“In that occasion, the Board of Trustees member of Bina Antarbudaya Indonesia, Asmir Agus, stated that Bina Antarbudaya is a part of the history of American Field Service, well-known as AFS “We have sent 1500 students for the exchange and 5 of them are from West Kalimantan”.
The visit of Asmir and Nina Nasution accompanied by the committee of Bina Antarbudaya Chapter Pontianak and Kampoeng English Poernama went serious but easy and it was closed by harvesting the Litchi fruits in the back garden of the Mayor’s house.
Within a short time, the cooperation will officially be started by the establishment of Pontianak City as the host of the National Conference of Bina Antarbudaya (Rakernas Binabud) in 2017. At that moment, the Mayor of Pontianak will be appointed as a keynote speaker. It is because, in some aspects, Pontianak has inspired the growth of beautiful, integrated, and flourishing cities outside the Java Island. (Nuris)
Translators: A. Winanto, C. Sallem