The 30th Anniversary of The Indonesia Forum

Join us for a special event to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the Indonesia Forum.

Bringing together voices on Indonesia-related scholarship, education, and engagement, this event will involve a panel discussion on Australia’s capability within and outside academia to engage with and study Indonesia at a time when this capacity is under increasing pressure. The panel will consider why this capacity is important and what steps are needed to ensure a deepening of mutual understanding and strengthened relationships between Australia and Indonesia in a variety of fields.

Panel Speakers:

Professor Vedi Hadiz, Assistant Deputy Vice-Chancellor International (Indonesia) and Director of the Asia Institute, University of Melbourne
Associate Professor Sharyn Davies, Director of the Herb Feith Indonesia Engagement Centre and Associate Professor in the School of Languages, Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics, Monash University
Professor Ed Aspinall, Professor in the Department of Political and Social Change, Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, Australian National University

Date : Friday 3 December 2021
Time : 5.00 – 7.30 PM
Venue: Woodward Conference Centre, Level 10 Law Building, 185 Pelham St Carlton, The University of Melbourne, Parkville Campus

This panel discussion will be followed by a drinks-and-nibbles reception. This event is a hybrid event, in-person for those in Melbourne and live-streamed for those interstate or overseas. All in-person attendees must be double-vaccinated to attend this event.