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BRIDGE Program - 

Ten Indonesian schools joined the Australia-Indonesia BRIDGE School Partnership Program at an agreement signing event in Jakarta today, and will be connecting soon with partner schools in Australia. BRIDGE Program (Building Relationships through Intercultural Dialogue and Growing Engagement) aims to build relationships between schools and the Indonesian school community and Australia, as well as providing access to new knowledge and skills for teachers Indonesia and Australia are participating. 

BRIDGE has been running for 15 years and has so far formed 210 partnerships Indonesian - Australian school. Two selected teachers from each of Indonesia's new BRIDGE schools will have the opportunity to experience visiting schools and living with their partner teachers in Australia.

"I'm sure educators will take advantage of this unique opportunity to develop their skills and knowledge exchange with their Australian counterparts via participation in the BRIDGE program," said the Australian Ambassador to Indonesia, Penny Williams PSM. 

Nicola Campion, Media Counselor, Public Diplomacy, Scholarship and Alumni from the Embassy Australia in Jakarta, who attended the event, congratulated the heads schools from selected schools to be part of a wider BRIDGE community wide.

According to a release received by Voice of Indonesia on Thursday, ten schools that have been successful in the BRIDGE program batch 2023 are MTs Al-Fadliliyah Darussalam Ciamis - West Java, MAN 1 Magelang - Central Java, SMA Negeri 54 Jakarta - DKI Jakarta, SD Negeri Kowang - Special Region of Yogyakarta, SMA Pradita Dirgantara - Central Java, SMK Ten November, Sidoarjo - East Java, SD Al Muslim - East Java, SMPIT Istiqamah YPAIT Balikpapan - East Kalimantan, SMP Lokon St. Nikolaus Tomohon - North Sulawesi and SD Hamzanwadi - Nusa West Southeast.

The BRIDGE program is funded by the Australian Government through the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and run by the Asia Education Foundation (AEF)//VOI