Yogyakarta to host education meeting

Yogyakarta to host education meeting

YOGYAKARTA: The Yogyakarta Muhammadiyah University will host
the 2nd International Conference on Islamic Education and
Economic Institution at the end of the month.

The university's rector Ahmad Mursidi said on Friday some 300
education practitioners from, among others, Malaysia, Thailand,
the Philippines and Saudi Arabia, have confirmed their
participation in the biennial meeting.

"The event is to be held in response to the fact that Islamic
educational and economic institutions are lagging behind other
international organizations," Ahmad said.

Organizing committee chairman Harwanto Dahlan said the
international meeting will run from Oct. 27 to Oct. 29 at Natour
Garuda Hotel.

People's Consultative Assembly speaker Amien Rais, a former
Muhammadiyah chairman, Minister of National Education Yahya
Muhaimin, Minister of Foreign Affairs Alwi Shihab and Yogyakarta
governor Hamengkubuwono X are scheduled to speak in the meeting.
Other noted speakers will include President of Islamic
Development Bank Ahmad Mohamed Ali and Director of International
Islamic Forum on Science Iqbal Unus.

Indonesia hosted the initial meeting in Makassar in 1998.
(swa)