The Death of Indonesian Studies at La Trobe University.

On 31 March La Trobe University announced it would close Indonesian Studies at the end of 2021. Greek and Hindi faced the same threat but survived. How was the decision made?

Why is it important to Australia’s interests to support the study of Indonesian language and culture? Source: Photo courtesy SCW - 2018.

Dr Nasya Bahfen is a senior lecturer in the Department of Media and Communications at La Trobe University explains her concerns about the decision and its impact.

The views Dr Bahfen expresses are her own.

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Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison shook hands. Does Canberra need to give more support to the study of Indonesian? Source: Source: AAP - SBS 10/02/2020