Mr. Warwick Purser and IACS Students

Mr. Warwick Purser shared his experiences on business

Indonesian Foreign Minister has program to Indonesian overseas, it called Indonesian Arts and Culture Scholarship (IACS). The students who accepted the scholarship will learn about Indonesia, and for this year they will learn about Indonesia in Yogyakarta.

The students who accepted scholarship are come from 10 countries, United States, Russia, Germany, Italy, England, Suriname, South Africa, Tunisia, Netherland, and Australia. They will spend 3 months in Yogyakarta and they study in UPN “Veteran” Yogyakarta.

Mr. Warwick Purser gave lecture

As we know, Honorary Consulate of Mexico in Yogyakarta has cooperation with UPN “Veteran” Yogyakarta, especially in education cooperation. To strengthen the cooperation, UPN “Veteran” Yogyakarta requested Honorary Consul of Mexico, Mr. Warwick Purser, to share about his activities in Indonesia.

Discuss forum are held in Mr. Warwick Purser’s regency on 1 July 2013, in Jalan Parangtritis Km 8.5 Tembi, Sewon, Bantul. All of students from IACS visited to Mr. Warwick Purser’s regency. They was excited with Mr. Warwick activities as Consul or entrepreneur.

Mr. Warwick has joke with Oliver, IACS student from England

The discuss forum has warm atmosphere, because Mr. Warwick presumed that all of students from IACS is his children. The discuss has theme about “Foreign Business in Indonesia”. Mr. Warwick also shared about his activities in business, for example his activities in d’Omah Hotel Jogja and Bali, his activities as Consultant of SMESCO, and his activities as founder of Out of Asia, the largest export craft company in Indonesia.

Mr. Warwick also gave advice to all of students, "Don't be shy to ask anyone".

After discuss forum, all of students also looked at Mr. Warwick’s activities. They feel so interest with Mr. Warwick’s activities and they learned a lot from Mr. Warwick. Not only share his experiences, Mr. Warwick also gave them advices if students of IACS would to have business in Indonesia or their country.

Mr. Warwick Purser and all of Students from IACS, with student and lecturer from UPN "Veteran" Yogyakarta.

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MoU between Honorary Consulate of Mexico in Yogyakarta with PPPPTK Seni dan Budaya

Mr. Warwick (right) met Mr. Sardi (left), Head of PPPPTK Seni dan Budaya

MoU signing between Honorary Consulate of Mexico in Yogyakarta and Teacher Training Center and Development of Art and Culture, known as PPPPTK Seni dan Budaya, held in PPPPTK’s Head office.

Mr. Warwick, Mrs. Mega and fellows were welcomed by PPPPTK’s Head, Mr. Sardi, and Mr. Rahayu Windarto, the chief of general for PPPPTK Seni dan Budaya.

Discuss about purposes from MoU

The signing ceremony started with Mr. Sardi welcomed speech, introducing PPPPTK’s members who follows the signing ceremony and the art and culture programs by PPPPTK Seni dan Budaya.

From this MoU, Honorary Consulate of Mexico in Yogyakarta and PPPPTK Seni dan Budaya have a lot of purpose to do together. For example, Mr. Warwick as Honorary Consul would to make cooperation with PPPPTK Seni dan Budaya to teach children in Tembi Village make Batik. And from this cooperation, there are a lot of purpose from Honorary Consulate of Mexico in Yogyakarta and PPPPTK Seni dan Budaya.

Signing started with both signing each MoU in bahasa and english and finished with the MoU stamped by both parties.

After signing finish, both parties started to talking about what kind of program can be produce based on this MoU.

There are a lot of options, such as lesson about batik for social program held by Honorary Consulate of Mexico, international art and culture exhibition, promoting batik and textile products from bamboo

After the program conversation both parties went to PPPPTK’s Gallery and Showroom.

MoU was signing by Mr. Sardi and Mr. Warwick Purser

MoU is legal, Mr. Sardi and Mr. Warwick shaked hands for the cooperation

Taken photo with Yahel Castaneda Soto, Mexican who studied in PPPPTK Seni dan Budaya

Hon. Con. Mexico has Cooperation with Education Institute

Honorary Consulate of Mexico for Yogyakarta also has cooperation with another institution. Honorary Consulate of Mexico has cooperation with Institut Seni Indonesia (ISI) Yogyakarta and Universitas Pembangunan Nasional (UPN) “Veteran” Yogyakarta.

The cooperation between of two institutions is cooperation for culture, arts, and education. For this cooperation, Honorary Consulate of Mexico for Yogyakarta could promote the culture or knowledge about Mexico. For another people in Indonesia, especially in Yogyakarta, they do not know a lot story about Mexico. For people in Indonesia, when they heard word “Mexico” they will remember telenovela, film in Mexico.

And so, with this cooperation, Honorary Consulate of Mexico would to promote Mexican’s culture in Indonesia, especially Yogyakarta. By cooperation with education institutions, it will help Honorary Consulate of Mexico to spread culture of Mexico in Indonesia.

Mr. Warwick Purser, Honorary Consul of Mexico for Yogyakarta, with Mrs. Prof. Dr. A.M. Hermien Kusmayati, Rector of Institut Seni Indonesia (ISI) Yogyakarta, signed the MoU, 21 November 2012

Mr. Warwick Purser, Honorary Consul of Mexico for Yogyakarta, with Mr. Asep Saepudin, SIP., M.Si, Dean of Social and Political Sciences Faculty of UPN “Veteran” Yogyakarta, signed the MoU, 13 December 2012

Honorary Consulate of Mexico for Yogyakarta also has plans to make cooperation with Cultural Sciences Faculty of Universitas Gadjah Mada and PPPPTK Yogyakarta.

Anak Kolong Tangga Museum

Honorary Consulate of Mexico for Yogyakarta made cooperation with Anak Kolong Tangga Museum in Yogyakarta. This cooperation based on letter of Ambassador of Mexico for Indonesia, H.E. Melba Pria. From the letter, government of Mexico would to promote traditional game from Mexico to Indonesian people, especially for children.

In this moment, Embassy of Mexico for Indonesia, gave Balero, traditional game from Mexico, for Anak Kolong Tangga Museum. Honorary Consulate of Mexico for Yogyakarta had this honor to gave the traditional game to Anak Kolong Tangga Museum directly.

Mr. Warwick Purser, Honorary Consul of Mexico for Yogyakarta, gave Balero (traditional game from Mexico) to Mr. Rudy Corens in Anak Kolong Tangga Museum, Yogyakarta, 9 November 2012

The front side of Anak Kolong Tangga Museum.

Another informations for Anak Kolong Tangga Museum:

—  Rudy Corens is Belgian, he is the founder of Museum Anak Kolong Tangga.
—  Address of this museum is in Jln. Sriwedani no. 1 Yogyakarta 55122.
—  Took a place in Taman Budaya Yogyakarta Building, 2^nd floor.
—  Secretary Office in Bintaran Kulon MG II/25 Yogyakarta
—  Now, Museum Anak Kolong Tangga has 6.000 children’s traditional games.
—  The children’s traditional games is not only from Indonesia, but also from another countries.
—  Ticket Rp 4.000,00 /person