Indonesia, The Invisible Giant: How to Make Indonesia Prominent on the International Stage & Why it Matters Ft. Anies Baswedan
1 Jam, 36 Menit
6 Maret 2025
Anies Baswedan is the former Indonesian Minister of Education and Culture (2014–2016) and former Governor of Jakarta (2017–2022). More recently, he ran as a presidential candidate in the 2024 Indonesian general election. He holds a PhD in Public Policy from Northern Illinois University, a Master’s degree from the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland, and a Bachelor's degree in Economics from Universitas Gadjah Mada. In 2023, he was appointed to the board of the Asia Research Center at the University of Oxford.
0:00 — Life in Maryland, Illinois & DC. What does Anies miss from life in the United States?
9:43 — Moving back to Indonesia after life abroad
19:08 — Being the only brown Muslim Indonesian kid living with a white family in Milwaukee, speaking in churches to an audience of white people
25:51 — Advice for international Indonesians abroad: Hangout with non-Indonesians! Addressing Indonesia's lack of global presence and global comprehension
40:05 — The role Indonesian international students play on the global stage, and advice for when Indonesians travel
58:40 — Continue to VIP Section
58:54 — The importance of speaking an international language, addressing the narrative that speaking English makes you less patriotic, and how did Anies learn English?
01:21:36 — Closing, aspirations for Indonesia, and recommendations for LPDP reformation
Anies Baswedan is the former Indonesian Minister of Education and Culture (2014–2016) and former Governor of Jakarta (2017–2022). More recently, he ran as a presidential candidate in the 2024 Indonesian general election. He holds a PhD in Public Policy from Northern Illinois University, a Master’s degree from the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland, and a Bachelor's degree in Economics from Universitas Gadjah Mada. In 2023, he was appointed to the board of the Asia Research Center at the University of Oxford.
0:00 — Life in Maryland, Illinois & DC. What does Anies miss from life in the United States?
9:43 — Moving back to Indonesia after life abroad
19:08 — Being the only brown Muslim Indonesian kid living with a white family in Milwaukee, speaking in churches to an audience of white people
25:51 — Advice for international Indonesians abroad: Hangout with non-Indonesians! Addressing Indonesia's lack of global presence and global comprehension
40:05 — The role Indonesian international students play on the global stage, and advice for when Indonesians travel
58:40 — Continue to VIP Section
58:54 — The importance of speaking an international language, addressing the narrative that speaking English makes you less patriotic, and how did Anies learn English?
01:21:36 — Closing, aspirations for Indonesia, and recommendations for LPDP reformation
