Bimas Hindu Director of Religion Ministry will send lecturer and researcher of Hindu university in Indonesia to do a research about Hindu religion in Holland. This program starts in early 2011 which sends 10-12 participants to research in Holland for 2-3 months. This research programme discussed by Bimas Hindu Director Prof. Dr. Ida Bagus Gede Yudha Triguna, M.S. with Dr. Willem van der Molen and Dr. Gerry van Klinken from research and library of KITLV institution in Leiden. Bimas Hindu Director accompanied by his staff, I Wayan Suharta, S.Ag., M.Si., and the Head of Cultural Doctor Programme of Udayana University Prof. Dr. I Made Suastika, S.U. and KITLV team.

According to Yudha Triguna, this human resources program will be set in 2011-2013. It could be extended for 190 lecturer and Hindu researcher in Indonesia. Since a long time, bachelor degree of Hindu students sent to India for short education about Weda. “Now the lesson area widened into Europe, especially Holland,” said Yudha Triguna

KITLV team is welcoming whether researcher or bachelor degree students who wanted to research about religion and Hindu tradition in Indonesia. KITLV built on 1857 which had finest book collection and study material about Indonesia. Researchers will give access to read book, examining documents, archive, and old photos from early 20th centuries. Recently the sending program created by General Director of Dikti National Education Ministry. “We want to follow Dikti pattern in sending researcher abroad. Fine program have to follow,” said Prof. Yudha Triguna.

Eventhough they are cooperated with KITLV, lecturer and researcher could do their research in all of Holland libraries where they provide material about Hindu development, custom, and others. According to Prof. Yudha Triguna, this sending program had noble purposes. First, it aimed to increase bachelor students acknowledgement. Second, it was to motivate them in doing research for modern Hindu history development. “Hindu modern in 20th centuries was write by Holland bachelor students in their colonial period,” he said.

He said many Hindu bachelors were smart and critical. “If they had given chance to dig and research outside India, their acknowledgement would be boasted,” he said. Early next year, the selection process of lecturer and researcher will begin. Potential participant should make research proposal which sources gained from Holland and Leiden University. Their proposal will be selected for effectiveness and efficiency. “Those who passed this test would be given Holland language lesson and research methodology so participants would be ready to dig information and knowledge,” he said. When they came back, they hoped could write book or published their journal.

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