Most of Titian scholarship alumni who have graduated or are close to graduating from university are now anxious at the prospect of getting good jobs. The interview session, particularly, can be an uneasy experience especially for novices. While a good GPA can open doors, but it does not warranty a successful interview if the person …
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In November Titian Foundation (“Titian”) had the pleasure of hosting CLSA’s Managing Director – Organizational Development, Laurie Young’s long-awaited first visit to Titian’s CLC in Bayat, Klaten. CLSA – the largest independent stockbroker in Asia – is like a godfather to our scholarship recipients. Its Country Head at the time, Nick Cashmore, witnessed the destructive …
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After successfully being selected as Titian Foundation (“Titian”) scholarship recipients, students still have to go through a series of activities before fully becoming part of the Titian family. The Scholarship Orientation Period or Masa Orientasi Beasiswa – “MOB”, is an activity to fully introduce Titian and gives an overview of the assistance that the recipients …
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Titian Foundation (“Titian”) grants yet another 73 scholarships for students to continue their education in high school or vocational school starting this academic year 2016/2017. Each year Titian receives around 400 applications for the scholarship. The process of selecting this year’s batch – Generation 9 – started as early as January 2016. The process involves …
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On July 21st, 2016, Titian’s Community Learning Centre (“CLC”) in Bayat held an Eid-Al-Fitr gathering (popularly known as ‘Halal bi Halal’) with the members of the Micro Finance programme, which was also part of their routine gathering. The Micro Finance programme is a joint venture between Titian Foundation (“Titian”), Bank Panin Syariah and BMT Bina …
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This year is the fourth year IKATIFO (Titian Foundation Alumni Association) had its grand reunion which usually coincides with the Eid-al-Fitr celebration. Around 130 alumni from Generation 1 to 6 attended the reunion on Sunday, July 10th, 2016 at the Titian Foundation CLC in Bayat. Aside from the alumni, the active scholarship beneficiaries and Titian …
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Titian Foundation together with PT Wahana Ottomitra Multiartha, Tbk (“WOM Finance”) held a kick-off event on June 21st, 2016 to start off a one-year pilot project on start-ups. The beneficiaries of this start-ups project will be the alumni of Titian’s scholarship programme who have already finished or are close to finishing their tertiary studies in …
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From November 2015 until June 2016 Titian Foundation (“Titian”) scholarship programme had the opportunity to participate in a series of events called Microsoft YouthSpark. These events are the result of a cooperation between Microsoft Indonesia, the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences of University of Gadjah Mada (UGM FISIPOL), Microsoft Innovation Center (MIC), and Loving …
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After 4 years, Nick Cashmore – Titian Board Member and Treasurer – has decided to take a back seat. As a new father, Nick wants to re-align his priorities and that means relinquishing his position as Treasurer at Titian Foundation. Nick has always been at the forefront of making sure that Titian’s programme objectives are …
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Each year Titian Foundation holds an event to send-off its graduates. For 2016, it is the turn of Generation 6 to step out of high school life and immerse themselves in employment or pursue tertiary education. The event was held on June 5th, 2016 between 9am and 1 pm in the multipurpose hall at SMKN …
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Abdulla F. Al-Abdulla – ROTA Director of Quality, Impact & Strategy – managed to spare time between training sessions he conducted for Titian’s staff to attend the closing session of the last TQI (Teacher Quality Improvement) training session in Yogyakarta. The programme was funded by ROTA. ROTA (Reach Out To Asia – a member of …
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We are shocked to learn the news surfaced in early May 2016 about Yuyun, a 14-year-old girl who was brutally gang raped to death by 14 young men on her way home from school in Bengkulu. Some said poverty played a role in Yuyun’s horrified fate. The National Statistics Agency (Biro Pusat Statistik – BPS) …
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