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One year EuroCham Property Working Group

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 06:41:46 GMT

The European Business Chamber of Commerce (EuroCham) is a business organization in Indonesia, which promotes European business interests and represents European member companies. EuroCham provides members with excellent opportunities to network and share business experiences. 13 Sectoral Working Groups are the backbone and the main communication tool of the chamber. Initiated by Mike Broomell, Managing Director of Colliers International in Indonesia and Jochen Sautter, President Director of the German Centre Indonesia, in December 2008 a Property Working Group was formally established, headed by Mr. Sautter since then. Its objective being to provide EuroCham members a platform for gaining inside information about the Jakarta property markets and a forum for exchanging practical experiences of property owners and lease holders and to address special points of interest towards third parties, especially the Indonesian government.

Visitors from the DIS

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:54:48 GMT

On 16th November seven students from the German International School (DIS) visited the German Centre Indonesia with their teacher Ms. Meinhardt. Their visit was part of a project week for 10th grade students who follow the trilingual “Programm Integrasi”, aimed specifically at Indonesian pupils. After Indonesian Primary School they pursue their secondary School education at the DIS, with the goal of graduating with the German “Abitur”, which qualifies them to enroll in German (and many other international) universities.

Relocation of the Swiss German University

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:53:11 GMT

The Swiss German University (SGU), the second biggest tenant of the German Centre, currently occupying 6100 sqm will move out of the German Centre to welcome their students to their own campus in the Edu Town of BSD City next semester.

New Tenant – TRUMPF

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:40:26 GMT

One of the newest tenants in the German Centre Indonesia is the well known German company TRUMPF. The TRUMPF Group ranks among the leading manufacturing companies worldwide with more than 8,000 employees and is organized in three divisions: Machine Tools and Power Tools, Laser Technology and Electronics, as well as Medical Technology. TRUMPF production sites are located in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, France, China, UK, Poland, Japan, Mexico and the USA.

Visiting Obama at Ragunan! Save the Orangutans!

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:26:43 GMT

Unknown to many, within the Ragunan Zoo in South Jakarta, there is a private piece of land with a little house where Ulrike Freifrau von Mengden lives. In 1968 the German became the first curator of the zoo and was granted the right to live there for life.

The delicate woman, better known as Ibu Ulla, came to Indonesia almost 60 years ago and dedicated her life to saving “Indonesia’s national treasures”. Her home became a sanctuary to numerous wild born, captive orangutans.

Recent Events – 8th German Reunification Cup

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:14:13 GMT

On 2nd October 2009 DB Schenker and the German Centre Indonesia hosted their traditional golf tournament on the occasion of the German National Day for the eighth time. The tournament was held again at the scenic Rancamaya Golf & Country Club in Bogor and it was a lot of fun, indeed as it is every year.

Interview with Dr. Norbert Baas, Germany’s new Ambassador to Indonesia

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:38:31 GMT

GERMANEWS: Ambassador Dr. Baas, we welcome you to Indonesia. Our readers surely are interested in who will be representing the Federal Republic of Germany in the upcoming years. Would you please tell us about your personal background and your diplomatic career so far?

With pleasure. I am happy to be in Indonesia. Before I came here, I was German Ambassador to South Korea, where I spent threee years. Prior to this assignment I concentrated on Eastern Europe and I had the privilege of serving as a Special Envoy of the German Foreign Office on relations with Russia, Central Asia and the Caucasus. Among other responsibilities I was coordinator of the group of friends of the UN Secretary General dealing with the settlement of the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict. From 1995 to 1998 I was Ambassador to Georgia. Before that I served in various posts abroad and in the Foreign Office including Moscow and relations with Central Europe and on security policy issues. My first assignment was the OECD-Mission in Paris, then followed by Bagdad. All my posts were very interesting and an enriching personal experience.

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Hand-over Ceremony of the “Semarang Growth Centre” by Jan Striesow

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 11:06:13 GMT
On the 6th of August 2009 the Hand-over Ceremony of the “Semarang Growth Centre”, a maritime education and simulation centre in Semarang was celebrated. A huge group of interested maritime experts from Jakarta, Singapore and Germany attended this great event.

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Interview with GERMANews and Werner Zedelius, Board member of Allianz SE with responsibility ...

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 11:04:35 GMT

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International Education in BSD City: SGU, DIS and SWA

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 09:47:08 GMT

The last edition of the GERMANews featured an extensive report on the amazing development of BSD City. The self-sustaining town is expanding, not only in terms of business and housing, also its education infrastructure is booming! BSD City is striving to become a center of learning. There are already more than 60 educational institutions which provide education from playground to university level; and some of them with international standards.

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