MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA

ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE PARTICIPANTS OF
THE 2013 INDONESIAN ARTS AND CULTURE SCHOLARSHIP

No. 15321/DM/05/2013/54


The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia is pleased to announce its participants
for the 2013 Indonesian Arts and Culture Scholarship. Participants are chosen on the basis of
academic and professional background, gender, regional representation and the interest to learn
Indonesian culture. A list of the names of the applicants who were offered the scholarship has
been selected. Applicants who have not been offered the scholarship will not appear on a list and
will not be notified.
I. The 2013 Indonesian Arts and Culture Scholarship Regular Program
The scholarship is presented this year to talented young people from 44 countries, namely:
Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Denmark, Fiji Islands, France, Germany,
Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Lao PDR, Morocco,
Myanmar, Nauru, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Niue, Norway, The Philippines, Papua New
Guinea, Poland, Russia, Samoa, South Korea, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Suriname,
Thailand, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States of America and Vietnam.
In order to deepen the awardees understanding of Indonesian arts and culture, awardees will be
divided and assigned to different arts centers located in Bandung, West Java; Denpasar, Bali;
Makassar, South Sulawesi; Solo, Central Java; Surabaya, East Java. Awardees will live within or
around the arts center, allowing for the chance to experience the local heritage and interact with
the local community.
The lists of the 2013 Indonesian Arts and Culture Regular Program participants as below:
No. NAME COUNTRY GENDER
1 Haylee Clare BURTON Australia F
2 Mario RIETER Austria M
3 Kamil VALIYEV Azerbaijan M
4 Polina CHERNEVA Bulgaria F
5 Qun WAN China F
6 Ivan HROMATKO Croatia M
7 Anja ZOJCESKA Croatia F
8 Signe Marie SVENNUM Denmark F
9 John Steven V. PECKHAM Fiji Islands M
10 Samuela Konusi TAUKAVE Fiji Islands M
11 Jiuta Vucago TIGAREA Fiji Islands M
12 Josephine Moniva W. GADE Fiji Islands F
13 Brune CHARVIN France F
14 Kathleen TANU Germany F
15 Vasileia Maria LEKKOU Greece F
16 Anna VECSEI Hungary F
17 Harshajyoti RAJKONWAR India M
18 Aprina TARIGAN Indonesia F
19 Lona Raditya SOEDARSONO Indonesia F
20 Windhy Natalia KANA Indonesia F
21 Abdul Rais THAMRIN Indonesia M
22 Alfons SROYER Indonesia M
23 Marco MARINI Italy M
24 Minako EBE Japan F
25 Alzira IMANBEKOVA Kazakhstan F
26 Nurlan SHUBAYEV Kazakhstan M
27 Ata BWEBWERE Kiribati F
28 Karaiti Ruutia NAMAI Kiribati F
29 Sinsana MONGKOUDETH Lao PDR M
30 Mohamed CHAOUF Morocco M
31 Yu Par HTAY Myanmar F
32 Irene Summer OLSON Nauru F
33 Cathlenra DENITAGE Nauru F
34 Maaike VAN MILT The Netherlands F
35 Daniel Brook SCOTT New Zealand M
36 Arthur Galiki R. MAUTAMA Niue M
37 Sigrid FIVELSTAD Norway F
38 Maria Patricia VASQUEZ The Philippines F
39 Jan Andrew B. DENILA The Philippines M
40 Andreas NOREEWEC PNG M
41 Velmah ALUKES PNG M
42 Anna Pailina LEGIERSKA Poland F
43 Natalia GRUNINA Russia F
44 Ailini AH-KEN ETEUATI Samoa F
45 So Youn JUNG South Korea F
46 Ana STOJANOVIC Serbia F
47 Irina MARKIC Serbia F
48 Muh. Farhan JAMIL Singapore M
49 Anna CHOBOTOVA Slovakia F
50 Raul Sirio I MARTIN Spain M
51 Lie-Atjam Jurgen RIFANNO Suriname M
52 Pompet NAKVICHIT Thailand M
53 Angkanang PIMWANKUM Thailand F
54 Beth RAWLINS The United Kingdom F
55 Andrew S. CARPENTER
The United States of
America
M
56 Pianola VAHE Tonga F
57 Mouna BOUGHALMI Tunisia F
58 Esra ZORA Turkey F
59 Thu Tu Anh LE Vietnam F
60 Dinh Hoang TRAN Vietnam M

II. The 2013 Indonesian Arts and Culture Scholarship Special Program: Indonesian
Studies for Indonesian Diaspora
The theme of the program is Indonesian Studies for Indonesian Diaspora, therefore it serves to
introduce the new Indonesia to the young generation of Indonesian Diaspora abroad. The program
will provide knowledge about Indonesian national language, as well as the latest condition of
Indonesian diversity, politics, economics, social culture, democracy, and local wisdoms.
The participants from 10 countries, such as Australia, Germany, Italy, French New Caledonia,
Russia, the Netherlands, the United States of America, the United Kingdom, South Africa and
Suriname will learns about the new Indonesia in one of universities in Yogyakarta. Synergy
between theory and practices shared inside and outside the learning centre would undoubtedly
become the driving force for shaping international cultures and norms, and will eventually
strengthen understanding and cooperation at a people-to-people level.
The lists of the 2013 Indonesian Arts and Culture Special Program: Indonesian Studies for
Indonesian Diaspora participants as below:
No. NAME COUNTRY GENDER
1 Annabelle Marieza McMILLAN Australia F
2 Riako NAPITUPULU Germany M
3 Marco CALVI Italy M
4 Jeremy Piere A. SAIMOEN New Caledonia France M
5 Aglaya YANKOVSKAYA Russia F
6 Dewie VAN SELLAR The Netherlands F
7 Nicky Emily GASTON
The United States of
America
F
8 Oliver Sewal Pane LOMER The United Kingdom M
9 Raeesa SALLIE South Africa F
10 Wongsodikromo Zenobia L. TIMIN Suriname F
Successful applicants who have been offered the scholarship will receive a formal confirmation of
the scholarship offer by the Ministry or Indonesian Embassies/Consulates. Please be sure to follow
all instructions given. It is also very important that you state your offer acceptance to the 2013
IACS program to the Ministry or Indonesian Embassies/Consulates by May 14, 2013.

Directorate of Public Diplomacy
Jakarta, May 7, 2013