P.T. Kaltim Prima Coal Signs a Three Year Memorandum of Understanding with PJI

( December 16, 2008 )

The Regent and members of local government East Kutai, CEO and ranking staff PT Kaltim Prima Coal and PJI Board Member and Director at function in Sengata before MoU Signing.

PJI is extremely proud to announce the continuation and expansion of support from P>T> Kaltim Prima Coal (KPC) in the regency of East Kutai, East Kalimantan. The cooperation between PJI and KPC has been received most enthusiastically over recent years and it remains an important component of KPC’s corporate social responsibility policy.

On the 16 December Bapak Sarwono Kusumaatmadja, Board Member of PJI, and Bapak Hary Marsiono, Manager of KPC Community Development, signed an MoU which will expand Student Company and Economics for Life initiatives into an additional three schools and support continuation of the JA TITAN Business Simulation training and competition in the region.

This MoU extends over a period of three years and will ultimately benefit thousand’s of young people in the region and Junior High School, High School, and Post-Secondary levels. On behalf of these students we express our gratitude to KPC for their support of our initiatives and look forward to an exciting three years working with the Community Development team from KPC.

PJI Followed the CITI-FT Financial Education Summit 2008

 “Reducing Financial Vulnerability: Innovation and impact”

( November 25-26, Beijing, China )

This fifth annual Financial Education Summit takes place at a time of global economic uncertainty and when there is heightened awareness of the importance of financial literacy in giving individuals a chance to build a more secure financial future. There could be no better theme for this year’s Summit than Reducing Financial Vulnerability: Innovation & Impact.

The organizer has bought together distinguished and experienced practitioners and policy-makers from 17 countries to showcase some of the most progressive financial education initiatives around the world, and discuss the most effective and appropriate methodologies and tools to measure the benefits of financial education. And, more than 200 delegates from around the world gathered to discuss the increasing need for financial literacy and the role it can and should play in reducing financial vulnerability especially in turbulent times.

JA TITAN Training at Bina Nusantara University

(22 November 2008)

The BITE student company from Bina Nusantara University organized and implemented two training sessions on campus using JA TITAN Business Simulation software on Saturday 22 Nov. This event was attended by high school students from Jakarta and University students from as far away as Gadja Mada University in Jogjakarta. The BITE members trained fellow students in preparation for the JA TITAN competition scheduled on the 10-11 January 2009. Several hundred students were able to participate thanks to the support from P.T. Accenture at University level and P.T.Freeport Indonesia at High School level.

JA Job Shadow – General Electric Volunteers  help High school Students learn about the Business World

(19 November 2008)

Prestasi Junior Indonesia and General Electric volunteers initiated an extremely successful JA Job Shadow Day at the GE headquarters in Jakarta on Wednesday 19 November. Some 150 students from six inner city schools worked with GE volunteers during the day, learning about the business world within the workplace as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week. At the end of the day the students were ecstatic about their experience and when asked about their future plans, they all wanted to work for GE!!

Global Entrepreneurship Week

(17 - 13 November 2008)

Executive Director of Prestasi Junior Indonesia Marzuki Darusman (left), British Ambassador to Indonesia Martin Alan Hatfull (center) and Ciputra Foundation Chairman Ciputra announced the support of Global Entrepreneurship Week during a press conference in Jakarta on November 12, 2008.

Picture : The Jakarta Post, 13 November 2008

Prestasi Junior Indonesia is celebrating Global Entrepreneurship Week together with supporters General Electric, P.T. Accenture and  P.T. Freeport Indonesia. JA Job Shadow will be held in the Jakarta offices of GE involving more than 150 students and numerous GE volunteers. On Wednesday 19 November.

PT Accenture, together with PT Freeport Indonesia, will support JA TITAN training for High School and University students on Saturday 22 November. This Business Simulation training will take place at the Joseph Wibowo International Center, Bina Nusantara University, and is a precursor to the JA TITAN competition to be held in the same location on the 10 and 11 January 2009.

PJI would like to thank GE, Accenture, Freeport and Bina Nusantara University for their enthusiastic support in the celebration of Global Entrepreneurship Week and their investment in youth – the future of the nation.

Student Company Of The Month

November 2008

PJI would like to congratulate to EMPIRE IV, the Student Company at Madrasah Pembangunan, on receiving the award of the Student Company of the month. The selection of EMPIRE IV is primarily made due to its tremendous achievements in the last half year. One of the achievements it has made is that it has achieved the 3^rd place in the Annual Student Company Fair held last June this year in the Plaza Semanggi. The other achievement is that it has become the 4^th winner in the Chairman’s Award Competition conducted by PJI in cooperation with PT. Prudential Indonesia on 23 August 2008, enabling it to defeat the other eleven student companies at some high schools in Jakarta and Serang.

In addition to that, it was selected by Kaltim Prima Coal Company as the mere national trading partner in Jakarta with some schools in East Kalimantan. Last but not least, it once successfully did the international trading with a student company in Ohio, Canada. Considering those achievements, PJI is convinced EMPIRE IV is entitled with the award. Congratulations once again!

Bulan Mutu dan Produktivitas Indonesia

(2 November 2008)

On the November 2^nd 2008 Prestasi Junior Indonesia was asked to participate in the launching of ‘Bulan Mutu dan Produktivitas Indonesia’ by the Department of Labour. This event was opened by Bapak Jusuf Kalla, the Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia and is intended to promote business development in the country.

Students from various schools in Indonesia displayed their products produced as part of the JA Company Program. PJI also has a close cooperation with another NGO--Yayasan Sekar—an organization which helps ‘anak-anak jalanan’ (street kids) established their own small business enterprise PJI invited Yayasan Sekar to the event and they also displayed their products for all to see.