bureaucrats, were expected to attend
the seminar at the university's Central Building in Bulaksumur.

"Through the seminar we want to help reformulate what
is exactly the true goals of reform beyond just the
four aims of the reform movement," he said.

Sofian said the reform movement initiated by students was
basically meant to realize the ideals of the country's founding
fathers, namely democracy, justice, a civil society and law
enforcement.

The seminar is also aimed at producing guidelines for future
Indonesian leaders regarding what must be done to keep the reform
movement on course. --JP