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R. Alpha Amirrachman

Director of Education, Culture & Technology

Educations

  • Ph.D of Anthropology of Education at Institute for Social Science Research, Universiteit van Amsterdam (2008 – 2012)
  • Master of Philosophy at Faculty of Education and Social Work, School of Policy and Practice, University of Sydney (2002 – 2004)
  • Banchelor of English Education, University Muhammadiyah Prof. Dr. Hamka (1995 – 1999)

Work Experience

  • Lecturer at Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan, Universitas Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa (2005 – Present)
  • Lecturer at Faculty of Education, Universitas Islam International Indonesia (2022 – Present)
  • Second Post-Doctoral about researching and writing about decentralization of education in the provinces of West Kalimantan and Banten, Indonesia. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS), Singapore (2013 – 2014)
  • First Post-Doctoral about roducing an audio visual documentary about education in selected areas of Jakarta, Delanggu, Payakumbuh, Kawal, Sintang, Bittuang, Ternate, and Surabayam, Indonesia. Royal Institute of Southeast Asian and Carribean Studies (KITLV), Leiden (2012)
  • Kontributor features dan op-ed at Jakarta Post (2024 – present)
  • Researcher at International Centre for Islam and Pluralism (ICIP), pimpinan Syafii Anwar, PhD dan Syafiq Hasyim, PhD (2005 – 2007)
  • Executive Director at Centre for Dialogue and Cooperation  among Civilisations (CDCC), pimpinan Prof. Din Syamsudin (2014 – 2016)
  • Head of Library Center at Universitas Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa (2015 – 2016)
  • Staf Khusus Menteri Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, Prof. Dr. H. Muhadjir Effendy, M.A.P.,
    Bidang Monitoring Implementasi Kebijakan at Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, Republik Indonesia (2016 – 2018)
  • Director at Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization Regional Open Learning Center (SEAMEO SEAMOLEC)
    Kementerian Pendidikan, Kebudayaan, Riset dan Teknologi, Republik Indonesia (2019 – 2021)

Book

  • Desentralisasi pendidikan di Indonesia
  • Sketches of Asia’s society: People, culture, education and technology
  • Education decentralization in Indonesia: Community participation, market, politics and local identity
  • Islam berkemajuan untuk peradaban dunia: Refleksi dan agenda Muhammadiyah ke depan
  • Muhammadiyah “Ahmad Dahlan” menemukan kembali otentisitas gerakan Muhammadiyah
  • Revitalization of local wisdom: Conflict resolution study in West Kalimantan, The Moluccas and Poso