1. Early life and education

2. Career history

3. Works

4. Family

5. References

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Early life and education

Soefijanto was born on 29 October 1961, in Makassar, South Sulawesi to Javanese parents. His father’s occupation was as a furniture maker. He grew up in the city of Surabaya, attending SMP Negeri 6 and SMPP Negeri Surabaya (now known as SMA Negeri 16). He obtained his bachelor's degree in agroindustrial technology from Institut Pertanian Bogor (IPB), otherwise known as Bogor Agricultural University, through the talent scouting program Proyek Perintis 2 in 1981.

In 1997, Soefijanto was awarded a Fulbright scholarship to pursue his master’s program in Emerson College, Massachusetts, USA.^[3] He studied Integrated Marketing Communications under Professor Gregory Payne. He continued on a doctorate program at the Boston University School of Education on the Kelly Elizabeth Stephens Memorial Scholarship,^[4] taking Curriculum and Teaching, and focusing in Educational Media and Technology under Professor David Whittier.

Soefijanto was awarded the International Alumni Award in 2014 from Boston University, for his contributions to the field of education.^[5]

Career history

Upon graduating from IPB, Soefijanto was recruited by Tempo news magazine, posted in Surabaya. Half a year later he was moved to Jakarta, to the Tempo headquarters under Jakarta Bureau Chief Saur Hutabarat, writing about economy, business, education, and environment. Following a difference in perception between the younger and older members of the magazine, he co-founded Editor news magazine as a split from Tempo. In 1991, Soefijanto was invited to Bangkok, Thailand, to interview the World Bank chairman, James D. Wolfensohn, during the IMF-World Bank annual forum. Likewise, in 1994, he was invited by the US government for a month-long international visitor program for journalists, visiting Washington D.C., Boston, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, and Albuquerque.

On June 21, 1994, the Indonesian government revoked the publication license of Editor along with Tempo and Detik. Soefijanto then co-created the PR agency Indodaya Utama Media (IUM) under the old corporation to serve, among others, McDonalds Indonesia and Pertamina. In February 1995, he came back to the media after the government issued a new license for Tiras news magazine, as managing director. In August 1995, he was invited by the Singaporean government to celebrate Singapore Independence Day and met the city-state leaders such as Goh Chok Tong, then Prime Minister of Singapore and B.G. Lee Hsien Loong.

During his master’s program in the US (1997–1999), Soefijanto worked as a volunteer in the Somerville Family Network that served early childhood education for lower income families in Boston urban areas. During his doctorate program (1999–2005), he worked at the Instructional Material Centre (IMC) as an IT support specialist at Boston University. At this time he also worked as a research assistant for Harvard University’s Program on Humanitarian Policy and Conflict Research (HPCR), under Harvard Law School, Harvard School of Public Health, and Harvard Kennedy School. Within HPCR, he specialised in Conflict Prevention Initiative focusing on hotspots in Central Asia (including Afghanistan), Nepal, and Indonesia. After graduating from Boston University, he was a lecturer at Boston University in educational technology.

Upon returning to Indonesia in 2005, Soefijanto was employed by Binus University International as a lecturer in information systems and computer science. In 2007, he was recruited by Paramadina University by Rector Anies Baswedan to be Deputy Rector of Academics and Research. He initiated several international collaborations, such as Southeast Asia Peace Lab in partnership with Harvard University (represented by Professor Claude Bruderlein, whom he had previously associated during his time at HPCR),^[6] and faculty exchange programs with Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand. In addition to serving as a deputy rector, he was research director of think tank Paramadina Public Policy Institute.^[7]

From 2015-2017, he was concurrently employed by the Analytical and Capacity Development Partnership (ACDP) Indonesia in the Ministry of Education and Culture, collaborating with Asian Development Bank, Australia, and the European Union, during which he served in the capacity of knowledge management specialist.^[8][9] During this time he was also requested by the Director General of Teachers and Education Workforce in the MOEC to review teacher, principal, and supervisor competency tests. He helped PASKA to develop regional educational balance sheet (Neraca Pendidikan Daerah).

Non-formal positions include moderating several prominent seminars such as Jakarta Basic Education Conference 2017 on behalf of World Bank ^[10] as well as presenting at Road to Indonesia Development Forum 2017 on behalf of Article 33, discussing the Access of the Poor to Quality Education.^[11]

After serving for 10 years in Paramadina University, he then was hired by the DKI Jakarta government as a member of the Governor’s Delivery Unit (TGUPP), specialising in social welfare and education since January 2018.

Works

• College Professor Perceptions of the Disadvantages and Advantages of Mobile Computing (2005), pub. Boston University ^[12]
• Success Story of Integrated Marketing Communications (2010), pub. Gramedia
• Op-ed articles for newspapers such as Kompas,^[13] The Jakarta Post,^[14] Media Indonesia,^[15] and Sindo.^[16]

Family

He married Sri Irianti, MM, his college sweetheart from Institut Pertanian Bogor in 1990. They currently live in Jakarta, and have two daughters together: Najmia and Naufa, both of whom reside in the United States.

References

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