| South Sumatra Provincial Government and SF to Establish SIP |
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Palembang, November 10, 2008 – The Provincial Government of South Sumatra and Sampoerna Foundation (SF) announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding for the construction of a School International Program (SIP) high school in Palembang. 
The Governor of South Sumatra for 2008-2013, Ir. Alex Noerdin, signed the agreement today with Elan Merdy, Chief Operating Officer, Sampoerna Foundation to mark the initiation of the implementation of the free international standard school program in South Sumatra. The globalization of local education is required in order to better prepare future leaders for Indonesia who will become players in international relations. “The School International Program (SIP) has been formulated and designed to become an “education model” for local high schools in order to improve the quality of secondary education institutions throughout South Sumatra. SIP is expected to bring change to the education system through the better education of students and the training and upgrading of teachers, as well as the improvement of the overall educational and evaluation system,” explained Elan. School International Program (SIP) schools feature a combination of domestic and international curricula, which strengthens certain fields of study and introduces and applies professional management principles oriented toward development and advancement. The SIP school features student dormitories designed to develop the students holistically so that they can become leaders in international circles in the future. The Provincial Government of South Sumatra has expressed its support of SIP by providing land for the construction of a school and a dormitory with a capacity to house 450 students. With the enrollment target at 150 students for each of the three high school levels, each class scheduled will have around 25 students. All 450 students will benefit from the dormitory housing that is designed to not only support their academic studies, but also to provide “life-skills” experiences that will be of advantage in character building. ”We hope this program will provide opportunities to gifted South Sumatran children, especially in relation to improving the education system so that our future human resources will have strong leadership capabilities and the ability to think critically, as well as concern for important domestic and international issues, and the ability to use the English language properly, so that they can work and compete on a sustainable level,” Alex emphasized. Alex Noerdin added that:”SIP will not only benefit the gifted students of our region with free schooling, but will also be open to other students from all over the province and Indonesia as a whole.” About Sampoerna Foundation (SF) Sampoerna Foundation (SF) is a professional philanthropic organization dedicated to creating competent Indonesian leaders of integrity through quality education. Since 2001, SF has provided more than 32,000 scholarships for students in need of financial assistance to continue their studies at elementary to graduate level both in domestic schools and abroad. Since 2005, SF has managed a school development program that has adopted 17 schools and 5 Islamic schools in Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan, Sulawesi and Bali. This program has the positive purpose of not only improving the quality of education for students, but also of upgrading the quality of teachers, principals, and the system of education applied in schools across the country. In 2006, SF launched the Sampoerna Foundation Teacher Institute and the Sampoerna School of Business and Management-ITB, as well as initiating the provision of student loans. In the fourth quarter of 2007, the Sampoerna Foundation earned certification from ISO 9000, an international quality management system. For further information, please visit our website at: www.sampoernafoundation.org . For more information: Agatha Simanjuntak Public Relations Officer Sampoerna Foundation T: (021) 577.2340 F: (021) 577.2341 E: This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it M: 081.684.2131 |
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