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AUT Supports Massive Indonesian Education Project
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Investing almost half a billion dollars is not a task to be taken lightly, but members of the Indonesian Ministry of Religious Affairs (MORA) are much better prepared following a programme at Auckland through the Auckland University of Technology.
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AUT SUPPORTS MASSIVE INDONESIAN EDUCATION PROJECT
Press release 10th June 1999 (use right click, back button after viewing links on this page)
Investing almost half a billion dollars is not a task to be taken lightly, but members of the Indonesian Ministry of Religious Affairs (MORA) are much better prepared following a programme at Auckland through the Auckland University of Technology.
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Last week, fourteen officials from MORA completed a four-week specifically designed AIT project management programme that taught them how to manage improvement projects and monitor their outcomes.
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MORA is responsible for managing the education of the 15% of Indonesians who attend religious schools. These schools, largely funded and run by the community are often in remote locations and struggle to provide high quality, accessible and equitable education. The Asian Development Bank loan will help them up-grade the quality of these schools. The officials on the course will apply their new skills in allocating and managing and the loan. |
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AIT's Peter Goldsbury delivered the Project Management programme which included lectures and workshops by other educational authorities, and visits to special character community schools including Al Madinah in Mangere, St Mary's Catholic School (Ellerslie) and Auckland Grammar School.
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A highlight was a weekend marae stay at
Te Whaiti in the remote Ureweras. The school in this predominantly Maori community mirrors some of the challenges faced by the Indonesians. It has achieved excellence despite its isolation, small size and location in an economically poor area. |
The project was delivered by the Faculty of Business through AUT's International Development Office (Chris Hawley & Barbara Kent).
The contract was won over international providers because it was able to respond with a purpose built programme that exposed participants to a wide range of empowering project skills and New Zealand learning experiences.
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