Jakarta Globe, Edo Karensa, October 12, 2016
Vice President Jusuf Kalla, second from left, along with International Peace Foundation chairman Uwe Morawetz, third from left, in Jakarta on Wednesday (12/10). (Antara Photo/Muhammad Adimaja) |
Jakarta.
Seven Nobel laureates, who have been recognized for their contributions in the
fields of chemistry, physics, literature, peace and medicine, are scheduled to
visit Indonesia between January and March next year for a series of events.
The theme
of the "Bridges – Dialogues Towards a Culture of Peace" event series,
initiated by the Vienna-based International Peace Foundation, will be
"building a culture of peace and development in a globalized world."
Vice
President Jusuf Kalla, who is honorary chairman of the event in Indonesia, said
it will set a good example for dialogue between East and West.
"The
event is called 'dialogues,' so it is not like a lecture. We will hear the
perspectives of the Nobel laureates," Kalla told reporters during a press
conference in Jakarta on Wednesday (12/10).
International
Peace Foundation founding chairman Uwe Morawetz, said the aim of the events is
to facilitate and strengthen dialogue and communication between societies in
Southeast Asia with their multiple cultures and religions to promote mutual
understanding and trust.
"The
events will build bridges between Nobel laureates, local universities and other
institutions in Southeast Asia to establish long-term relationships, which may
result in common research in the future," Morawetz said.
The topics
will cover a wide range of issues in politics, economics, science, culture and
the media, which highlights the challenges and impact of both globalism and
regionalism.
Among the
speakers who will visit Indonesia are economics laureate professor Eric S.
Maskin, European Commission president Jose Manuel Baroso, physics laureate
professor Sheldon L. Glashow, medicine laureate Sir Richard J. Roberts,
economics laureate Robert F. Engle III, physics laureate Jerome I. Friedman and
chemistry laureate Peter Agre.
The series
will be staged in cooperation with the University of Indonesia, the Jakarta
State University, Atma Jaya Catholic University, Binus School Simprug, Binus
University, Ipeka Integrated School and Prasetya Mulia University in the
greater Jakarta area; the Bandung Institute of Technology and Airlangga
University in Bandung, West Java; Ubaya University in Surabaya, East Java; and
Udayana University in Bali.
Members of
the general public will be able to attend the events free of charge.
The 2016 #NobelPrize laureates pic.twitter.com/1eInQFVdy7— AFP news agency (@AFP) October 13, 2016
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