The University of Tasmania is planning to close its Indonesian language courses. Ironically, the proposed closures were announced as Prime Minister Albanese was about to end his visit to Indonesia. If the plan goes ahead, what impact will the closures have on Indonesian language courses at universities in particular and Australia in general?
The Indonesian Program invited the Acting Consul General Republic of Indonesia for Victoria and Tasmania and Dr Taufiq Tanasaldy, Senior Lecturer in Asian and Indonesian Studies, in the School of Humanities in the College of Arts, Law and Education to discuss the matter.
They both acknowledged and agreed that while the decision to close the Indonesian language teaching is the prerogative of the University of Tasmania, all the stakeholders should try their hardest to prevent the closer to happen. They believed that learning a language is a long-term investment but people often fail to see the invaluable long-term benefits.
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