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Workforce development in Indonesia: Program Kartu PrakerjaThe Indonesian government's Kartu Prakerja Program, launched in 2020, targets large-scale skill development, combining financial assistance for training courses with additional cash incentives…
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Conversation with David Daokui Li, China's World ViewJoin Professor Jeffrey Sachs and economist David Daokui Li as they discuss Professor Li’s brilliant new book, China's World View: Demystifying China to Prevent Global Conflict. Listen in…
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Conversation with Jessica Rawson, Life and Afterlife in Ancient ChinaJoin Professor Jeffrey Sachs and Jessica Rawson, one of the world’s most eminent scholars of China, as they discuss Rawson’s book, Life and Afterlife in Ancient China. Listen in to learn…
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Conversation with Bruce Cumings, The Korean WarProfessor Jeffrey Sachs speaks with Professor Bruce Cumings, renowned historian and expert in East-Asian history, to discuss Cuming’s book The Korean War. Together, they discuss the factors…
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International Student Leader Meeting for SDGsThe UI GreenMetric World University Rankings and the SDGs Center Universitas Diponegoro recently launched a new student program entitled the "1st International Student Leader Meeting"…
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Sumatra Peatland RestorationAs part of the Sumatra Peatland Restoration program, Belantara Foundation helped to develop an integrated farming that includes cattle fattening, organic fertilizer, pineapple plantation, and…
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The 2023 World Happiness Report: An Asia-Pacific PerspectiveThe 11th edition of the World Happiness Report (WHR) was released on Monday, March 20, 2023, the International Day of Happiness. First published in 2012, the annual report reflects a growing…
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Case Study: Restoration by design in Inner MongoliaThis video presents a case study featuring a land restoration project executed by The Nature Conservancy. The project engaged with local communities in Inner Mongolia that suffer from severe land…
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How Kateb University's LMS Offered Access to Education During the COVID-19 PandemicIn response to the COVID-19 pandemic that stopped class-based education in Afghanistan, Kateb University developed its own Learning Management System (Kateb LMS) to enable the students and professors…
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Case Study: Pioneering Green Sukuk: The Technical Assistance of UNDP in IndonesiaUNDP is working together with Indonesia’s Financial Services Authority to promote sustainable finance and working closely with the Ministry of Finance to strengthen the public finance…
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Case Study: Pioneering Green Sukuk: The Technical Assistance of the World Bank in MalaysiaAt the end of 2016, Malaysia’s local currency bond market, the 4th largest in emerging East Asia after China, Korea and Thailand, stood at 1.167 trillion Malaysian Ringgits or approximately…
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Case Study: Unlocking Zakat to Help Communities: UNDP IndonesiaEngaging with Islamic finance is a part of UNDP’s global strategy. In this regard, partnerships are forming in Indonesia and other UNDP country offices. Through its Innovative Financing Lab,…
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IsDB Projects: Construction and Equipping of the Vocational Colleges in UzbekistanConstruction and Equipping of the Vocational Colleges in Uzbekistan was implemented with the aim of enhancing the developmental efforts of the Government of Uzbekistan. The objectives were to…
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IsDB Projects: Upgrading of the University Science Malaysia (USM) ProjectUpgrading of the University Science Malaysia (USM), consistent with the Malaysian Development Plan for 2001-2010, aimed at providing quality human resources geared towards the needs of the nation and…
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Case Studies: Integrating Sustainability into Banking: CIMB MalaysiaIslamic Banks have played a key role since the 1970s to prevent harm and promote goodness in their financing activities and services. However, the focus has been rather narrow and confined to a…
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Case Study: A Digitalized Islamic Cooperative Institution: KSPPS BMT Bahtera in IndonesiaBMT, Baitul Maal wat Tamwil, is an Islamic microfinance institution that originated in Indonesia. Its Baitul Maal unit runs the social function and manages the Islamic social funds such as zakat,…
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