During their stay in Jakarta, the Groningen delegation also met its alumni community during an event called the Aletta Dialogue. A series of worldwide events in which experts from Groningen and the hosting country or region discuss subjects on the crossroads of science and societal challenges with each other and the audience.
This inaugural edition was the kick-off of a series of worldwide events organised in honour of Aletta Jacobs (1854-1929), a contemporary of Raden Adjeng Kartini. She was the first woman in the Netherlands to register at a university as a regular student and the first female doctor.
Furthermore, she was a champion for women’s rights like birth control and voting rights. Finally, she also travelled the world (Europe, South Africa, Egypt, Middle East, India, Japan, China and Indonesia) to fight for the rights of women (esp. voting rights).
The topic of the Aletta dialogue was “development of democracy” and speakers were Prof. De Vries and Dr. Deasy Sim Deasy Simandjuntak (Researcher of Politics and International Relations at ISEAS). There was a lively discussion on developments in the Netherlands, Indonesia, Europe and Southeast Asia.
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