Kedubes Inggris Tawari Pemprov Papua Beasiswa Chevening

JAYAPURA - Pelaksana Tugas (Plt) Asisten Bidang Perekonomian dan Kesejahteraan Rakyat, Suzana Wanggai, menerima kunjungan Kedutaan Inggris untuk Indonesia yang dipimpin Second Secretary Politic Affairs NICK Faulner, di Kota Jayapura, Rabu (15/5/2024).

Asisten Suzana mengapresiasi kunjungan tersebut yang mana bertujuan mulia untuk menawarkan beasiswa chevening bagi peningkatan SDM ASN Bumi Cenderawasih.

“Kita berharap ada lebih banyak kuota bagi Papua, guba meningkatkan kapasitas SDM  termasuk untuk para ASN di Provinsi Papua.

“Apalagi fokus pemerintah saat ini adalah membangun bidang pendidikan, kesehatan dan perekonomian, disamping sektor pendukung lainnya. Termasuk menggambarkan potensi Papua pasca DOB yang juga terfokus di potensi kelautan dan pertanian,” terang ia.

Second Secretary Politic Affairs Kedutaan Besar Inggris untuk Indonesia, Nick Faulkner mengatakan satu kunjungan itu untuk memperkenalkan lebih jauh terkait program beasiswa chevening. Sebab sejauh ini belum banyak alumni dari Papua.

“Intinya kita punya perhatian yang besar untuk peningkatan kapasitas SDM Papua,” tegasnya.

Sementara pertemuan tersebut berjalan sangat cair. Agenda pertemuan juga membahas berbagai isu strategis di Papua, termasuk perlindungan bagi perempuan dan anak.

Hadir pada pertemuan itu pula, beberapa kepala SKPD terkait. ***

JAYAPURA - Acting Assistant for Economic Affairs and People's Welfare, Suzana Wanggai, received a visit from the British Embassy to Indonesia led by Second Secretary of Political Affairs NICK Faulner, in Jayapura City, Wednesday (15/5/2024).

Assistant Suzana appreciated the visit which had a noble purpose to offer Chevening Scholarships for improving the human resources of Papuan civil servants.

"We hope there will be more quotas for Papua, to increase human resource capacity, including civil servants in Papua Province.

"Moreover, the government's current focus is on building education, health and the economy, in addition to other supporting sectors. Including describing the potential of Papua after the New Autonomous Regions which is also focused on marine and agricultural potential," he explained.

Nick Faulkner, Second Secretary of Political Affairs at the British Embassy to Indonesia, said the visit was to introduce more about the Chevening Scholarship program. So far there are not many alumni from Papua.

"We have great attention to increasing the capacity of Papuan human resources," he said.

While the meeting went very smoothly, the agenda also discussed various strategic issues in Papua, including protection for women and children.

Also present at the meeting were several heads of related Regional Unit Work. ***