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.