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Developer of new Indonesian capital to work together with Leiden-Delft-Erasmus 21 March 2024Nusantara Capital Authority (OIKN), which is in charge of developing Indonesia’s new capital city entered a Memorandum of Understanding with Leiden-De...
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The battle over marriage in Indonesia 13 December 2023The Indonesian government has been trying to enforce marriage and divorce laws for some time. These efforts are encountering resistance from both loca...
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Partnership agreement with Indonesian Universitas Gadjah Mada ratified during visit 30 October 2023From student exchanges and a joint laboratory to heritage research and a knowledge consortium, the Indonesian Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) is in vari...
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Alumnus Rennie Roos: ‘I want to work with Indonesia in the present day’ 18 October 2023Alumnus Rennie Roos lives and works in Indonesia. What took him there, what does he do there and what inspires him? ‘I want to give other people the o...
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Did Dutch investments contribute to Indonesia’s economic development? 19 September 2023Foreign investments in the Dutch East Indies during the colonial period could have been of more benefit to the Indonesian economy. But the complicated...
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Internationalisation enriches: malaria research in Indonesia and lectures by professors from Nigeria 24 August 2023Georgia, Ukraine, Palestine, Tunisia, Indonesia, Singapore, Australia, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Nigeria, Suriname and Brazil: Leiden University has secured...
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Young researchers looking for partnerships in Indonesia 17 July 2023A number of young researchers recently took part in a knowledge mission to Indonesia, aiming to build a lasting relationship with the country. How did...
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How Indonesian communities organise their own social security 26 June 2023Many poor people in Indonesia mainly rely on their family members, neighbours and the local community as a social safety net. One of the forms of aid ...
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Alumni in Indonesia: ‘My experience in Leiden inspired me to try to change the situation here’ 13 June 2023Alumni and researchers met at two well-attended alumni dinners in Yogyakarta and Jakarta. The alumni reminisced about their time in Leiden and got to ...
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Executive Board column: Why our collaboration with Indonesia is so important 02 June 2023This month, I and a group of enthusiastic researchers went on a knowledge mission to Indonesia, visiting different universities and other knowledge in...
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Hortus prefect visits Indonesia on knowledge mission 23 May 2023Hortus prefect Paul Keßler was a part of the delegation of Leiden researchers that traveled to Indonesia on a knowledge mission. In two weeks, he visi...
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Researchers from Leiden visit Indonesia on knowledge mission 23 May 2023A delegation from Leiden University recently embarked on a knowledge mission to various NGOs, universities and government organisations in Indonesia. ...
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What did resistance look like in Indonesia during the Second World War? 04 May 2023Stories of resistance in the Second World War are widely covered in Dutch historiography: Hannie Schaft, Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema, and Professor Cleve...
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Food destruction and depopulation. How the Dutch East India Company gained a clove monopoly on the Ambon islands 17 March 2023Nutmeg, mace and cloves: spices the Dutch East India Company (VOC) wanted to get its hands on. PhD candidate Tristan Mostert conducted research into t...
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Feminist fatwas: How female Islamic scholars influence the religious landscape in Indonesia 02 January 2023If you have a question about the right way to live as a Muslim, to find the answer - the fatwa - you need to speak to an alim (plural ulama), an Isla...