PhD candidate kicks goals for kids with Indonesian AFL program

Business and government
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David Schmidtke is a force to be reckoned with. The Griffith University PhD candidate is on track to create multilevel impact through sport after delivering an AFL program to more than 300 students across Bali, Indonesia, in just one week through his not-for-profit company, Via Sport. David, along with Rory Brown (University of Queensland), Alexander Horton […]

The troubling reality of Southeast Asia’s ‘democratic recession’

Business and government
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By Dr Diego Fossati and Dr Lee Morgenbesser Griffith Asia Institute and the Centre for Governance and Public Policy The notion that democracy had triumphed over authoritarianism became an irresistible conclusion following the downfall of the Soviet Union. In what amounted to a historic transformation, 46 countries transitioned to democracy between 1991 and 2006. This process […]

Conrad Gargett supports an Indonesian World Heritage listing application

Architecture
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Architecture students from Griffith University have undergone a detailed cultural heritage study in Indonesia. Conrad Gargett, a leading Australian practice in architecture, urban design and planning, interior design and landscape architecture, supported the study tour, underpinned by the Semarang local government’s World Heritage listing application. The tour culminated with Griffith hosting a photographic exhibition – […]

Griffith artists go global

Arts Education Law
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Queensland College of Art students are among the first in Australia to embark on a new creative arts and design exchange to Indonesia. The Australian Consortium for In-Country Indonesian Studies (ACICIS) is piloting a new national program, which attracted more than 100 students from across Australia.

Representatives from the Ministry of Agriculture (Indonesia) visit Griffith University

Griffith Asia Institute
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Last week, Indonesian representatives from the Ministry of Agriculture met with Griffith University leaders, researchers and RHD students to discuss the possibilities of strengthening cooperation between Indonesia and Australia in the fields of environmental science and food security. Professor Russell Trood (Director, Griffith Asia Institute) extended a warm welcome to the delegation and introduced Griffith […]